I used to go to the "meetings", and they would always say if a former member talked bad about the religion, it was unforgivable by god, and that these people where called apostates. Doesn't anyone else think that this is facist? Don't we all have the freedom to express our opinions on any matter we so choose to discuss?
2007-07-09 09:04:52 · 18 answers · asked by learydisciple 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You should ask them where in the Bible it says this. :) Of course they don't want their religion exposed as the false Christianity it is, so they're going to say such things.
2007-07-09 09:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by Machaira 5 · 2⤊ 5⤋
because of the fact tattoos are linked with criminals and human beings with a rebellious attitude. If a Jehovah's Witnesses is going preaching to somebody's door they wont take him heavily and it will carry reproach upon the call of Jehovah. yet there is a few that love tattoos and gets in places that is actually hid below outfits. and then there is a few that had the tattoos previous to turning into Jehovah's Witnesses.
2016-11-08 20:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by valderrama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can express their opinion about anything. But the real question here is....Can you inject your own rhetoric into the meeting to expose what you think are false teachings and get away with it? The answer is if the brother calls on you, you get to say what you want. He may ask you to talk with him afterwards to find out why you feel as you do. But you probably will not be called on twice.
The bible says of the believers that left the early congregations, they weren't of our sort. You need to pull away because that is what some of the early believers did that weren't even convinced in Jesus presence.
They called Jesus a blasphemer.
So continue on talking among yourselves and speak up so the angels can get all of your names.
The marking work continues. There is a secretary angel with a marker and an inkhorn putting a mark on the foreheads of those who cry and moan over this system of things. Like the blood over the doors in Egypt when Moses led the Israelites out. The ones with the mark were saved...the others died.
Jehovah's Witnesses are humble followers of Jesus Christ doing the will of God by preaching and teaching the bible to all who want to hear it.
If you don't want it just tell us and we won't be back.
But to just sit here and bash us is cowardly and rude.
We work hard for God and expect no monetary reward.
But we do expect that you will be kind and gentle.
2007-07-09 09:44:15 · answer #3 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe as this so-called "question" pretends. Quite plainly, Jehovah's Witnesses have for decades taught that no human can say for certain what constitutes "sin against the holy spirit", but that it seems to involve intentional denial of the obvious action of the holy spirit, or attributing some ungodly action to the holy spirit.
If a sin against Christ is not "unforgivable", it would seem preposterous for any human organization to assume its status to be above God and Christ in this regard. Jehovah's Witnesses certainly do not do that.
(Matthew 12:32) Whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him
(Luke 12:10) And everyone that says a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but he that blasphemes against the holy spirit will not be forgiven it
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20000622/
2007-07-09 17:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Really? That's odd. 2Thes. 2:1-5 warns about just such apostasy. Linking such ones with Satan installing himself as a god. Since when is calling a dog a dog fascist?
There are no JW "hit teams" out to get apostates. They are free to mouth of all the spew they can and have. We are also free to follow the counsel at 2Thes. 2:1-5 and be aware of the source of lies.
True Christians are to obey the Bible.
2007-07-09 09:38:51 · answer #5 · answered by grnlow 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
They in a manner of speaking have added yet another burden to their members, a person is Apostate only if they are misrepresenting the scriptures, and in that in my opinion is a major problem when the bible admonishes us to read in it day and night, and a person comes up with a question and it isn't what is taught in the meeting , and it's looked upon as apostasy, so, where does the questioning come in?? It's apparent that it is not allowed. No, you apparently do not have a right to have an opinion that doesn't coincide with the Society's teaching.
2007-07-09 09:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by fuzzykitty 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Yes, we all have the freedom and right to voice our opinion on any subject. Telling you it's "unforgivable by God" is just another example of fear and intimidation JW's are infamous for using.
2007-07-09 14:56:27 · answer #7 · answered by sweetnunziata 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Even the apostle Paul once persecuted true Christians in his day, and God forgave him (Acts chapters 8 and 9). So I'm sure He'll do the same for people today.
2007-07-09 09:10:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
The bible instructs us to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling". God says "come let us reason together", "study to show thyself approved, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed". There are many more texts that give these same type of instructions to us. I fear for those who simply follow some type of religious dogma and think that at the end of it they will find the "pot of gold" that their dogma promises. That type of belief is not biblical and those type of believers are in for a big surprise in my opinion.
2007-07-09 09:19:23 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. E 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
LOL. Listen what Jesus talks to you. He wants you to have a personal relationship with God.
2007-07-09 09:08:39 · answer #10 · answered by Ulrika 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. You must learn to recognize propagand and brainwashing methods when you seem them. Threat of being unforgiven, going to hell and the like are the beginning of such tactics. Tell 'em to kiss off.
2007-07-09 09:10:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋