if they were to recieve a blood transfusion? Can one be disfellowshiped if they disagree with some of your beliefs? Can one be disfellowshiped if they talk to one that is disfellowshiped?..Can one be disfellowshiped if they go to someone elses Church? ..are these "sins" that you speak about?..
I wonder if Jesus would treat them this way if he were on earth today..I don't think that he would..That is NOT showing love..I don't disipline my children in such harsh ways..I would never shun them..I would show them and talk to them..give them more love by showing them what they are doing is wrong..We are God's children..
2007-07-25 02:49:03 · 5 answers · asked by April 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cathy..You surely do not have family member in this religion or you would not say such things..
2007-07-25 03:01:53 · update #1
They can and are disfellowshipped for these things and more....
Witnesses will tell you that Disfellowshipping is a last resort...that is not true....I was disfellowshipped because I did not cry in front of the Elders, during my committee meeting...They saw this as a lack of true remorse for what I had done...EVEN THOUGH, I called the meeting because I had committed a sin that I needed counsel with.
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http://silentlambs.org
http://freeminds.org
http://watchman.org
Kathy>>>>>They do more than show you the door....If you work for one of them, you will lose your job...If yo have family ...you will lose them also...and if all of your friends, and support people are Witnesses, you will lose all of that also...i was left with NO ONE ...no friends,,,no JOB...no family...This is what a cult does. they make it SO bad for you that you have no way to leave....I ended up homeless for awhile....
2007-07-25 03:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
This questioner seems to refer here to a later (?) question than this one.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070725060948AAYUOfo
The answer to the first five questions here is:
No.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not disfellowship for accepting a blood transfusion, do not disfellowship for merely disagreeing with some belief(s), do not disfellowship for merely talking with disfellowshipped persons, and do not disfellowship for merely entering a non-Witness church. Those are all outright lies or gross exaggerations of what Jehovah's Witnesses actually believe.
And... while it is may be interesting and useful to wonder and humanly speculate about "what would Jesus do", it is far better to actually open the bible and read for oneself what the Divine Author Jehovah God actually teaches the Christian Congregation to do.
(1 Corinthians 5:11-13) Quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man. ...Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.
(Titus 3:10) As for a man that promotes a sect, reject him after a first and a second admonition
(Romans 16:17) Now I exhort you, brothers, to keep your eye on those who cause divisions and occasions for stumbling contrary to the teaching that you have learned, and avoid them.
(2 Thessalonians 3:6) Now we are giving you orders, brothers, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition you received from us.
(2 Thessalonians 3:14) But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked, stop associating with him, that he may become ashamed.
(2 John 10) If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, never receive him into your homes or say a greeting to him.
(Matthew 18:17) If he does not listen to them, speak to the congregation. If he does not listen even to the congregation, let him be to you just as a man of the nations
Becoming baptized as a Jehovah's Witnesses is not a trivial step. At a minimum, a student must demonstrate months of regular meeting attendance and public ministry, then must himself express the desire to be baptized. The candidate then spends hours answering hundreds of bible questions wherein he expresses both a clear understanding and personal conviction regarding Jehovah's Witness teachings in at least three separate interviews with three different elders. The candidate must vocally agree to be baptized in front of hundreds or thousands of eyewitnesses, and must be publicly immersed in water. This is not a momentary emotional decision by an unreasoning child. Dedication as a Witness required hard work and determination at the time.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/19880415/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/19970101/article_01.htm
2007-07-25 11:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Blood transfusion: Yes you can be disfellowshipped for it. However, lucky for you that's confidential information and no one has to know unless you allow it.
Disagree in some JW beliefs: No, but if it leads to things that will get you disfellowshipped then yes.
Talking to the disfellowshipped: No, it will not get you disfellowshipped to speak with one who is disfellowshipped. Talking to them is discouraged.
Going to another church: No, unless your intention is not to learn but to convert.
Are they sins? Most are not, no.
The relationship between followers and god is generally considered different (though sometimes relateable) than a relationship between parent and child. It's not always a good example to use.
2007-07-25 10:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by Agnostic Front 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Those things are largely a matter of Christian conscience, not disfellowshipping things. The Bible is quite open about it in 1 Cor. 5:9-14 about the type of offenses.
Even in these cases, efforts would be made to help them to regain their good standing with Jehovah. Unrepentence though must mean putting the needs of the congregation clean first.
2007-07-25 10:02:45 · answer #4 · answered by grnlow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they don't follow the dictates of the religion, why shouldn't they be shown the door and allowed to find a religion more in line with their beliefs and actions? We're talking about a religion, not a people or country after all. People should have the right to form themselves into homogeneous groups if they so choose.
2007-07-25 09:57:00 · answer #5 · answered by Cathy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋