2007-12-18 18:23:22 · 12 answers · asked by conundrum 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was explained to me that TRUE wisdom comes from above. If you do not have that type of wisdom, how could you have common sense to see what you're truly are. Look at our prisons 90% say that they are innoncent and they didn't do it.
2007-12-19 03:51:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably never.
I was a Jehovah's Witness, now I am not and I disagree with them. They say I'm an apostate. I don't think I am.
They think so and I don't care. So, to reiterate, apostates really do not consider themselves apostate.
But the real question is "If a tree fell in the forest on a Jehovah's Witness, would he make a sound?"
UPDATE: Mommy of 1: The majority of your answer is about "labeling" people apostate and what an apostate is.
Jehovah's Witnesses continually label me an apostate but you finish by saying "we shouldn't label people".
Quick, call the Society because they have no problem labeling people apostate.
2007-12-19 01:11:49 · answer #2 · answered by isnrblogdotcalm 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
when it doesn't fit the description> Many point the finger at people that leave religion or their faith and are claimed to be apostate, Wrong definition, Apostasy is when a person has left the teaching of Jesus Christ and says he is no more. That person that leaves a religion can develop a form of true worship with in with a belief in Jesus Christ, who can read the heart, no man can.When one have left a religion because of abuse, doctrine to go on to learn the truth, maybe the doctrine is man made not of God,misinterpretation of the scriptures, if one left on theses grounds one is not a apostate but labeled one. All religion has been started from another religion if that is the case, we are ALL apostates.
2007-12-18 23:36:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well apostate is a word that can only be applied by others towards the "non believer". It only has meaning to the accusers, since the word itself depends on belief in a deity.
It is meaningless to the non-believer.
2007-12-18 18:30:09 · answer #4 · answered by SkepDoc 2.0 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Those who are apostate still believe they are in the truth. Therefore, they will never consider themselves "not an apostate" unless the Spirit of God regenerates them to provide spiritual understanding of their apostasy.
2007-12-18 18:28:36 · answer #5 · answered by Sidewinder 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
By definition an apostate is a person who "abandons" their previously held faith or religion.
Therefore by definition anyone who has ever left one religion and goes to another IS AN APOSTATE.
And this includes JEHOVAHS WITNESSES who have left one religion and became Jehovah's Witness.
I point this out because I am a Jehovah's witness as well, and I see many of them on YA use this word to label others, but they don't realize that they themselves are apostates of their previous religion as well.
I think we should really be careful about how we label and judge others.
2007-12-18 22:57:05 · answer #6 · answered by Mommy of 3 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
When they are reprobate apostates (sarcasm).
Please see end of Romans Chapter 1.
2007-12-18 18:41:07 · answer #7 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when the transition from disbelief to personal beliefs becomes complete. At this time you stop defining yourself as a non-compliant to the specific belief and start thinking of yourself as a human with personal beliefs and principles
2007-12-18 18:29:56 · answer #8 · answered by uz 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If it has to do spreading the false message, then all the JWs are apostates
2007-12-18 21:35:52 · answer #9 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
When they reject God and refuse to bow to his glorious being, they become darkened in their mind and only pretend that they don't know they are apostate.
They know.
2007-12-18 18:29:17 · answer #10 · answered by Gypsy Priest 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋