To those you replied to my earlier post -Thank you for your kind support. I am looking over some of the other posts that people leave on various topics, and it seems like a bad dream all over again. I can not believe some of the anger, harshness and hatred that lies in the replies that some of the active Witnesses make to people's posted messages. Again, I ask why? What is there to be so angry about, people speaking their mind? So what if you do not believe them or agree with them? Maybe they are disfellowshipped, or disassociated, but does that mean then that they are less of people still in your eyes?
What about the greatest "commandment"? To Love God with you whole heart, whole soul, ect., and to love your neighbor as your self. I had forgotten what kind of venom can be unleashed, on behalf defending what each believes in. I feel it again in the replies left to others, and for what? There is no point in it. People have enough pain and suffering, where is the compassion? Was this how Jesus responded? Is this the real message? It makes my heart deeply grieve for the lack of true kindness and tender compassion. You would think that you would be really concerned for their soul, since what you believe is that they are going to die, and be compassionate towards those. But nothing seems to have changed, same old spirit. How do you justfy your hatred, and bitter replies? No, I am not refering to everyone, but everyone knows what I am talking about.
I have been out of all of this for awhile, as today was my first day to post and really look at things and go back into all of this- and I had forgotten. It is hatred that some carry.
Those of you who feel so strongly about those you may consider "apostate", "disfellowshipped" or "disassociated" I know what you are taught to believe- but look in your hearts, my message and plea is :Open your heart and have compassion and mercy for everyone. Open your eyes. God loves everyone. Love is what you are judged by.......................