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Friday, December 24
Happy are the peaceable, since they will be called "sons of God."-Matt. 5:9.
If we are the kind of people whom Jesus had in mind, we are peaceable and ‘do not render injury for injury to anyone.' Instead, we ‘always pursue what is good toward others.' (1 Thess. 5:15) The Greek term rendered "peaceable" at Matthew 5:9 literally means "peacemakers." To be included among the peaceable, we must actively promote peace. Peacemakers do not do anything that ‘separates those familiar with one another.' (Prov. 16:28) As the peaceable, we take positive steps to "pursue peace with all people." (Heb. 12:14) If we are "living by spirit," peaceableness will be one of our qualities that is readily seen by others. We will not be "stirring up competition with one another" or "provoking . . . each other." (Gal. 5:22-26; New International Version) Instead, we endeavor to be "peaceable with all men."-Rom. 12:18. w09 2/15 1:18, 19, 21
does today's daily text fly in the face of disfellowshipping and shunning?
by therevealer 3 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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therevealer
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Soldier77
Of course you bring that out and some elder or hardline JW will say to shun a disfellowshipped one is what we're supposed to do according to ANOTHER (cheery-picked) scripture.
The WTS has so many contraditions in it's publications it's bordering on retardation. There is no HOLY SPIRIT guiding anyone up there in Brooklyn.
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NeonMadman
Peacemakers do not do anything that ‘separates those familiar with one another.'
The JW's would claim that it is the person who commits the disfellowshipping offense who is responsible for causing the separation. Not anything the organization does, of course.
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LostGeneration
The Golden Rule flies in the face of shunning.