I was just talking to Ding about this today. And I feel, as he does. When I go to the hall or drive by a kingdom hall, or see people out in service, I have an overwhelming amount of sadness. There are a lot of really good people in this organization. And it is so sad that they are trapped in that cage.
I am not angry, because I have not been burned by the organization. But I could understand why people would be angry. But Ding used such a good illustration today. He was talking about a friend that he has that is totally blind. This guy can look directly into the sun with his eyes open and still not see a thing. He can feel the warmth, but he is blind to the real light.
Isn't that how Jehovah's Witnesses are? They have the light of God's Word, but they are blind. They can't see that they belong to an organization that is a complete fraud. When Jesus looked at the crowds of people following him that did not know him, he had pity for them. The word used for pity in greek is quite different from the meaning of the word pity that we use today. Jesus did not only feel sorry for them. He had intense love for them. He saw that they were in a horrible situation. They were being thrown around by the Pharisees and mistreated. JWs today are the same. They are being abused and mistreated by the Watchtower.
So instead of hating them and viewing them as narsisitic, self righteous know-it-alls, we should have pity on them and desire to bring them to the true light.
John 8:12 - "When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
