Is a jw condemned for lack of belief.

by Crazyguy2 14 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Half banana

  @Giordano, I like the no-brainer you present: who do you trust to help with your serious health problem: a doctor with seven or more years of intensive study of medicine or the guy who cleans the hospital windows?

  What a twisted religion!

  The question of being condemned for lack of belief is interesting. Is not the lack of belief the same as doubt? Doesn't the scripture say reassure those with doubts (Jude 1.22). Mind you that scripture looks like the writer believed in hell fire. Heigh ho!

  Within the KH, it's clear that to remain a member of the club you have to act exactly like everyone else namely believe absolutely in a divine appointment of the governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  Any comments or activities out of tune with HQ are slapped down as heresy. (except they don't use the word but it's the right one) Heresy wakes people up, heresy is the key poison inside a cult and the reason is this: criticisms are usually TRUE. If others get to see that they are true it would spread like wildfire, then members would start to leave and since humans do what they see others doing, the cult would surely disintegrate.

  This is why there is a sustained propaganda from JW HQ claiming the exclusive rights to holy spirit.

  So condemnation comes from the organisation for thinking for oneself.
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  OnTheWayOut

  To clarify, lack of belief in the Bible as gods word?
  

  
  If one has a crisis of faith that becomes known to the elders, they can still be a brother or sister in good standing if they don't violate the rules and they work on that lack-of-faith problem.
  
  If one flat out states that the Bible is not the Word of God, then it lends itself to their condemnation. You cannot believe in the organization if the organization believes in the Bible and you deny it.
  
  But even then, if you were willing to keep your problem to yourself, many elders would say "Work on that" or "Keep that to yourself."
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  Finkelstein

  A JWS will be condemned if a baptized JWS criticizes the false corrupt doctrines which the WTS created for its literature proliferation agenda.

  You cant truthfully adhere to the bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ and be a devoted full fledged JW at the same time.
  
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  DesirousOfChange

  Hardliners would claim that Paul states that “Lack of faith” is the worst if “sins”.
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  Vidiot

  Finkelstein - "...You cant truthfully adhere to the bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ and be a devoted full fledged JW at the same time."

  Well, technically, you can...

  ...but you won't get too far.