frosbel2:
Pentecostal churches are 1 trillion times worse !!!

frosbel2:
Pentecostal churches are 1 trillion times worse !!!

phensbassey:
you can say all you want, it doesn't change anything.

olu77:
I am not a Jehovah Witness member but I really don't understand your interpretation of the pictured quotes. I was expecting to see all you wrote up there in their write up but didn't see any similarity. You are the extremist here until you have real evidence.

damariox:
Sourced directly from their very own publication (watchtower April 2017) last week study article.

Examples of people who never went back on their vows are Jewish Hannah and jeptah. These exemplary faithful people kept their words... So every jehovahs witness must keep their promises of remaining a jehovahs witness till death or face the brutal implications of shunning or been tagged a "demon" or mentally diseased. Saying you are no more a jehovahs witness is a SIN.
So even if you were baptized as a child. (below age of consent) making an adult decision at a premature age to be baptized as a jw there is no going back on the that promise..

Please are these christian teachings (Jesus teachings) or an occult /extremist view?
No doubt this is one reason they are banned in Russia. There is no way they can scripturally back to this cult like practice

tightpants:
A lot of people don't understand the JW religion because they are not directly involved in it. What the OP sought to show was that, the watchtower is trying to tell it's members that once you bcome a jw, you can never go back; in other words, you have no reason to leave. This is why they shun former members, even family.
This is an example of a totalitarian organization. It doesn't allow democratic actions to take place.

Secondly, it draws unnecessary and irrelevant parallels from the old testament. Comparing Jephthah's vow with a JW baptism is plain wrong because , Jephthah was a Jew. The watchtower is just using these tactics to trap it's members in it's organization and out fear in them that they must not leave. If that doesn't scream "cult" in your mind, then think again. JWs are brainwashed.

Jessicha:


Am sorry, But I seriously need to ask ; Do you have comprehension issues ?

" Cannot later say " doesn't mean cannot leave for comprehension sake it simply means such a person cannot SAY he was never at a time dedicated to God Almighty, because to dedicate . a person MUST personally went into prayer to tell God I have come to OBEY and do your will , Since God requires Exclusive Devotion ( Deu 5:9) .


Can a person who has done this at a point in their lives later say they never Dedicate their lives to serve God forever ? that would be a Lie! therefore a person who has once dedicate their lives to God cannot revoke that fact.

Jessicha:


Biased information above . The funny aspect is that you and the Op might still be attending Meetings sef, showing fake smiles to Brothers and Sisters. Yet Backbiting them once you step out of the meeting. that kind of attitude is called Wolf in sheep clothing

Frequently Asked Questions.


Do Jehovah’s
Witnesses Shun
Former Members
of Their Religion?


Those who were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses
but no longer preach to others, perhaps even
drifting away from association with fellow believers,
are not shunned. In fact, we reach out to them and
try to rekindle their spiritual interest.




https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/shunning/

We are discussing about those who no longer wishes to be a jehovahs witness, not ones who turn inactive or involved in unrepentant serious wrongdoing (as jw calls it)
Let me help your brainwashed mind get the gist.......

What if i write a letter to the elders that i wish to disassociate myself from the organization or I've found a new christain organization i prefer to mingle with?
This question is actually what is tactically answered in those watchtower paragraphs i posted... Ans :There's no going back!
And that's a cult.

damariox:


What if a minor claims he's done his dedication and wishes to symbolize it by water baptism? Like i was baptized at age 11?

damariox:


What if a minor claims he's done his dedication and wishes to symbolize it by water baptism? Like i was baptized at age 11?

Jessicha:



You don't make any sense, of course a person can leave / Resign from being one of Jehovah's Witnesses




Can a Person Resign
From Being One of
Jehovah’s Witnesses?



Yes. A person can resign from our organization in
two ways:

By formal request. Either orally or in writing, a
person can state his decision that he no longer
wants to be known as one of Jehovah’s
Witnesses.



By action. A person can take an action that
places him outside our worldwide brotherhood.
(1 Peter 5:9 ) For example, he might join another
religion and make known his intention to remain
part of it.— 1 John 2:19 .


What if a person no longer preaches
or attends your meetings? Do you
view that person as having
resigned?

No, we do not. Resigning, or disassociating oneself,
is different from becoming weak in faith. Often,
those who for a time slow down or stop in their
worship have not abandoned their faith but are
suffering from discouragement. Rather than
shunning such ones, we try to give them consolation
and support. (1 Thessalonians 5:14; Jude 22 ) If the
person wants help, congregation elders take the
lead in providing spiritual assistance.— Galatians
6:1; 1 Peter 5:1-3 .


However, the elders are not authorized to coerce or
pressure someone to remain as one of Jehovah’s
Witnesses. Each person makes his own choice
regarding religion. (Joshua 24:15 ) We believe that
those who worship God must do so willingly, from
the heart.— Psalm 110:3; Matthew 22:37 .


https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/resign/

tightpants:
A lot of people don't understand the JW religion because they are not directly involved in it. What the OP sought to show was that, the watchtower is trying to tell it's members that once you bcome a jw, you can never go back; in other words, you have no reason to leave. This is why they shun former members, even family. This is an example of a totalitarian organization. It doesn't allow democratic actions to take place.

Secondly, it draws unnecessary and irrelevant parallels from the old testament. Comparing Jephthah's vow with a JW baptism is plain wrong because , Jephthah was a Jew. The watchtower is just using these tactics to trap it's members in it's organization and out fear in them that they must not leave. If that doesn't scream "cult" in your mind, then think again. JWs are brainwashed.

damariox:
Sourced directly from their very own publication (watchtower April 2017) last week study article.

Examples of people who never went back on their vows are Jewish Hannah and jeptah. These exemplary faithful people kept their words... So every jehovahs witness must keep their promises of remaining a jehovahs witness till death or face the brutal implications of shunning or been tagged a "demon" or mentally diseased. Saying you are no more a jehovahs witness is a SIN.
So even if you were baptized as a child. (below age of consent) making an adult decision at a premature age to be baptized as a jw there is no going back on the that promise..

Please are these christian teachings (Jesus teachings) or an occult /extremist view?
No doubt this is one reason they are banned in Russia. There is no way they can scripturally back to this cult like practice

achorladey:
@damariox
WHAT do Delilah, Absalom, and Judas Iscariot have in common? They were all disloyal—Delilah to the man who loved her, Judge Samson; Absalom to his father, King David; Judas to his Master, Christ Jesus. In each case, their deplorable actions wreaked havoc on others! But why should this be of concern to us?
2 A modern-day author lists betrayal among today’s most common vices. That is to be expected. When giving the sign of “the conclusion of the system of things,” Jesus said: “Many . . . will betray one another.” ( Matt. 24:3, 10 ) “To betray” means “to give up to, or place in the power of an enemy, by treachery or disloyalty.” Such a lack of loyalty confirms that we are living in “the last days” when, Paul foretold, people would be “disloyal, . . . betrayers.” ( 2 Tim. 3:1, 2, 4 ) Even though authors and screenwriters often dramatize and romanticize treacherous acts in literature and in the movies, in real life disloyalty and betrayal cause pain and suffering. Indeed, such acts are an ominous sign of the times!
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damariox:
Sourced directly from their very own publication (watchtower April 2017) last week study article.

Examples of people who never went back on their vows are Jewish Hannah and jeptah. These exemplary faithful people kept their words... So every jehovahs witness must keep their promises of remaining a jehovahs witness till death or face the brutal implications of shunning or been tagged a "demon" or mentally diseased. Saying you are no more a jehovahs witness is a SIN.
So even if you were baptized as a child. (below age of consent) making an adult decision at a premature age to be baptized as a jw there is no going back on the that promise..

Please are these christian teachings (Jesus teachings) or an occult /extremist view?
No doubt this is one reason they are banned in Russia. There is no way they can scripturally back to this cult like practice

damariox:

Abeg wetin concern disloyalty or betrayal for this matter? This post is about jws shunning people who chose to dissociate themselves from jw organization..

damariox:

Abeg wetin concern disloyalty or betrayal for this matter? This post is about jws shunning people who chose to dissociate themselves from jw organization..

achorladey:

Sorry the post is about proof Jehovah’s Witnesses are extremists based on a cited recent article you cannot comprehend as pointed out by Jessicha. That article you cited didn't say why you should shun those dissociated from the organisation. Take heed!!!!

damariox:
w06 1/15 pp. 21-25
Do Not Allow Place for the Devil


13 Because of listening to the Devil and not rejecting his lies, the first human pair apostatized. So, then, should we listen to apostates, read their literature, or examine their Web sites on the Internet? If we love God and the truth, we will not do so. We should not allow apostates into our homes or even greet them, for such actions would make us ‘sharers in their wicked works.’ (2 John 9-11) May we never succumb to the Devil’s wiles by abandoning the Christian “path of truth” to follow false teachers who seek to “introduce ruinous ideologies” and try to ‘exploit us with well-turned phrases.’—2 Peter 2:1-3, Byington.[

tightpants:
A lot of people don't understand the JW religion because they are not directly involved in it. What the OP sought to show was that, the watchtower is trying to tell it's members that once you bcome a jw, you can never go back; in other words, you have no reason to leave. This is why they shun former members, even family. This is an example of a totalitarian organization. It doesn't allow democratic actions to take place.

Secondly, it draws unnecessary and irrelevant parallels from the old testament. Comparing Jephthah's vow with a JW baptism is plain wrong because , Jephthah was a Jew. The watchtower is just using these tactics to trap it's members in it's organization and out fear in them that they must not leave. If that doesn't scream "cult" in your mind, then think again. JWs are brainwashed.