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Re:New Site - 2005/03/11 12:21 Since you used the word "teach", the answer is no. Jehovah's Witnesses definitely have a basic set of beliefs that they teach. It is the responsibility of our teachers to show the errors of false doctrines, like the Trinity and hellfire, and even insist strongly that this is what Jehovah's Witnesses should believe. No one should be permitted to teach these opposing doctrines from the platform or in their answers at the Kingdom Hall. On the other hand, if they want to BELIEVE in hellfire, or even to talk about it openly with some of their friends and associates outside of the Kingdom Hall, then that is their choice. Individual Christians may decide not to associate with them for this reason, and that is their choice. The reform movement is against instiutionally enforced shunning, however.
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Re:New Site - 2005/03/11 13:19 donbodo wrote:
Since you used the word "teach", the answer is no. Jehovah's Witnesses definitely have a basic set of beliefs that they teach. It is the responsibility of our teachers to show the errors of false doctrines, like the Trinity and hellfire, and even insist strongly that this is what Jehovah's Witnesses should believe. No one should be permitted to teach these opposing doctrines from the platform or in their answers at the Kingdom Hall. On the other hand, if they want to BELIEVE in hellfire, or even to talk about it openly with some of their friends and associates outside of the Kingdom Hall, then that is their choice. Individual Christians may decide not to associate with them for this reason, and that is their choice. The reform movement is against instiutionally enforced shunning, however.
Say you have two witnesses going door to door together. One teaches eternal torment in hell fire the other teaches eternal destruction non-existance.

How do you work out this issue?

Do you say the reform movement does believe in instiutionally enforced shunning if they teach hell fire inside the kingdom hall in there comment and parts?

Post edited by: polemotheos, at: 2005/03/11 13:21
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Re:New Site - 2005/03/11 14:25 Paul's counsel about not associating with someone who engages in improper behavior is more along the lines of the Society's current practice of "marking" (2 Thess. 3:14-15). This is the way we should handle such ones.

Now, as far as the door to door ministry is concerned, I would consider that the same as teaching in the Kingdom Hall. It is a work that presents to people the truths that Jehovah's Witnesses have discovered, not someone else's discoveries. There would be basic guidelines (much as there is in these discussion groups). No hellfire, no trinity, etc. But, of course, these truths should be kept to the basics. There would be boundaries, but they should be reasonable.
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Re:New Site - 2005/03/11 17:03 Polemotheos...are you saying you believe in hellfire????
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Re:New Site - 2005/03/12 11:43 We need as many people to sign the petition on jwreform.org as possible. If you can find it in your heart to do so, please do! We only need your intials and general location. No one from the Society will be able to track you down (and there will be so many names on it, it will be too big a task anyway). We're going to wait for a hundred signatures before we send it, but if we get 200, even better.
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Re:New Site - 2005/03/12 21:31 Hi Don!

I think what you're doing is awesome. I did sign. You never know if enough people cry out maybe they will hear? It would make the lives of Jehovah's Witnesses much easier.

My hats off to you!

Much Love,
Alicia
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