What Does It Mean To Be An "Apostate" According To God's Word The Bible?
(See 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
(See 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
The True Meaning Of The Word "Apostate" (Otherwise see 1 Corinthians 14:38)
The topic of “apostasy” is one of utmost importance for all Jehovah’s Witnesses (former or current) to consider at this time. Because pointing to someone and labeling them an “apostate” has been coming up more often, it seems, recently on a congregational level. We have been forced to examine this issue and really understand what the bible is teaching, and the true meaning of the word.
It is a plain fact, many of us (among Jehovah’s Witnesses) have been wrongly accused or labeled as being an “apostate” even for questioning things that should concern us about our faith.
In fact, we could even go as far as to say that this is RELIGIOUS ABUSE which is occurring in one case after another, right now within numerous congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world.
One of the reasons that this is an issue we need to be absolutely sure about, is the simple fact of the existing terrible fallout and consequences of being considered an “apostate,” among all Jehovah's Witnesses world wide. These consequences are indeed, life changing and could possibly cause a person a huge loss, devastating to be sure. Some have even committed suicide over this situation!
To put it plainly, to be considered an "apostate," could ruin your life. Some of the possible things a person could lose would include his closest friends, the entire congregation, perhaps his job, maybe relationships with members of his family would be forever taken away, including this persons’ mother, father, brothers, sisters, children, wife or husband, in-laws. You could lose your home, your good reputation in the community, neighbors may even hear about this person being called an “apostate” and thrown out of the local Kingdom Hall. It could leave a person totally and completely standing alone, with nobody speaking to him or even looking at him when in public. How tragic!
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