Sister is in trouble

[Trusting Jesus]

God certainly can make things right. I know He did in my life. But, understanding that: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Paul writes in 2 Corinthians:

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people. Therefore "Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty." 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

A marriage can work if the husband and wife don't believe the same things, but it isn't God's perfect will, and it isn't easy. Usually there is compromise on both sides In the case of a Christian and a Jehovah Witness there will be lots of compromise. If the woman is Christian (as in this case) she needs to submit to her husband as the leader of the home. So....it isn't a good situation. I pray that Pokemaughn can get his sister to understand this, and the best answer would be that her boyfriend become a Christian.

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Nathele

[Wrench]

God certainly can make things right. I know He did in my life. But, understanding that: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Paul writes in 2 Corinthians:

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people. Therefore "Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty." 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

A marriage can work if the husband and wife don't believe the same things, but it isn't God's perfect will, and it isn't easy. Usually there is compromise on both sides In the case of a Christian and a Jehovah Witness there will be lots of compromise. If the woman is Christian (as in this case) she needs to submit to her husband as the leader of the home. So....it isn't a good situation. I pray that Pokemaughn can get his sister to understand this, and the best answer would be that her boyfriend become a Christian.

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Nathele

I agree.

I still wonder if this is a command or a suggestion. Obviously if we meet someone who is not a believer we can't just walk away thinking, "well, can't be friends with these people"

But, this is a discussion best left for another topic instead of deviating from the OP.

[georgedrw81]

Praying

[Guest]

Praying!

[elkieDannsa' Air An Drochaid]

There is so much wrong about uniting light with darkness and I am very sure the Bible means it.

I also wonder if your sister really would allow their forbidding her certain medical care and to just obey blindly anything they demand of her, or to forbid it to her future children ,too?? (I doubt it, of course I don't know ).they make you sign papers for the mto use to keep you form medical helps of various types. When in time she will find objections to her entire life controlled by old men in New York City Governing Body as they are called and the ever watching eye of the governing "elders" etc,too. The forcing of door to door and they keep records on you and you are asked if you don't report in regular door to door time. If you do some imagined or supposed offence,three men take you in the back room ALONE) and it is called a judicial trial (they sit around you outnumbering intimidating no matter what your age ,including minors,interrogate and ask extremely details of your every part of life,including things they forbid in marriage relationships as their books command) (no representation for you) they decide your fate there.

People don't know what it is like to lose a family member to death from no blood transfusions allowed and such as they deal with. It hurts so much for a lifetime. I miss my step brother alot.

Some countries jws get blood trans and in USA they dont or it flip flops over the years,in older days childrens immunizations were forbidden.

In the great depression they sold super grain seed ,got in big legal trouble for selling that actuallyinferior grain seed. They were also hauled into court over alot of matters and are again these days.

anyway I dont think people really know it is so bad .

Bad enough it is not what the Bible teaches . But, this is all too much.I knew that as a child watching this ,going through it.

It took a long time to recover.

Just some thoughts on my mind about it yet.

I could write a book honestly,I could.

TRUST JESUS not CT Russell and his legacy of heretic corporation.

I wish I had not been a child door to door peddler but they made me.

elkie

[elkieDannsa' Air An Drochaid]

Just wanted to mention,it has been some time since I was last at freeminds and it seems that it has changed now in it's focus ,more just to exiting the org etc informational in that way, org info one can buy to show jws what the org has taught and flip flopped is helpful there,its history and counter with some step by step answers to their more recent magazines they publish ,too etc and it may be helpful in some ways for many yet,deprogramming etc information for some or exjws.but ,it no longer seems to be carrying all the Christian teachings to help people in apologetics or such as one might be searching for;I think the 4witnesses mentioned by earlier by another is a good start and talking to a pastor ,too,for your sister. Her bf might find interesting some of the info about the history though and its teachings vary there though.

There are also alot of Christians books to get to help in this ,too online and in Christian stores.

Best to you,

elkie

[Baerbedspirit]

My sister has made the mistake of staying with her boyfriend/fiance even after getting into a spiritual battle with him. He's a Jehovah's Witness, she is a Christian.

And now, after I told her, "I feel obligated to talk to him. Nonbelievers either need to get with the program or be rejected for rejecting Christ."

She responded more or less saying that "We both believe the same thing it's just different in the fine details"

At this point I go, oh great. She's already stepped onto a slippery slope, and now she's letting him change her beliefs.

Tell me, what should I do? Tell our pastor to talk with them? Something like that? She's in a dangerous position.

ask her to show you a list of the 'fine details' that are different and then go through them with her as to exactly what they mean and what she risks losing.... maybe write them down for her to look at (or come across) later

[Guest Chung-Fah]

My sister has made the mistake of staying with her boyfriend/fiance even after getting into a spiritual battle with him. He's a Jehovah's Witness, she is a Christian.

And now, after I told her, "I feel obligated to talk to him. Nonbelievers either need to get with the program or be rejected for rejecting Christ."

She responded more or less saying that "We both believe the same thing it's just different in the fine details"

At this point I go, oh great. She's already stepped onto a slippery slope, and now she's letting him change her beliefs.

Tell me, what should I do? Tell our pastor to talk with them? Something like that? She's in a dangerous position.

[Guest Chung-Fah]

My sister has made the mistake of staying with her boyfriend/fiance even after getting into a spiritual battle with him. He's a Jehovah's Witness, she is a Christian.

And now, after I told her, "I feel obligated to talk to him. Nonbelievers either need to get with the program or be rejected for rejecting Christ."

She responded more or less saying that "We both believe the same thing it's just different in the fine details"

At this point I go, oh great. She's already stepped onto a slippery slope, and now she's letting him change her beliefs.

Tell me, what should I do? Tell our pastor to talk with them? Something like that? She's in a dangerous position.