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Apostate teachings and examples stop up true Christian
conduct belonging to the Kingdom of God and misrepresent life-giving teachings
leading to the real life: "For you yourselves do not go in, neither do you
permit those on their way in to go in."
(From
Matt 23:13).
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"Therefore do not
become partakers
with them". (Eph 5:6,7). |
Such ones are
"always learning and yet never able to come to an accurate knowledge of
truth."
(2 Tim 3:7).
After receiving
accurate knowledge of the "Way" of The Christ, one must then
practice it by showing true love to others. (John 14:6).
It certainly is not the wilful practices demonstrated
by members of the local congregation falsely calling themselves Jehovah's
Witnesses practices to which they have progressively sunk and which
judge them. When the apostle Paul told members of the Corinthian congregation
that they could not partake of the Lord's evening meal, it was told them in
advance of Nisan 14 in order to give them the opportunity to be corrected. It
was to prevent them from partaking or observing unworthily and bringing
Judgement upon themselves. For these reasons, and
those contained in this and other letters sent to the local congregation of JWs,
they are divided off from The Christ:
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Disobedience
to the Lord's commandment of 1 Cor 14:34-37 and tolerating
"that woman Jezebel"
(a false
"prophetess") among them. (Rev 2:20-23). |
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Appointing unsealed and unqualified men by their
recommendation. (2 Cor 3:1)
(1 Sam 15:23). |
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Enslaving
others as men pleasers to serve them.
(2 Peter 2:19). |
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Ostracizing
brothers in the faith for their faithfulness
and obedience to the Word of God.
(Isaiah 66:5). |
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Twisting
the meaning of the Word of God addressed to members of the "body" of Christ to mean themselves: Unsealed men. (Rev 3:9). |
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Prejudging
an anointed son of God and excommunicating him and his family
without a proper hearing or evidence of his or their guilt by God's
Word. (See Rom 8:33, 14:4 & 1
Timothy 5:21). |
Cowards without
faith.
(Rev 21:8). |
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Showing
cowardice and being in fear of a brother under persecution. |
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Falsely
claiming to have authority as a body of elders while claiming to belong to the
"other sheep, which are not of this fold".
(Eph
4:11,12)
(John 10:16). |
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Malicious
gossiping against brothers in the faith; amongst people within
and outside the congregation.
(James 4:11,12). |
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Meddling
in other people's affairs. (1 Tim 5:13). |
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Name
calling and reviling.
(1 Cor 5:11). |
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Having
no Christian unity among them. (Col 3:14). |
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Among
the local congregation of JWs all these examples of unchristian conduct exist and overflow of
which we were eyewitnesses, both in heaven and on earth. |
"These
things I write you about those who are trying to mislead you. And as for you,
the anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need
anyone to be teaching you; but, as the anointing from him is teaching you about
all things, and is true and is no lie, and just as it has taught you, remain in
union with him. So now, little children, remain in union with him, that when he
is made manifest we may have freeness of speech and not be shamed away from him
at his presence. If you know that he is righteous, you gain the knowledge that
everyone who practices righteousness has been born from him." (1 John 2:26 29).
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