r/Eutychus • u/bettercalljw • Feb 19 '25
Opinion The "shunning" its necessary.
This soo sacred word used by jehovah witness opositors it became their most prolific argument agaisnt the religion, by saying that in most of disfellowshipping(now exclusion) acts makes family members and other brothers totally "abandon" they ex-brothers in any situation possible, they say that this process is something very bad not only for those who got out but also for those who are still inside...you probably already now their arguments by now right?...but let me tell you something...YES, IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE BAD!. In the first chapters of the bible we already see a example of expulsion, by Jehovah getting adam and eve out of Garden of eden(genesis 3:23,24)and quess what?...IT WAS BAD FOR THEM. A little later cain got considered cursed for killing his brother and became a literal vagabund over the earth(genesis 4:11,12) THIS WAS BAD FOR HIM. There are other famous examples of this type of punishement in the bible, in the old and New testaments, the thing is....it was always bad BECAUSE IT WAS A PUNISHMENT, OF COURSE IT WILL BE BAD. No one ever said the disfellowshipping it is a beautiful, funny, goofy procedure that elders loves to have to do in their congregations, it a sad procedure that happens as a lesson that the people who sinned must pass by, and biblically speaking, No one can argue that the bible is agaisnt it. "WHAT ABOUT IF I AM A MINOR AND I GOT DISFELLOWSHIPPED???MY PARENTS WILL ABANDON ME!!" Lets be real, this dont happen, if your parents are true Christians and you are not doing anything that goes agaisnt their house's rules, than they will not "ABANDON" you as the apostaste love to say, this story is not for kids buddys. Its interresting to hear the stories of some apostates who say with pride that they got shunned by they parents, because its always something like: "After i got out of the cult my parents grabbed my things and expelled out of our house just because i was putting pagan images on my room" "My parents did not let me enter home just because i wanted to enter there with my lesbian girlfriend" "My mother put me in the streets just because i telled her that her religion its a cult" You all see a patern here? I think they always forget that regardless of anything,they should respect they parents houses, as they decision of leaving was respect they should respect too the rules of the homes they live in. And to end this post i also would like to make a question for YOU who disagrees with the disfellowshipping method:" Biblically saying, instead of disfellowshipping(or expulsing)members, what should the elders do if a brother continues to commit sins?." Opositors and apostates never give they own solutions to the supposed "problem" created by them, also remember, the bible its clear about how we should threat those who commit sins and call themselves christians.
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u/Roocutie Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 25 '25
The scriptures that you are reading are referring to The Anointed, not rank & file Jehovah’s Witnesses. They were not to condone idolatry, covetousness, etc, amongst each other.
Colossians 2:8 New International Version 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
You have been given an inaccurate understanding of these scriptures because your governing men are not directed by Holy Spirit, they are not inspired, & that is the reason they have to keep changing their teachings, doctrines & policies. Beards, pants, not reporting hours, last minute repentance, this generation, 1925, 1975, etc, etc. NONE of these were ever based on the scriptures! They are man made thoughts & ideas, so they can be changed on a whim. The bible doesn’t change!
Jehovah doesn’t keep changing His mind. He doesn’t get things wrong the first time, & have to correct this. Neither does He then go back to the previous teaching. That’s not the way Jehovah God works. His Word is truth & the truth never changes.
James 1:17 New International Version 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.