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omegatweeter Feb 11, 2004

ugh, close ones who are disfellowshipped is such a struggle. all you can do is pray that they turn around.

dgiaimo Feb 11, 2004

I don't mean to be callous about this, but I really don't understand that. These people have rejected Jehovah and his standards and there is no place in my heart for such an one. And as for prayi...

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

i disagree fully, last week we had a full hour in our bookstudy about loving our brothers and sisters and extending that love to those outside of that brotherhood. If someone is disfellowshipped, they have sinned, but it is our HOPE that they return to the congregation... why wouldnt we pray for them to return? Showing our love? And funky is right, being d/fed means that they have been on a bad course and jehovah and the elders are trying to help them out, if they havent written them off, why should we?

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