apostate (n.)
mid-14c., "one who forsakes his religion or faith," from Old French
apostate (Modern French
apostat) and directly from Late Latin
apostata, from Greek
apostasia "defection, desertion, rebellion," from
apostenai "to defect," literally "to stand off," from
apo- "away from" (see
apo-) +
stenai "to stand."
I gave you a definition Deeje, it’s you who are trying to give us a translation. I think I’m on pretty solid ground here.
BTW, since you say the bible states otherwise, can you provide us with the Greek or Hebrew word you’re translating into English as “apostate” so readers can actually see whether they agree?
I would never have brought up if you hadn’t first broached the subject at post
#657. In fact, apostates and apostasy were the furthest things from my mind.
Also, I’m confused as to why you say this has nothing to do with the Holy Spirit when this Watchtower.org article tells us otherwise:
Source
So first you told us that the Watchtower isn’t a prophet when it says it is, and now you claim apostasy has nothing to do with the Holy Spirit when the Watchtower says it does.
Obviously, this continues to raise some concerns and alarm bells, however unwarranted, regarding your claim to be a Jehovah Witness.
BTW, I’ve been told by other Witnesses that apostates are people who have come to know the truth but then deviate, or turn aside from the light provided by God’s "
Spirit directed" organization. Do you agree, or would you still insist this is "off topic" because apostasy
"...has nothing to do with the Holy Spirit"?