May 7, 2022 13:16
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English term

Withdrawal Letters

English to Polish Other Religion
Dotyczy wychodzenia ludu Bożego z Babilonu (Iz. 52:11)

"In view of the fact that some misunderstand, and others misrepresent, those who take this stand for the Lord and for the Truth, we have provided Withdrawal Letters which require only dating and signing and a one-cent stamp. We supply letters, envelopes, and tracts to enclose, free—one for each member of the congregation. Write to us for sample, or as many as can be used."
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"At the end of last year my interest in Volume One was revived and I argued that if it is true why should I fear to come out of Babylon? Acting upon this I sent for withdrawal letters. I had a talk with our minister here, but at the critical moment I gave way to fear. This plunged me into a blackness which I cannot describe; I imagined all sorts of things, chief amongst which was that I had committed the sin unto death. The thought of this made me worse, and I gave way to careless living."
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"My question is, Should I, or should I not, come out of Babylon—withdraw from worship and cooperation in that which I believe it in many important respects a misrepresentation of the Gospel—of God’s truth and character?
Answer.—Yours is a peculiar case, dear sister. We will suggest what we would consider to be the Lord’s will in the matter, and give the reasons, and then leave it for your own conscience to decide upon. It is your duty to do what you understand to be the Lord’s will, according to the best light which you possess or can obtain.
First then, we advise that you explain the whole situation fully and frankly to your husband, and tender to him, as the minister and representative of the congregation, a letter requesting that your name be stricken from the list, etc.—one of the printed letters which we supply free would answer this purpose. Your husband, as the representative of the congregation, can if he choose, erase your name from the roll. You may request him to make the matter public, but he will not be bound to follow your request, and under your peculiar circumstances we advise (differently from usual) that you do not send the Withdrawal Letters to all the members of the congregation unless your husband is willing. Leave the responsibility with him."
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"The withdrawal letters were a part of the means used to help those who wanted to leave Babylon in explaining their reasons to the rest of the congregation, and letting them know that they were not going off into infidelity, but that they were still trusting in the precious blood of Christ, and now saw the Gospel in a fuller and grander light than ever before."
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Discussion

Most likely, Babylon alludes to people being mixed up in their beliefs.
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I was doing a little reading in Zion's WatchTower of Feb. 15, 1900 and saw an article called, "Withdrawal Letters". This is what it said:"These are not samples to be copied by pen, but regular letter already to date and sign and can be posted unsealed for one cent each.It is a kind but plain statement of our view of the true invisible Church and its head Christ Jesus and its bondage of love as contrasted with human institutions under Synods, Confrences, and Presbyteries and held together with creed-bondage. All who get free from "Babylon" should send one of these letters to each church member with whom he associated in "Babylon". It will do them good and it will insure that you will not be misunderstood and misrepresented unintentionally. Otherwise your withdrawal is almost certain to be misrepresented as "Infidelity"-as leaving the true church and not merely leaving a human organization never recognized by the Lord nor instituted by him, but by fallible men. Order all you need with tracts and envelopes accompanying free---after getting a sample and deciding you wish to use them."
https://www.jehovahs-wi
Clearly, Christianity or one-cent stamps did not exist at the time of Babylon. The Withdrawal Letters come from Jehovah Witnesses. Those joining the Jehovah Witnesses are encouraged to inform their former congregations of their decision to leave and join Jehovah Witnesses. The Withdrawal Letters serve that purpose.

Proposed translations

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akty apostazji//pisemne rezygnacje z członkostwa w kościele

Religious disaffiliation is the act of leaving a faith, or a religious group or community. It is in many respects the reverse of religious conversion. Several other terms are used for this process, though each of these terms may have slightly different meanings and connotations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_disaffiliation


Akt Apostazji
Rezygnacja z członkostwa w Kościele rzymskokatolickim
Na podstawie art.53 par.1 i 2 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej niniejszym rezygnuję z członkostwa w Kościele rzymskokatolickim i proszę o dokonanie stosowanej adnotacji w księdze chrztu.
Decyzję tą podejmuję z własnej i nieprzymuszonej woli świadom wszelkich konsekwencji z tym związanych.
Na podstawie przepisów ustawy o ochronie danych osobowych art.23 ust.1 pkt.1, wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych jedynie dla potrzeb postępowania administracyjnego związanego z przedmiotową rezygnacją, jednocześnie żądam usunięcia moich danych, niezwłocznie po zakończeniu
postępowania.
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