Hey wait a minute The WTS' pick and choose attitude about history

by Lady Lee 6 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • Lady Lee
    Lady Lee

    If you were to ask almost any JW about the history of the movement, how it got started they might talk about how they are true Christians just like in the times of Jesus. They might say they are of course the only true Christians. They might also tell you they are the only people on earth who use the name of God.

    If you probe a bit more and ask them about the history over the last 100 years they might spout out a bit about Russell and Rutherford but they really don't know much about either of them. Beyond that they just shrug off further questions as being not important enough to bother knowing.

    Now wait a minute here.

    Most JWs have scriptures from both the Hebrew and Greek scriptures or as the rest of the world calls then the Old and New Testaments. History of 2000 years ago is far more important to them then history of even 25 years ago never mind 100 years ago.

    Isn't there a flaw here? Another we-will-pick-and-choose-what-we-will-believe and that applies even more so to God's only mounthpiece on earth these days.

    I think I will ask this of the next JW I meet

  • Lady Liberty
    Lady Liberty

    Dear Lady Lee,

    You make a VERY good point!!!I never thought of it like that before!! Thank you for making this point!

    Sincerely,

    Lady Liberty

  • johnny cip
    johnny cip

    lady lee: correct, i always pound jw's on wt history. it's thier weak point. and i exploit it. did i say how easy it is to turn a 40 year dub into a pretzel, on wt history.

  • jayhawk1
    jayhawk1

    Lady Lee, take your logic just a bit further...

    They claim the Bible is written by imperfect men to reflect the thoughts of a perfect God, right? So if Jehovah God could see to it the Bible authors got every word right, (All scripture is inspired by God) why does God allow mistakes today? Looks like God is losing his touch.

  • Lady Lee
    Lady Lee

    LL

    It was most definitely one of those little light bulb moments

    jay

    They claim the Bible is written by imperfect men to reflect the thoughts of a perfect God, right? So if Jehovah God could see to it the Bible authors got every word right, (All scripture is inspired by God) why does God allow mistakes today? Looks like God is losing his touch.

    excellent

  • Mary
    Mary
    LadyLee said: Most JWs have scriptures from both the Hebrew and Greek scriptures or as the rest of the world calls then the Old and New Testaments. History of 2000 years ago is far more important to them then history of even 25 years ago never mind 100 years ago.

    What are you saying? That it's more important to know that Rutherfraud was the biggest con artist of his day, than knowing the translation of Me'ne Me'ne, Tekel, Parsin?

  • Golf
    Golf

    Howdy Lady Lee, I hope your health is holding out. As to the above topic, right on, they pick and choose.

    A witness life centers around the organization while they lose out on the present history. We are the 'present'history!

    Take good care.

    Golf

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