The FDS and its GB

by Doug Mason 11 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Justitia Themis

  In all due respects... I don't agree with the title, FDS and its GB...

  shouldn't it be the GB and its FDS.

  His title is correct. The Watchtowers have been filled with this phrase as of late. The FDS (the domestics) is all annointed. The GB (the slave in charge of the domestics) is just the 12 (or so) men at Bethel. While JWs have stated that all annointed members are part of the channel, I suspect they are getting ready to limit the channel to just the GB, using this expression as their justification.

  Justitia
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  Doug Mason

  Freewilly, you are correct -- I need to tie everything together with a Summary. I will address this omission.
  
  I deliberately steered away from their doctrinal flip-flops, evolution of the FDS/GB doctrine, etc. as I think these are well covered elsewhere. It is my intention to focus on their current operation and I did not want to cloud the issues with matters that could have been used as diversions.
  
  I am concerned about the Title, and have been stewing over this at every spare moment. Whether it is technically correct (since the GB "represents" the FDS) or not, I am concerned whether it truly reflects the contents.
  
  For example, I did not present a discussion on the claimed Scriptural base for the expression "Governing Body". This would bring in a host of other issues, such as their propensity to hop around Scripture and gluing unrelated texts, the terms such as 144,000, "other sheep", and so on.
  
  I will keep thinking about the Title, and feel that I will be helped as I develop the Summary.
  
  Doug