JW's claim to trust their god Jehovah implicitly. They fervently preach, teach, publish unending articles about God's protection, even Baptising converts who have sworn an oath to Jehovah and his "representitive organization" . They believe unreservedly that God takes a, moment by moment, active role in watching out, taking palpable action on behalf of JW welfare. Both on an organizational level and individually.
Considering this bold and confident stand as regards God's personal protection and guidance for them alone, what does their personal conduct and organizational methods , really indicate?
Far from dependence on Jehovah's personal action, protection and guidance, they display willfully a propensity for self promotion . Some actually eluding to a "theocratic warfare", which involves lying, misrepresenting, twisting, maneuvering individuals, organizations and governmental agencies to attain their goals.
The recent UN/NGO debacle a prime example. How by any means did their joining ('riding on the back') of this 'worldly, beastly, unclean, whore mongering, unclean' , 'peace but there is no peace', MAN MADE entity, in any way reflect unequivocal dependence and TRUST in Jehovah . Not one iota, those who signed the concordat with the United Nations did at that moment in time, and for nine long years afterward a complete lack of 'trust' in their god Jehovah.
Throughout the entire history of jw's (120yrs+) they have presumptively called attention to the exclusivity of their honored and sacred relationship with God Almighty, even claiming they are the only ones who utilize his personal name. Somehow by the very incantation of the ancient Hebrew name of god, they by self proclamation claim an absolute exclusivity to offering THE ONLY prayer's even considered as worthy or acceptable to God. All other's, ALL OTHERS, who desire to commune with God are speaking to a deafened ear. God listens to jw's only, period, end of discussion.
Yet, when you examine the conduct, when you reflect on the various jw leaders actions , or should I say antics, what do they reveal? Unabashed self glorification and personal ambitions.
Charles Taze Russell the founding father of modern-day Jehovah's Witnesses, was not satisfied with just sitting in a little circle of fellow Bible Students. Not satisfied with interpreting scripture for his own edification, which would seem the whole intent of the Bible in the first place. What do I mean? God Almighty authored the book did he not? God surely knew what he wanted to say, and said it in the Bible, didn't he? Why would he need any mere mortal to interpret or define its meaning? Did Charles Taze let God speak for himself? No. He had to explain what god really meant about, hell, life after death, the purpose for the earth, he became the 'faithful and discreet slave' (self proclaimed) of god. Trust in God? Not at all .He Charles Taze had to explain what god meant to say, he Charles Taze had to publish it, expand it, throw all of his personal fortune into it, even going so far as to pioneer a moving color photo drama of creation, to speak, to explain god's utterances. God Almighty was to lame, to powerless, to remote from the average Bible student. Trust in God? Far from it.
Judge Rutherford his successor was even more notorious in his complete disregard for God's power and abilities. He overshadowed Russell in his complete disdain, for anybody, anywhere that would dare take exception to any of his word by word explanation of what God wanted to say. He was prolific in publishing explanation, prophecy, revelations, dates, events, that HE claimed God's personal hand was involved. Even marking tiny little conventions (gatherings) of his follower's as fulfillment of Bible (God's Word) prophecy. At one of these conventions in the early 1920's he publicly pronounced on behalf of God that "MILLIONS NOW LIVING WILL NEVER DIE". Guess what most if not all that heard his words then , are dead and buried now. Trust in God and his word. NOT.
To this very day, the individuals taking the lead , making policy, directing the organization know as Jehovah's Witnesses, continue to conspire their own methods, their own will, their own wisdom, to define and supposedly help honest hearted ones, come to an understanding of what GOD's message is.
Could it be that jw's for over 120 years have been spreading man's messages, man's desires , man's wishes, instead of God's. You only need look at the track record as respect the real TRUST the real CONFIDENCE they have displayed in man's words.....or God's, you be the judge.
DannyBear