Mining the CD for Gold...Read this!

by slipnslidemaster 16 Replies latest jw friends

  • slipnslidemaster
    slipnslidemaster

    Note this gem from the 1999 January Kingdom Ministry:

    Make Good Use of Older Books

    1 Man has stored away millions of old books in libraries in every corner of the earth. Yet, of what everlasting benefit have they been to the human race? (Eccl. 12:12) Of much greater worth are publications that focus attention on God's Kingdom and on what it will do for mankind. Most congregations have in stock a variety of such books that were published prior to 1985. During January we will offer these older books to the public.

    2 They Have Real Value: While some of us may feel that these books are out-of-date in comparison with our newer publications, we must remember that they contain Scriptural truth. The Kingdom message that they explain is still valuable today and, if heeded, can be lifesaving. (John 17:3) Therefore, we should put forth an extra effort to make good use of these older books.

    3 Underscoring their value is the experience of a woman who inherited a number of older Watch Tower publications from her grandmother. A Witness asked the woman if she had any idea of the publications' real value. The woman replied: "I don't know their value, but how can I find out?" The woman accepted a Bible study, came into the truth, and thereafter treasured her grandmother's library. What a valuable inheritance that collection of older books proved to be!

    4 Get Them Into Circulation: In addition to offering the older books from house to house, be sure to offer them when making return visits on people who you know enjoy reading our publications, including those who subscribe to The Watchtower and Awake! and who are on your magazine route. For those who are studying the Bible with you, selected older books can provide a background knowledge that will broaden their understanding of the truth. Do not forget to obtain any of the older books that are missing from your personal collection. In this way, you will accumulate a valuable theocratic library, which can be used to enrich your periods of personal study.

    5 Rather than keeping our older books in storage, let us make good use of them to stimulate the people we meet to "fear the true God and keep his commandments."-Eccl. 12:13.

    So, when you are trying to use the older publications to make a point, you should feel free to use them because the DO contain spiritual Truth!

    Love,

    Slipnslidemaster:"The average person thinks he isn't."
    - Father Larry Lorenzoni

  • willy_think
    willy_think
    ...on your magazine route.

    hummm

    willy think: thread killer

  • Gopher
    Gopher

    Slippy,

    It's all relative, isn't it? If they want to push the publications out, then the old books are fine and dandy.

    However, if they have had "new light", or have "tacked" since that last publication came out, then they don't really want that publicized!

    Odd, huh? (They can't be consistent, their backs are in a corner!!)

    GopherWhy shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.
    Mark Twain (1835-1910)

  • Nowfree
    Nowfree

    Thank you for finding this.

    I thought somewhere there was an article where the organisation promoted the use of older literature.

    YOU HAVE FOUND IT. WELL DONE!!

    Nowfree

  • slipnslidemaster
    slipnslidemaster

    Sell, sell, sell the King and his Kingdom.

    Slipnslidemaster:"The average person thinks he isn't."
    - Father Larry Lorenzoni

  • VeniceIT
    VeniceIT

    hahha I woudn't try that at a committee meeting though hahahah!

    Ven

    "Injustice will continue until those who are not affected by it are as outraged as those who are."

  • slipnslidemaster
    slipnslidemaster
    Most congregations have in stock a variety of such books that were published prior to 1985.

    Which in reality is Dubspeak for "anything before 1985 is old light now". I was wondering when a cut off date would start to appear.

    Hey little dubbies, you can stop reading the old stuff now. No need to read it and have to argue with all the changes from then to now.

    Slipnslidemaster:"The average person thinks he isn't."
    - Father Larry Lorenzoni

  • Fredhall
    Fredhall

    Hey All,

    Is it sad that you cannot make good use of Ray Franz and James Penton books?

  • Moxy
    Moxy

    note that the sentence is 'they contain scriptural truth' making no inference about how much truth or about 'containing' anything untrue.

    mox

  • Mum
    Mum

    My take on this post (Congrats on finding the article!) is that the WT sees potential for a lot of income from those pre-1985 books. The average JW doesn't have time to read them anyway, and the average apathetic householder probably won't take the time. The people most interested in older publications are "apostates."

    They should sell them to Randy and let him market them on his site.

    Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow. - Horace

    I have learned to live each day as it comes and not to borrow trouble by dreading tomorrow. - Dorothy Dix

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