What do you think about this quote from the 2003 District Convention talk "Beware of the Voice of Strangers"? (page 4)

isaacaustin

"love" of a Satanic form. Certainly not the love Jesus showed. But what else would one expect of Satan's org?

Trevor Scott

: Yup....shows love for all

Hey AE, um, which part of commending someone for selling their home then criticizing (and no doubt embarrassing) them for it 2 years later is LOVING?

angel eyes

well they didnt recommend they sell their homes either....they said its a fine way...not recommending is it :)

then to say Jesus hadnt stated that, well yes in writting it may sound harsh but for sure we know it would have been said in a loving way and help for those ones would have been given. We build homes for ones in other countrys and kingdomhalls, so helping our brothers out wouldnt be any hardship....

isaacaustin

Sound more like sacrifice. The GB wants sacrifice, not mercy.

Trevor Scott

: well they didnt recommend they sell their homes either....they said its a fine way...not recommending is it

Actually AE, yes indeed they did recommend it. Do you understand what recommend means? No disrespect, but do you understand precisely what the word means?

Dictionary definition:

verb (used with object)

1. to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.

This is exactly what they did. They presented as worthy of confidence, acceptance; they commended; they mentioned favorably.

So don't say they didn't recommend people sell their homes. K? Cuz that would be lying and I know you wouldn't want to do that.

So.... was it loving to RECOMMEND brothers sell their homes and then 2 years later embarrass and criticise them for doing it? Yes or No?

Secondly, if this was "not the kind of thinking that Jesus advised", then why was his FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE recommending it?

Peace.

isaacaustin

This all comes back to what valid basis one can claim that the GB is God's chosen channel of truth.

daniel-p

This all comes back to what valid basis one can claim that the GB is God's chosen channel of truth.

... because they say they are!

jookbeard

Ae you haven't started on a very good footing tonight have you? you've already upset Mimimus one the most respected liked posters here

isaacaustin

exactly Daniel-P. They are God's org because they said they were. They make serious mistakes because they are humn- but they are really 'relatively minor' or perhaps 'eagerness to see God's name sanctified'. And the logic goes round and round and round.

bluecanary

darklighter, that's a really good point. Add to that, the fact the JWs say Jehovah never speaks to mankind directly; he uses angels as a mouthpiece.

What do you think about this quote from the 2003 District Convention talk "Beware of the Voice of Strangers"?

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