Once again our lurking JW friend sent us the Oct. 15th JW study version for the WT studies. In this article you'll observe the WT society REALLY making Jehovah's Witnesses question themselves, doubt themselves - even if WHAT they are observing the organization doing - they are NOT to doubt Jehovah or the organization, but their own imperfect human judgments. In other words : " Don't trust your own mind - it's skewed ".
Under the article titled, " Keep on Seeking first his Righteousness " on pg.8 it lays the groundwork in stating, " Seeking His righteousness includes trying to live according to His values, and perfect standards, NOT OUR OWN. It is not a matter of obeying His laws out of FEAR of punishment. ( Yeah right ) Rather, our love for God motivates us to endeavor to please Him by upholding His standards, NOT establishing our own . "
It continues in paragraph 8,9 : " We need to remember, though, that if we question the fairness or rightness of Jehovah's decisions ( substitute WT society's decisions ) , we are, in effect, starting to put OUR standard of righteousness above Jehovah's ( WT society's ) standard. It is as if we put Jehovah ( WT society ) on trial and judged Him by our own standards of right and wrong. Jehovah ( WT society ) is the one who has the right to set the standard for righteousness, not us ! " It continues, " Our IMPERFECT nature can lead us down this path. This can easily happen when we see something that WE view as unfair or if we PERSONALLY suffer hardship. " Translation : If you sufferhardships it's only YOUR OWN fault - not the WT organization or Jehovah.
The next part is really weird. In the midst of an ensuing paragraph JUSTIFYING Jehovah forgiving King David & Bath Sheba's adulltery & David 's murdering her husband check THIS quote out ! Under the subheading : " Our viewpoint May be Distorted or Limited " it states, " The second factor to remember when we are faced with a situation that APPEARS to be unfair is that OUR VIEWPOINT MAY BE DISTORTED OR LIMITED. It can be distorted by imperfection, prejudice, or cultural background. It is also limited by our inability to discern motives and to know what is really in people's hearts. In contrast, both Jehovah and Jesus have no such limitations. " Translation : You are imperfect , stupid idiots who allow prejudice sin, and your varied backgrounds to distort you. You are dirt. As dumb as rocks. Trust us the WT society and God- you can NEVER trust yourself !
It concludes by stating, " So if at times we see something that WE FEEL is unfair on Jehovah's part ( WT society's part ) whether we read it in the Bible account or experience it in OUR PERSONAL life - let us NEVER judge God ( WT society ) by our own standards of righteousness. Remember that we do NOT always have all the facts and that our viewpoint may be DISTORTED or LIMITED. " I want to get sick.
Once again the WT society makes it's members feel they CANNOT trust their own minds, heart, or judgment on ANYTHING that differs or seems unjust within the WT organization. It is a way to make JW members feel GUILTY and in FEAR if in fact they DO find themselves having doubts. If there is any doubt by anybody that this isn't a dangerous mind control organization- I think this article removes that doubt. And to think our JW family's still in study this at their WT study's. Ouch !
As always I'm interested in hearing what you think about this article. I look forward to your takes and observations ! Hope you all are doing well ! Peace out to all, Mr. Flipper
