New Watchtower Quotes : Feel the Love and Anger and Deception (page 5)

On the second article on overcoming trials it says this:

Paragraph 5: Consider the example of two of our sisters in Malawi. In an effort to get them to buy political party cards, a violent mob beat, stripped, and threatened to rape them. The mob lyingly told them that even the members of the Bethel family had obtained party cards. The sisters' response?
"We serve only Jehovah God. So if the brothers at the branch office have bought cards, that does not make any difference to us. We will not compromise, even if you kill us!" After taking that courageous stand, the sisters were released.

I thought the below penned in 1976 is a great Biblical rebuttal (excluding the 607 reference) to this garbage:

The scriptures are clear in their admonition for Christians to be in subjection to the superior authorities. Ro 13:l-4;Col 1:16;2:10; I Tl 2:1,2; Tit 3:1; I Pe 2:13.14; Pr 20:2 The Bible is not without its record of faithful men who served the superior authorities closely, some even becoming superior authorities. Examples are Moses, Joseph, Daniel and his three companions, Mordecai and the Christian "holy ones" of the household of Caesar. Php 4:22 Elisha even permitted Naaman to subject himself to the king of Assyria to the extent of aiding the king to bow to the false god Rlmmon. 2 Ki 5:18,19 If we take an unrighteous stand against the nations, not properly subjecting ourselves to them, and they persecute us, is this "righteous Christian persecution," or actually punishment from Jehovah and his ministers of wrath upon the ones practicing what is bad? Ro 13:1-4

Our brothers in Malawi are being persecuted because they will not purchase a party card. The superior authorities of Malawi attach no religious significance to the card but rather require the purchase of all who wish to be citizens. There is only one party in Malawi, and thus the party is Malawi. (Awake! 12-8-75:4, para 3) Has the superior authority of Malawi poked its finger in the eye of God by requiring this purchase in defiance of the directives of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society? It is interesting that even Jesus' parents complied with Caesar in registering, even though the registration was used in part for conscription into the military. Lk 2:1-3; Aid, p. 1383 And Paul asserted his Roman citizenship. Acts 22:25

Brother Knorr and others at Bethel, readily sign passports which state: "I (e.g. N.H.Knorr) a citizen of the United States..." "Citizenship" in itself is political. Can countries force citizenship. Do the countries step on Jehovah's toes by so doing? Is it possible that we are stepping on His toes by not being in subjection? Might it be, looking at the Bible types, that the persecution in Malawi Is because of an unrighteous stand against God's superior authorities? Is the stand of the brothers in Malawi, obedience to God or to the Watchtower Society? The brothers readily carry WTBTS member cards. Is It any wonder our stand is viewed as political? Are our brothers laying down their lives for Jehovah or for Brooklyn? Did those in Jerusalem lay down their lives in 607 and 70 for Jehovah or their religious leaders? If one feels it is the dictate of Brooklyn that is resulting in the persecution and death of brothers, should we direct our letters of appeal to Malawi or to Brooklyn?

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/176947/1/1976-Questions-By-Jehovahs-Witnesses

New Watchtower Quotes : Feel the Love and Anger and Deception

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