Need quote in WT literature that Bible is not enough to learn truth- help

blondie

*** w94 10/1 p. 8 The Bible—A Book Meant to Be Understood ***

CHANNEL TO UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE

JESUS assured us that after his death and resurrection, he would raise up a “faithful and discreet slave” that would serve as his channel of communication. (Matthew 24:45-47) The apostle Paul identified this channel to the Ephesian Christians when he wrote that “there might be made known through the congregation the greatly diversified wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose that he formed in connection with the Christ, Jesus our Lord.” (Ephesians 3:10, 11) It was the congregation of anointed Christians, born at Pentecost 33 C.E., that was entrusted with the “things revealed.” (Deuteronomy 29:29) As a group, anointed Christians serve as the faithful and discreet slave. (Luke 12:42-44) Their appointed assignment from God is to provide spiritual understanding of the “things revealed.”

Even as Bible prophecy pointed forward to the Messiah, it also directs us to the close-knit body of anointed Christian Witnesses that now serve as the faithful and discreet slave. It helps us to understand the Word of God. All who want to understand the Bible should appreciate that the “greatly diversified wisdom of God” can become known only through Jehovah’s channel of communication, the faithful and discreet slave.—John 6:68.

Watchtower 1967 October 1 p.587

"Only this organization functions for Jehovah's purpose and to his praise. To it alone God's Sacred Word, the Bible, is not a sealed book," (Watchtower, July 1, 1973, p. 402).

"...people cannot see the Divine Plan in studying the Bible by itself...if he then lays them [Scripture Studies] aside and ignores them and goes to the bible alone, though he has understood his Bible for ten years, our experience shows that within two years he goes into darkness. On the other hand, if he had merely read the Scripture Studies with their references, and had not read a page of the Bible, as such, he would be in the light at the end of the two years, because he would have the light of the Scriptures," (Watchtower, Sept. 15, 1910, p. 298).

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Gayle

Thank you Blondie,,can always count your quick references. So appreiciated.

factfinder

Thank you Blondie! So we can only know the truth through the governing body!

Joey Jo-Jo

Thats strange, I can't find anywhere in the bible that there will be an organization on earth that uses the governing body to direct it.

Ding

WT 8/15/1981, pp. 28-29: "From time to time, there have arisen from among the ranks of Jehovah's people those who, like the original Satan, have adopted an independent, fault-finding attitude... They say that it is sufficient to read the Bible exclusively, either alone or in small groups at home. But, strangely, through such `Bible reading' they have reverted right back to the apostate doctrines that commentaries by Christendom's clergy were teaching 100 years ago...."

WT 1/15/1983, p.27: "Really, can we get along without the direction of God's organization? No, we cannot!"

wasblind

"...people cannot see the Divine Plan in studying the Bible by itself...if he then lays them [Scripture Studies] aside and ignores them and goes to the bible alone, "

And all this time I thought the Bible was completetly equiped,

Oh well I guess that cancels out 2 Timothy 3: 16-17

cantleave

Don't you just love cults?

Gayle

Thank you, Ding!

DavinciCodeBreaker

Here is a very recent quote:

September 15 2010 pg 8 par 7

"We cannot hope to aquire a good relationship with Jehovah if we ignore those whom Jesus has appointed to care for his belongings.Without the assistance of "the faithful and discreet slave", we would neither understand the full import of what we read in God's word the bible nor know how to apply it."

How arrogant of them!

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