This is a non-study article in the Witness only version of the April 15th titled " Do you Discern the Evidence of God's Guidance ? " Essentially in this article the alleged " faithful slave " is telling Witnesses that to be approved to survive Armageddon- they will have to recognize the " faithful & discreet slave's " authority in their lives.
Notice these direct quotes from pg. 4 , " Jesus Christ is the assigned Leader of the congregation. He HAS DELEGATED some authority to a faithful slave class, made up of faithful spirit - anointed Christians. That slave class, in turn, appoints overseers in the Christian Congregation. " So- Let me get this straight. The leaders of the WT society THINK they've been selected by Jesus to be the authority? Says who ? Says them ? Did Jesus talk to them ? Are we allowed to see documentation of that ? Proof ? No- We are just expected to take their word for it that they ARE the alleged "faithful slave. " AND that they have the alleged " holy spirit ".
Now notice the advice they give rank & file Witnesses to show they recognize God's authority in this " faithful slave ". Further on pg. 4 it states, " How, then, do WE react when we receive DIVINE DIRECTION ? Do we try to apply it " right afterward " ? Or do we continue doing things just as we have been accustomed to doing them ? We also show our appreciation for God's guidance by accepting counsel. When faced with far-reaching decisions, we do NOT trust in our own wisdom but look to Jehovah and his organization for guidance. " Translation : You JW's can't trust your own wisdom- you NEED to do what the WT society and " faithful slave " tells you to do - EVEN your important FAR REACHING decisions ! Because WE represent God.
The control and fear tactics get worse in this article . Notice THIS quote : " Do you CLEARLY DISCERN the EVIDENCE of divine guidance ? Jehovah uses his organization to guide us , his people , through " the wilderness " during these last days of Satan's wicked world. " Translation : To stay safe and NOT be overeached by Satan in this DANGEROUS system of things you need to discern that WE the " faithful slave " are the only ones who can guide you properly ! You will NOT survive it without us , and, oh yeah Jehovah too ! Such fear mongering keeps JW's scared of even leaving the organization. Ridiculous.
Then in a use of fear once more the WT society claims that ALL Jehovah's Witnesses LIVES depend on obeying the WT society and " faithful slave " - or they will die and not be in Paradise. In the final paragraph it states, " God's people today will without fail reach the promised new world. However, WHETHER WE PERSONALLY WILL BE THERE depends on no small degree on our humble willingness to FOLLOW God's direction. " Translation : If you don't follow humbly our direction and recognize that WE are God's spokesman - you may not personally BE in the paradise. Sigh.
Can anybody say : DICTATORSHIP ? Jeez. I feel the line separating God & the leaders of the WT society - no longer exists. The alleged " faithful slave " IS God Jehovah to the 7 million Jehovah's Witnesses. And THAT is one of the main coercive tactics they use to control the minds of these JW members. Disobeying the " faithful slave " is disobeying God ! I truly feel scared for any of us who have family members still inside the JW cult. Because with this kind of powerful control over our family members- if they view the " faithful slave " as God- if the " faithful slave " says jump- they'll jump ! It's WAY too much control over 7 million human beings. Especially in duping them to believe they've been appointed by Jesus himself !
So, as always - I look forward to your takes, observations, and comments on this article ! Thanks again, and have a great evening and coming days !Peace out to all, Mr. Flipper
