by leavingwt 36 Replies latest jw friends
"The point is that Christians have implicit trust in their heavenly Father; they do not question what he tells them through his written Word and organization." Watchtower 1974 July 15 p.441
Someone shoudl have told Paul that !
Not only did he question the circumcission teaching he also stated that Christians are to TEST all that we are taught.
19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21 but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22 reject every kind of evil.
"Only Jehovah's Witnesses, those of the anointed remnant and the "great crowd," as a united organization under the protection of the Supreme Organizer, have any Scriptural hope of surviving the impending end of this doomed system dominated by Satan the Devil." Watchtower 1989 Sep 1 p.19
LWT, excellent resource!
reminds me of the episode on Southpark regarding Mormans and who can intertrip scripture
"The point is that Christians have implicit trust in their heavenly Father;they do not questionwhat he tells them through his written Word and organization." Watchtower 1974 July 15 p.441
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Who? then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?
King James Bible
Who? then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
American King James Version
Who? then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
American Standard Version
Who? then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who?, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season.
Darby Bible Translation
Who? then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord has set over his household, to give them food in season?
English Revised Version
Who? then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
Webster's Bible Translation
Who? then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?
World English Bible
"Who? then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
Young's Literal Translation
'Who?, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?
anything (1), how (7), how* (2), person (1), something (3), suppose one (2), what (266), what each (1), what* (5), which (24), which one (3), who (128), whom (16), whose (6), why (70), why* (33). http://concordances.org/greek/5101.htm
If it wasn't sad, it would be funny.
Of course only JWs can understand this shit, 'cause it doesn't make any sense! Only JWs have been indoctrinated adequately to accept this kind of nonsense. Consider just these two examples, one from Blondie's post above and the other from a recent and familiar GB witicism:
Now, lets focus on just two key terms from these bits of "Theocratic Truth":
close–knit - adj \'klos-'nit\
: bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or by close economic or political ties <close–knit families>
net·work - noun \'net-?w?rk\
: a usually informally interconnected group or association of persons (as friends or professional colleagues)
The obvious question is:
Q: How can the anointed ones be described as having an "INTIMATE" bond with one another and yet at the same time not even have the kind of ties by which they could be considered "INFORMALLY CONNECTED"?
A: This is, of course, only possible in the highly trained mind of one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Remember, I'm not making this crap up. These are direct quotes from the WT, words allegedly written by these anointed ones.
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As posted by Blondie, according to the Watchtower of 1994 10/1 p. 8 in the article, "The Bible--A Book Meant to Be Understood":
"... the "greatly diversified wisdom of God" can become known only through Jehovah's channel of communication, the faithful and discreet slave."
Since the FDS is a complete myth and doesn't exist, the LOGICAL conclusion would be that God's Wisdom is unknowable. Fortunately for us, since they're wrong about so many other things, they're probably wrong about that too!
wow I don't remember seeing that quote, "close knit." Although years back I remember one elder claiming that the GB contacts the annointed on a regular basis to see how they feel about certain topics. I didn't know that was shieet until later. But your two comparisons are just another example of the confusing doctrine of JW's.
It reminds me of the complaints leveled against Judeism in the 1st century. The laws had become so cumbursome and confusing that no one, except the religious leaders were capable of keeping up with all the traditions of men. Sound Familiar?
Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things."
"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
I was born-in. My parents told me it was truth and Truth™. When you are four or five, you have a whole different conception of the world than when you are thirteen. Actually, both families were in for generations. My mom was a Greek chorus of yes, this is the teaching today, but I've seen many variants of teaching. Don't get used to any one belief. It is only since I arrived here that I realized what a valuable role she played.
Once my dad died, they attended one more meeting. I refused to go. Told her to call the police if need be. It was their last meeting.
Doesn't the Christian humility just strike you. People do believe. It is so sad. I was exposed to seminarians at Union Theological and General Theological in NY. They freely admitted to being puzzled and not having answers. My college never took much stuck in knowing information. A simpleton can research things. Hard questions were admired much more than knowing stuff. A rudimentary study of the Bible should lead them to realize it is impossible to know.
Also, my churches since the Witnesses care mostly about spirituality. The Witnesses use the Bible as a lethal weapon to bonk people over the head. If Witnesses ever encountered a level playing field when knocking on doors--householders prepared, Bibles in hand, refusal to be polite and not be rude--there would be no converts. The whole encounter is a dance of legitimacy, not having anything to do with the Bible.
It strikes me that since Vatican II, Catholics have come a very long way. Protestants are also well educated. It must be harder when people are not so ignorant.
