Let's Play "JW works (Field Service) For The Consumption Of Other Christians" Feb 15, Watchtower

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  • Bubblegum Apotheosis
    Bubblegum Apotheosis

    How many times can you find "works, field service, field ministry, disciple making work, preaching, publishing" in the article

    "PRESERVE THE POSITIVE SPIRIT OF THE CONGREGATION" PAGE 20

    The whole premise of this article is, "Preach your toubles away, Preaching will appease the Spirit of the Congregation, Preaching Will make you look good to others (aka your example, your fine conduct, as others watch you preach.) It's all up to You!

    Paragrah 9-10 i stopped at 10 references or insinuations, and wanted to puke, how about you?

    "caution, reading the Feb 15, 2012 is not for the weak JWs!"

  • Bubblegum Apotheosis
    Bubblegum Apotheosis

    This article borred me too, it's was not a fun game anyways!

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    Works? As I recall, the very core of Christianity is that we are all defective because of a single act some 6,000 years ago, Jesus came to die, his dying cancelled the effect of that sin, that faith in that sacrifice was the only work you need to benefit from it, and that it was a perfect, complete sacrifice to which nothing ever need be added. When you go out and preach about it (and pretend to be doing it from the heart, getting hounded to do more), you are effectively adding to that sacrifice. At best, you leave the once-perfect sacrifice out of balance and requiring more to balance it out. At worst, you nullify the sacrifice, desecrating it. Neither is good, and at best you are wasting your time and resources.

    Now, if you were looking at Islam, their core platform is doing good works in the name of Allah. It matters not what those good works are--planting flowers in your front yard, changing a common-area light bulb or smoke alarm battery that has died, and doing an extra-good job at work to lighten others' load would all qualify as Muslim "good works" if done in the name of Allah. (Of course, it's when the core gets corrupted that you run into problems--each time you add layers of rules, you ruin a once-fine core. The Five Pillars do some damage, and additional rules making Sharia and Jihad Laws do even worse damage.)

    But, the last I knew, Jehovah's Witlesses is NOT an Islamic religion. Therefore, works should play no role. As it is in the Christian family (and believes that Jesus' sacrifice is needed for salvation), there is no room for demands or houndings for works.

  • Bubblegum Apotheosis
    Bubblegum Apotheosis

    WT Wizard, February 15, 2012 WT talked about "Field Circus", more than any issue, I can recall. Why is the Watchtower wanting us to pick up where the Jews left up? Jesus came to free us from the burden of the Law, and now we are being put under a heavy yoke, while being told "Everyone is soooo happy and refreshed, while brothers are burned out!" I am not afraid to preach about Jesus Christ, infact I enjoy dialogue with more people now, using my Bible, allowing it to speak for itself. If you took an honest census among pioneers, and asked them "How often do you read the Bible on your own, how often do you talk to Jehovah and Jesus throughout the day?" their replies might be disheartening to the average publisher. Pubs are told the Pioneers and Elders have it together, Pioneers are told Special Pioneers really have God's love and Elders hear how wonderful C.O.s and D.O.s like "Waldo" are. We have brothers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, who know more about the Bible, than those with titles, and are not broadcasting their experiences, so they can keep "their right hand, from knowing what their left hand is doing.

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