Jesus condemned the Scribes & Pharisees for their pious contempt of the flock. Their cold & heartless treatment of Jesus' sheep, even when they knew what was actually expected of them garnered them everlasting destruction. Sound familiar GB? Sleep well evil slave.
Could the Governing Body be the "Evil Slave" of Matt. 24:48-51?
by matt2414 18 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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heathen
see if this browser works. I've never heard them say those words or seen them beat anyone since most would get their ass handed to them if they tried but I do accuse them of treason to the crown in heaven when they changed to earthly governments having the right to rule on earth after saying the world ended invisibly in 1914 , they pulled that trick with the UN in order to use UN ships to send supplies to disaster areas . romans 13 is a farce . IMO
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mP
The parable in Mt that you is just that a story, there is no hidden meaning or symbology that needs to be discovered. Jesus was just conning the poor masses to stay happy with their lot in life, pay taxes, obey their masters, and ---the cruelest promise of all wait.
There is no FDS or Evil slave.
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irondork
I would like to add two of my own personal, original thoughts to this thread.
AwareBeing:
I know of no other "Christian" religion that claims to be the faithful steward,
as whole heartedly as the GB of the WT org.
matt2414:
would real Christians want to associate with these ones?
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AwareBeing
Hi irondork;
Since the end came for Jerusalem in 70 CE, and Jesus brothers would reside in New Jerusalem (Mt. 28:18-10) after that; any one today who claims to be "THE Slave" is as Paul says: "An impostor!" Associating with those who "play false to the Christ" is out of the question. Sad to say; many here believed in the GB, it was all we knew and no other see...med to fit the bill! Yet so many "bad reports" about them of all groups, have come out! We just had to listen to the voice of our Saviour and test the "inspired expression" from WT's mouth. And low and behold; "we found them to be lier's", "not holding true to the healthful teachings!"
Sincerely; AB
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Fernando
Ray Franz made the point that these are parables, without the intent of deliniating a clergy class. I think Ray asked where is the "five-mina class" (and so on) to illustrate.
At any rate, by the Watchtower's definition and use, and by their fruits, they are assuredly the "evil slave" and it seems on investigation the Watchtower has NEVER been faithful and discreet (especially in relation to the "good news" according to Paul, Moses, Isaiah and Psalms, which their followers are by design ignorant of).
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Fernando
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithful_and_discreet_slave >
Former Governing Body member Raymond Franz claims the description of the slave in the parable as a "class" of Christians is unsupported by scripture and is used to emphasize the concept of the slave being connected to an organization, diminishing its application to individuals in encouraging the qualities of faith, discretion, watchfulness and individual responsibility. He argues that if the application of figures in Jesus' corresponding parables as members of a class were consistent, there would also be a "ten-mina class" and "five-mina class" relating to Luke 19:12-27 and a "many strokes class" and "few strokes class" arising from Luke 12: 47-48. [ 47 ]
Franz claims the religion employs its interpretation of the "faithful and discreet slave" parable primarily to support the concept of centralized administrative authority in order to exercise control over members of the religion by demanding their loyalty and submission. [ 48 ] He says the "anointed" remnant claimed to comprise the "slave" class have negligible input into Watch Tower Society doctrine and direction, which are set by the Governing Body. [ 49 ]
Franz also argues that the Watch Tower Society and its doctrines was built on the independent Bible study of its founder, Charles Taze Russell, who neither consulted any existing "faithful and discreet slave" class for enlightenment, nor believed in the concept as currently taught by the society. [ 50 ] He concludes: "In its efforts to deny that Jesus Christ is now dealing, or would ever deal, with individuals apart from an organization, a unique 'channel', the teaching produces an untenable position. It claims that Christ did precisely that in dealing with Russell as an individual apart from any organization." [ 50 ] Franz also claims that Jehovah's Witnesses' official history book, Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, misrepresents Russell's view of the "faithful steward" by emphasizing his initial 1881 view that it was the entire body of Christ, without mentioning that he altered his view five years later.
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wha happened?
The language in the bible almost sounds like an indignant WT trying to sell crazy to God
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Phizzy
Thanks Fernando for the views of dear Ray Franz.
So, the answer to the thread title is No. It is a parable. Plainly addressed to individual Christians for them to apply to themselves alone.
The only class to spring from it is the Idiot Class who think it has an application to them as some sort of chosen group.