Jws think that they are patterned after the first century congregation and that is what the GB wants them to think. I gave and heard several talks on how we follow that pattern, but then I would read what is says in the elder book ( Pay Attention to Yourself and the Flock) in unit 6 a)
Jehovah has an earthly household, or organization, to
accomplish his work, an organization that appreciates the
importance of his name and in every way seeks to honor it.
(Acts 15:14; Eph. 2:19; 1 Tim. 3:15; Heb. 3:4-6) As he did
in the case of natural Israel, so today Jehovah brings his
people together as an organization. (Ex. 19:5, 6) They are
directed by a "faithful steward" appointed to administer
organizational matters in accord with God's will. (Luke 12:
42) Ancient Israel served as a pattern of how the worldwide
Christian brotherhood of Jehovah's Witnesses in these last
days would be organized as a God-governed people. (Heb.
10: 1) It requires an orderly arrangement to gather the "great
crowd" out of all nations so that they may declare unitedly:
"Salvation we owe to our God, who is seated on the throne,
and to the Lamb." (Rev. 7:9, l0; rs pp. 326-8) Today, this
involves a "stewardship from God," an arrangement adminis-
tered through a "faithful and discreet slave."--Col. 1:25;
Matt. 24:45-47; it-2 p. l035.
That's page 144. Did you see who they say they are patterned after here?
what pattern do Jws follow
by WildTurkey 3 Replies latest jw friends
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WildTurkey
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Gopher
The elder's manual says that "Ancient Israel served as a pattern of how the worldwide Christian brotherhood of Jehovah's Witnesses in these last days would be organized as a God-governed people."
What a doozy! That sentence is full of erroneous logic and mistaken assumptions.
But to cut to the chase, I thought that the MAIN reason for organizing "the true Christian worldwide brotherhood" was to accomplish the preaching work "before the end comes".
Ancient Israel had no such preaching work. So how is it that their organization would set any kind of pattern for JW's? Perhaps in terms of rigidity, and in harshness of discipline?
Their claims are not true, as anyone who has read "Crisis of Conscience" can easily discern. They are not God-governed, rather they are governed by a majority vote of a few men in Brooklyn, New York.
-J.R.
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Francois
You're absolutely right, JW. Seems to me that ancient Isreal was actually most interested in raping and pillaging.
FT
NOTE TO GOVERNING BODY: You've been challenged to a debate, boys. Dont you have ANY balls?
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singsongboi
hey! u forgot 'genocide'.
in the world today the europeans would be trying to arrest joshua and bring him to trial..