Today's TEXT: Do not . . . be called leaders, for your Leader is one, the Christ.Matt. 23:9, 10 (page 2)

man oh man

The governing body say they are not our leaders. They just tell us what to do and what to think and what is right and what is wrong. That's all. Not really our leaders!

punkofnice

This is a real cognitive dissonance bringer. The double speak is so obvoius in this awful text. Propaganda techniques througout....

Christendom’s (Loaded language meant as ad hominem) churches have human leaders, such as the pope of Rome, the patriarchs and metropolitans of the Eastern Orthodox churches, and the heads of other religions. Jehovah’s Witnesses (TM) recognize no human as their leader. (The Governing Body are what then?)

I never understood the corolation between Jehovah and Jesus in the WBT$. They seemed interchangeable with Jesus being somebody who is a nobody.......always confused me!

Doubting Bro

That's rich! It's hard to believe they could write that with a straight face.

vanyell

I think the main problem that the WTS have here in Matt 23:9-10 is their miscomprehension/misinterpretation of the meaning of the verses. Reading from Matthew Henry's Commentary ( an apostate material which is paradoxically used for their Aid to Bible Understanding ):

"... It was but a little before Christ’s time, that the Jewish teachers, the masters of Israel, had assumed the title of Rabbi, Rab, or Rabban, which signifies great or much; and was construed as Doctor, or My lord. And they laid such a stress upon it, that they gave it for a maxim that "he who salutes his teacher, and does not call him Rabbi, provokes the divine Majesty to depart from Israel;’’ so much religion did they place in that which was but a piece of good manners! For him that is taught in the word to give respect to him that teaches is commendable enough in him that gives it; but for him that teaches to love it, and demand it, and affect it, to be puffed up with it, and to be displeased if it be omitted, is sinful and abominable; and, instead of teaching, he has need to learn the first lesson in the school of Christ, which is humility.(2.) He cautions his disciples against being herein like them; herein they must not do after their works; "But be not ye called so, for ye shall not be of such a spirit,’’ v. 8, etc.Here is, [1.] A prohibition of pride. They are here forbidden,First, To challenge titles of honour and dominion to themselves, v. 8-10. It is repeated twice; Be not called Rabbi, neither be ye called Master or Guide: not that it is unlawful to give civil respect to those that are over us in the Lord, nay, it is an instance of the honour and esteem which it is our duty to show them; but, 1. Christ’s ministers must not affect the name of Rabbi or Master, by way of distinction from other people; it is not agreeable to the simplicity of the gospel, for them to covet or accept the honour which they have that are in kings’ palaces. They must not assume the authority and dominion implied in those names; they must not be magisterial, nor domineer over their brethren, or over God’s heritage, as if they had dominion over the faith of Christians: what they received of the Lord, all must receive from them;but in other things they must not make their opinions and wills a rule and standard to all other people, to be admitted with an implicit obedience..."