Question This Weeks Study Article

turtleturtle

In this week's study article of the WT (11/15/12, p. 17, paragraph 6) it says does not single out the annointed for the scripture "We are God's fellow workers." (1 Cor. 3:9)

Does the WT consider the "great crowd" fellow workers with God now?

DesirousOfChange

Only by extension.

Isn't that the line they use?

Doc

prologos

it seems so. of course concept of the "annointed", as opposed to christians at large is a wt invention. all christians are workers in the field, gods field.

some might sometimes feel---to loosely quote a line from fiddler on the roof "--- sometimes I wish he would dignify somebody else--". so: this idea of god humbling himself and letting us do the hard lifting is tailored to make the willing workers feel good. working in virgin territory, we were not even planting or watering, we were plowing, slash and burning.

The annointed versus OS divide gets accentuated not when it comes to work, responsabilities, but in areas involving status, privileges, position.

Try to get out of this two - tier thinking. All christians are in the twelve tribes of the Israel of God. Rev. 7 . leave it to the angels/god to decide who is especially sealed to be martyred and to be in close rulership with Christ. nobody on earth knows for sure. Enjoy Gods works

hamsterbait

Translation:

So get your sorry a$$es out in door to bore misery and get u$ $ome money.

The give away is the word WORKER.

Suppose a scripture says "We are all sons of God united in one baptism." They would sure as hell spell out that this doesnt apply to the 2nd class Christians in the Borg.

HB

cobaltcupcake

I don't think the elite GB would care to rub shoulders with the unwashed "Other Sheep" masses.

jwfacts

As stated, by extension only. Don't forget:

United in Worship p.111 "Special attention was being given to making up the government that would rule mankind for 1,000 years, and nearly all the inspired letters in the Christian Greek Scriptures are primarily directed to this group of Kingdom heirs - "the holy ones," "partakers of the heavenly calling."