Governing Body Members Appointed By Jesus Christ And Not Men?

frankiespeakin

This is an unfounded delusion or lie either one take your pick. Blondie quoted this on another post and I'm pasting it here.:

*** w01 4/15 p. 29 Do You Remember? ***

How does the Governing Body differ from a legal corporation?

While directors of a legal corporation are voted into office by its members, the Governing Body is not appointed by any man but is appointed by Jesus Christ. There is no need for the directors of various corporations used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to be members of the Governing Body. At the recent annual meeting of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, members of the Governing Body who were serving as its directors and officers voluntarily stepped aside from their positions. The vacancies were filled by mature brothers of the “other sheep.” (John 10:16) Thus the Governing Body can spend more time in preparing spiritual food and in otherwise caring for the spiritual needs of the worldwide brotherhood.—1/15, pages 29, 31.

leaving_quietly

And they recognize that appointment by leaving him out of the picture of the earthly part of Jehovah's organization in the April 15, 2013 Watchtower. They do not recognize Jesus' own words at Matt 28:18: "All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth."

frankiespeakin

In this quote about: " the Governing Body is not appointed by any man but is appointed by Jesus Christ."

This is a case of wishful thinking or just saying something makes it so.

Muddy Waters

It amazes me now to think of all the Bible verses I used to believe and QUOTE, without even "hearing" them...

Examples:

"Do not put your trust in nobles, nor in the son of earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs...." - Psalm 146:3

"We must obey God as ruler rather than men." - Acts 10

"Cursed is the able-bodied man who puts his trust in earthling man..." - Jer. 17:5

"I well know... that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step." - Jer. 10:23

"The heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate." - Jer. 17:9

"... man has dominated man to his injury." - Ecc. 8:9

"There is no salvation is anyone else, for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved." - Act. 4:12

frankiespeakin

Just how can they say they have been appointed by Jesus Christ? The same way they can say Jesus recieved his kingship in 1914, invisibly. So invisibly some how in the Governing Body's imagination all the members have been chosen by him. It is called delusional thinking about the invisible, through a connect the dotes bible game played in thier head with the help of delusional thinking.

The Searcher

@ frankiespeakin - having come to a knowledge of the real truth, as opposed to the 'truth' presented by self-appointed 'spiritual leaders', I could not improve on Christ's salutory warning - "by their fruits you will recognise them". Some, not all, of the fruits being produced are downright rancid, rotten, and poisonous when held up to Scriptural light!

As regards those who are responsible in any way for the dissemination of the falsehoods being presented as 'Bible truths', they would have to be either spiritually blinded, or are conscious that what they are helping to perpetuate on a global scale is nothing short of being inspired by demons!

If the latter, and you are 'lurking' here, be like the prominent ones in 33 CE at Pentecost, abandon your "privileged position" and become an honest Christian Witness!

Matt. 10:18; Mark 13:9; Acts 1:8; John 1:15; John 5:37; John 8:18; John 15:26,27; Acts 10:39; Acts 10:43;Acts 11:26; Acts 13:31; Acts 22:15; Acts 22:20; Acts 23:11; Acts 26:16; 1 Cor. 1:6; 1 Tim. 2:6,7; 2 Tim. 1:8; 1 John 5:9; Rev. 1:9; Rev. 12:17; Rev. 17:6; Rev. 19:10; Rev. 20:4.

@ Muddy waters

You're not alone - many of us are grieving that we trusted men who indoctrinated us to believe that they were Christ's brothers, when in fact, we are all Christ's brothers and God's sons. Those men are trying to shut up the Kingdom for others as well as themselves!

Matthew 6:9 Matthew 12:50 Matthew 13:38 Matthew 25:40 Mark 3:35 Luke 8:21 John 1:12,13 John 15:14 Romans 8:14

@ Muddy waters
You're not alone - many of us are grieving that we trusted men who indoctrinated us to believe that they were Christ's brothers, when in fact, we are all Christ's brothers and God's sons. Those men are trying to shut up the Kingdom for others as well as themselves!
Matthew 6:9 Matthew 12:50 Matthew 13:38 Matthew 25:40 Mark 3:35 Luke 8:21 John 1:12,13 John 15:14 Romans 8:14

maisha

it is about the same as Larze saying he is the christ..

one is as good as the other.

yadda yadda 2

They say the same about all the elders...they're all appointed by the holy spirit.

It's called Priestcraft and mysticism.

Justice is the only worship.
Love is the only priest.
Ignorance is the only slavery.
Happiness is the only good.
The time to be happy is now,
The place to be happy is here,
The way to be happy is to make others so.

Robert G Ingersoll

sd-7

They were appointed by other Governing Body members, who were appointed by those on the Governing Body before them. That's the reality. But they need to say otherwise in order to preserve the illusion of being special and chosen. Wonder why?

February 15, 1994 Watchtower, "Cults--What Are They?", p. 4:

Their devotion to a self-proclaimed human leader is likely to be unconditional and exclusive. Often these leaders boast of having been divinely chosen or even of being themselves divine in nature.

--sd-7

zeb

so up until now...? those in charge didnt know what they were doing? They will be appointing women next to management positions ! Then where will we be?

Governing Body Members Appointed By Jesus Christ And Not Men?

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