2014 CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY PROGRAMME (page 2)

sir82

Symposium: Reject “Strange Teachings”

“The Teaching of Balaam”

‘You Must Hate Your Enemy’

‘Build Bigger Storehouses’

“You Are Bound to Be Like God”

Is it just me or didn't Jesus say, "You must LOVE your enemy"?

I think the idea is, the 4 items listed are "strange teachings" that a JW should "reject".

I.e., a JW shouldn't "build bigger storehouses" (be materialistic).

So it seems they are saying you should "love your enemy" and reject the "strange teaching" of "hating your enemy".

My best guess is that it will be a part encouraging wives with unbelieving (abusive?) husbands not to separate, but to stick around in the marriage in hopes that the husband has a change of heart.

blondie

Don't forget this gem in the OT that the WTS uses to justify hating one's enemies.

NEW WORLD TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

Psalms 139:1–24

19 O that you, O God, would slay the wicked one! Then even the bloodguilty men will certainly depart from me, 20 Who say things about you according to [their] idea; They have taken up [your name] in a worthless way—your adversaries. </form>

21 Do I not hate those who are intensely hating you, O Jehovah, And do I not feel a loathing for those revolting against you?

22 With a complete hatred I do hate them. They have become to me real enemies.

GromitSK

Nothing like a good grovel :)

Reminds me of "The Meaning if Life" by Month Python....

"Oh God, You are so great!

oooh you are big!"

AndDontCallMeShirley

Note this interesting gem on SATURDAY afternoon:

Symposium: Reject “Strange Teachings”

“The Teaching of Balaam”

Ironically, a talking ass is giving the talk

DesirousOfChange

Didn't they have a strange teachings one a few years ago?

The new method of the WT Writing Dept: CUT & PASTE

‘You Must Hate Your Enemy’

Didn't Jesus say, "You must LOVE your enemy"?

You must read between the lines.

It really means : "You Must Hate WT's [perceived] Enemies"

Doc

VM44

...the symposium "Beware of strange teachings"

They are going to talk about Quantum Mechanics?

WTWizard

What about the strange teaching that you are all scum, and need someone to ransom you, because someone sinned some 6,000 years ago? That is exactly what Christi-SCAM-ity is. Whether it be the most mainstream of cat lick churches or the most damaging cult similar to the Twelve Tribes or Boston Movement, this teaching that we are all born into sin and need a ransom to redeem us from that sin is the common thread. Take that away, and suddenly a lot of those cults (and the so-called mainstream xian churches) lose all credibility.

2014 CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY PROGRAMME