by The Searcher 22 Replies latest watchtower bible
Prologos said-
The Evil Slave idea is not a mere Theory, it is a proven fact relevant at any time even during, before after the elusive masters' coming, arrival, present, sitting down standing up ---.
Please stop abusing the scientific terms 'theory' and 'facts': the parable of the FDS is no more than an unproven/unprovable hypothesis, and is NOT a fact, so please don't look for any validation from science by co-opting it's language.
Adam
As recent as the 7/15/10 page 6 par 16 Watchtower Study article WT felt strongly that the rank and file needed to be warned about a group that would surface during the last days referred to in Mat 24:48 as the 'evil slave'. Here is a quote from that article:
'Indeed, it is the “evil slave” who concludes that the Master is delaying. (Matt. 24:48) That evil slave is part of a group described at 2 Peter 3:3, 4. “In the last days,” wrote Peter, “there will come ridiculers” who, “according to their own desires,” mock those who obediently keep Jehovah’s day close in mind. Yes, rather than focus on Kingdom interests, such ridiculers focus on themselves and on their own selfish desires. Let us never develop such a disobedient and dangerous frame of mind! Rather, may we “consider the patience of our Lord as salvation” by keeping busy in the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work and by not being overly anxious about the timing of events that belongs to Jehovah God.'—2 Pet. 3:15; read Acts 1:6, 7.
There are numerous other articles in WT's CD-ROM Library about this 'evil slave' as being talked about in a literral way.
WT is now saying 'OOPS' yet again, this time on who the 'evil slave' represents.
So the question is: Is there an 'evil slave' class? On many ocassions and in many articles the WT has said .....YES!
Now WT is saying ......NO, the 'evil slave' is now a fictional character!
So what good does the WT CD-ROM Library serve anyone when it contains soo many mis-statements, errors and bloopers?
I love this forum! You people are wonderful And refreshing.
I can't figure out how to quote from someone else's post, but...
Daniel1555 said: "My exam is the best." That sums it up perfectly. Awesome.
The sheer lack of actual reasoning they make is so alarming, I really some people wake up and start heading for the doors. Wow.
So what good does the WT CD-ROM Library serve anyone when it contains so many mis-statements, errors and bloopers?
It serves a useful purpose in quoting those mistakes when asking still unthinking JW's what truth really is.
I didn't look at the article before I went yesterday, OMG it took every ounce of self control I could muster not to laugh my F***ing ass off when I flipped the page and saw that box. "Holy s**t! They are talking about themselves!"
They basically describe themselves, then "oh but this is justhypothetically speaking "
They have serious balls to print that. They are laughing at everyone.
piztjw:
It serves a useful purpose in quoting those mistakes when asking still unthinking JW's what truth really is.
I agree. The WT CD-ROM library serves an XJW's purposes more than it does JWs. It contains gobs of ammunition with which to prove how wrong this organization is.
Its' one thing for WT to shoot itself in the foot! Its' quite another thing for WT to give us the ammunition and the rifle so we can shoot them ourselves. Its' much like a turkey shoot!
So let's review.
Only the Governing Body are the FDS, or Faithful Stewards of Jesus parable/prophecy [ parablophecy ]. Evidently the parablophecy is chocked full of hypothetical figures and only part of it have two fulfillments. So from Pentacost 33 CE-1919 AD there was no FDS, even though there somehow existed a first century Governing Body. That GB of Jesus' own disciple and older men chosen by them were "Stewards" and had " stewardships ", but they were not the FDS, even though Jesus' charged them with feeding the sheep. The GB are Domestics when they are alone, but THE FDS collectively, even though Jesus' used a singular word for Slave. So they are like the Planeteers that combine to form Captain Planet.
No other JW, partaker or not, can feed another human spiritually. ONLY the GB can. Why? Spiritual food is narrowly defined as the information in the WT magazine and books published by the WTBTS.
JW thinking:
1) Hmmmm?? The word "trinity" is not in the Bible, so it is not a bible teaching. When Jesus prayed, did he pray to himself?! So illogical!!
2) The word GB does not occur in the bible, it is truth. The GB are domestics and must be fed as such. The GB is the FDS when preparing the spiritual food on which they depend as domestics. The GB feed themselves with the food prepared by themselves. The GB are spiritually destitute without themselves. Nu-light!!!
DID YOU GET THE POINT?
ps. Linking subjects together like BOBCAT started doing is good, IMO. It makes it easier for Newbies and Lurkers.
Peace!!
DD
Here is some expired spiritual food.
WT 06/15 2009
The Faithful Steward and Its Governing Body The Correct Viewpoint 14 How should these anointed ones view themselves as they await their heavenly reward? They realize that although they have received a wonderful invitation, it is only that—an invitation. They must remain faithful until death in order to obtain this prize.In humility, they echo the words of Paul: “Brothers, I do not yet consider myself as having laid hold on it; but there is one thing about it: Forgetting the things behind and stretching forward to the things ahead, I am pursuing down toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God by means of Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 3:13, 14) The anointed remnant must do their utmost to ‘walk worthily of the calling with which they were called, with complete lowliness of mind,’ doing so “with fear and trembling.”—Eph. 4:1, 2; Phil. 2:12; 1 Thess. 2:12. So, the nu-light of "once slaved always slaved", directly contradicts this "truth" from the FDS class.
DataDog, I commented today and explained how combining the witness' understanding of some parts to be parable and some parts of the same statement bu Jesus to be prophecy means that it must be a parablophecy. Good for a chuckle and a long, hard stare from the conductor.
I love this forum. I'm not especially studious but some of the folks here are really astute and manage to boil it all down to the bs that some of it is.
I understood that Bible scholars have almost to a last one viewed Jesus' words as parables (i.e., not refering to a specific, designated person or group).
