Who do you think is the FDS on earth today?
Barely any JW can point at a GB member by face, fewer can name the governing body, fewer know these men in person or can account for them as people. Most JW's also do not even know who the fds is according to latest doctrine, most unaware of even a change in teaching.
So, despite neither knowing the doctrine or the individuals even by name...... It is a disfellowshipping offence to say you are unsure, or you dont know who exactly the FDS are in 2013. This is absurd, negligent, ignorant and lazy! Subjecting yourself and your fsmily to an authority you cant explain ant to individuals you cant name. JW's acceptt this with a shrug of the shoulders , something any normal person/ parent would balk at!
Concerning MATT 24 v 45 etc it is an illustration of a farmer leaving his farm fo be looked after. A good slave will be faithful and work hard while he is away and the evil slave will be lazy, get drunk and put off the masters return. That's all it says.
The only people in 2013 who see these verses and insist that there is a hidden message of prophecy describing 8 men in brooklyn are ......the 8 men in Broklyn! [alarm bells] Do you read those versee and see that Prophecy/message? Why not? How do they?
The same men believe this verse gives them the authority to declare themselves spokespersons of god, a 'divine channel'.
The same people claim this verse gives them the right to demand submission, respect and obediance as they are a divine inspired authority.
The same people use this verse to give themsleves the authority to punish followers on gods behalf!
.........all THIS from one verse in matthew about good and bad slaves..... .!?!?
It gets worse.......the 8 men who have decided this verse refers to themselves can only be appointed through vote and private invite by themselves! So, you are told you are FDS by the FDS and invited to the FDS by the FDS! No matter who you are, anyone reading matthew can see this does not fit the illustration or the account, this whole arrangement has been invented outside of those verses. By who and by what authority? Can they be 100% right on this matter? Considering the multiple changes of who the FDS is and even one member of the fds being disfellowshipped (Ray Franz) how is it ok to disfellowship people whi don'tt otally submit to it?
So basically If you publiclly disagree/doubt/question/ sincerely believe that Jesus' illustration about good slaves and bad slaves may not have been describing 8 men you can't even name.....yeah thats right you will be disfelowshipped.
WOULD ANYONE READING MATT 24 by the verses alone believe there was an ACTUAL fds? Would a reader of matt 24 alone (no watchtower indoctrination) identify an fds as being real and then identify it as the 8 guys in brooklyn?
Not one person became a JW from reading matthew 24 and saying 'aha!'
Yet the 8 guys in brooklyn base ALL their authority on that assumption!
Something to think about....
snare x