Jim Jones would be proud.
Bangalore
The most disturbing Watchtower quote in 2013.
by never a jw 47 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Heartofaboy
The GB are not my mediator.
They are the apostates.
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metatron
Blatantly Unscriptural, guys.
When Jesus was told to jump 'cause the angels will catch you, did he obey?
metatron
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Watchtower-Free
That quote even sounds worse in the Watchtower Simplified Edition
"At that time, the direction that you receive from Jehovah’s organization may seem STRANGE or UNUSUAL. But all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether we agree with them or not, because obeying these instructions will save our lives."
THE WATCHTOWER Simplified (STUDY EDITION) NOVEMBER 2013 paragraph 17 page 20 -
tiki
i love billy the bethelite's comment.....hhahah we'll know first! too funny.
and the simplified vs. the non-simplified?!? good gawd............from third grade to kindergarten?
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NVR2L8
Marked
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DS211
Marked
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KiddingMe
Marked
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Pistoff
"At that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from Jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint. All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not"
Do they mean this type of advice?
"If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things…Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.” AWAKE 1969
That kind of advice? Yup, I followed it; it did not appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint.
And it WASN'T sound, from either standpoint.
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Island Man
Never a JW I think the "irrational obedience" quote you highlighted is indeed the worst. But you missed something in your highlighting - a great hidden irony to be found in (4). Let me hightlight to illustrate:
"At that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from Jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint. All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not . (4) Now is the time for any who may be putting their trust in secular education, material things, or human institutions to adjust their thinking."
A very human institution - the WTBTS - is telling JWs to be ready to obey instructions from them that may seem unsound; and yet it turns around and tells them now is not the time to put their trust in human institutions. O the irony!