"Jehovah has helped “the faithful and discreet slave” to become steadily more discreet"

by EndofMysteries 14 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Gentledawn

  Anointing =

  In ancient times, done with oil to one(s) who were to become king(s).

  Jesus lifetime? Nope. Remember, they wanted to make HIM king.

  Post-Jesus lifetime? Spirit-anointing done at Pentecost. NOT before Pentecost.

  After Pentecost? = bupkis. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

  Peter had visions, god-given perceptions and that's about it.

  Take-away: Jesus wasn't speaking to his "anointed" disciples prior to his death, because they were regular everyday, run-of-the-mill Joes prior to Pentecost. But once Pentecost happened, it was NEVER repeated again. And it was a display for the pilgrims who came to Jerusalem from all corners of the known world for the festival, who spoke different tongues/languages and dialects, in order to show them (the pilgrims) that Christians had God's backing, and no longer the Jews.

  1 Corinthians 13:8
  8 Love [different translations: Charity; free forgiveness from god] never fails!
  
  Everyone who prophesies
  will stop,
  and unknown languages
  will no longer
  be spoken.
  All that we know
  will be forgotten.

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  ALL english translations of that chapter and verse:
  http://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/1%20Corinthians%2013:8

  If the Gov Body claim to have "anointing" like the blessing during Pentecost, then lets hear em speak in ALL languages and dialects. THAT was its purpose at the time, not some weird, ass-backward interpretation for kinghood.
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  Gentledawn

  Christians that we must be impartial in rendering aid to those in need, especially in a spiritual sense.

  Yeah, rank and file (note: NOT the leadership itself). Hop to it.

  Can't believe the leadership/organization as a whole get away with not paying any taxes AND claim to be a "charity". This organization is about as much a "Charity" as my sock and underwear drawer.

  James 2:16

  16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?

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  bennyk

  Today, our literature uses that illustration to remind all Christians that we must be impartial in rendering aid to those in need, especially in a spiritual sense. Does it not make us happy to see that Jehovah makes his teachings clear to us?"

  Evidently, even "apostates" can now expect to receive 'aid if in need'...
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  EndofMysteries

  The two above me forgot to notice the invisible asterik in the form of the word, 'especially'. That means skip physical needs and just spiritial, which means society and everybody else does literature only, all donations and money for literature stuff only, etc. The bible doesn't say that, but since the GB is above the bible and God, etc, that is what is to be done.
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  bennyk

  Oh, I didn't fail to notice it. But I'm going to insist on the printed admonition to impartiality.