Who told them?

aChristian

The men who run the Watchtower Society tell us that Jesus Christ appointed them over all his belongings, spiritually speaking, in the year 1919. They point to Christ's parable of "the faithful and discreet slave" found in Matthew 24:45-47 to support this teaching. My question for Jehovah's Witnesses is how do they know that he did? How did the men who run the Watchtower Society find out that Christ had made this appointment? Did Christ tell them he did so while appearing to them in a dream or vision? Did he send an angel to deliver this news to them? If he did not, how did they find out that Christ had appointed them to be his "Faithful and Discreet Slave" and thereafter act as his sole channel for distributing Bible truth on the earth?

Many Jehovah's Witnesses are likely to answer this question by saying, "His appointment seems obvious. After all, look at how much better Jehovah's Witnesses understand the Bible than other so-called Christian sects. Look at our preaching. Who else preaches like we do? Look at the love we have among ourselves." However, even if all these things are true, do they really prove that Jesus Christ ever made such an appointment? After all, every Christian sect believes their group has the most truth and believes their group is the one most approved by Jesus Christ.

If Jesus himself never actually told the men who run the Watchtower Society that he was then declaring them to be faithful, and that he was then appointing them over all his belongings, was it right for them to tell the world that Christ himself had done those things? Since Jesus Christ himself made no such announcement, the men who ran the Society in 1919 had no way of being certain that Christ had ever really made such an appointment. And, neither do the men who run the Society today.

The parable of the faithful and discreet slave informs us that when Christ returns he himself will judge which of his servants have faithfully taken good care of all he entrusted to them. With this in mind, is it the place of Christ's slaves to proclaim themselves to be faithful? No, it is not. Christ said he will judge his slaves. For a slave to judge himself as faithful and then tell all the world that Christ himself made that judgment is a very presumptuous thing to do. And God assures us in His Word that, "I shall actually cause the pride of the presumptuous ones to cease." (Isaiah 13:11)

uncle_onion

this is word for word how I feel.

UO

Latte

aChristian,

It's so easy to see is'nt it? Enjoyed your post very much!

Thanks!

Latte

ozziepost

G'day aChristian,

Good post, mate. Well said.

Witnesses employ some circular reasoning on this one. They say the evidence is that the belongings were gathered and are evident on the world scene. Therefore, they claim, they have been appointed. Which is like saying: How do we know? We know because lotsa people believe it!!!

Ozzie (who has found circular saws dangerous)

unclebruce

G'day aChristian,

Prefer to be aHeathen myself. (easter eggs and hot-cross buns here I come)

[i]The men who run the Watchtower Society tell us that Jesus Christ appointed them over all his belongings, spiritually speaking, in the year 1919.[i]

Seriously now, In my opinion, the answer to your question boils down to "1919". In 1919 who was blessed by Jesus the returned Christ? Well, who in 1919 was in complete control of Gods Earthly Organization? Who was released from prison, bitter at his treatment and determined to give his percieved enemies all the bluster he could muster? Out of all the holy and upright men on earth, who in that year did Jesus decide was worthy of being entrusted with all his possessions? Non other than that personification of all that is good and righteous, Judge Joseph Rutherford of cource.

unclebruce, not buying 'composite class' arguments