God's Only Channel? The Bible Says No!

metatron

Suppose, for a moment, we ignore all the misdeeds of the Watchtower
Society (quite an achievement in itself!) and simply examine its
claim: that God has only one earthly channel (them, of course).

Such a claim is blatantly unscriptural - why?

Well, who does the Bible call "God's minister" on earth today?

Answer: the GOVERNMENTS! (Romans 13:4)

In Romans 13, Paul plainly shows that God WORKS WITH GOVERNMENTS
for the moral betterment of human society. (vs.4), not just building
roads or running the local fire dept.

Consider please, the GREATEST (and successful) MORAL REVOLUTION
in my lifetime - Civil Rights! The groundwork was laid a hundred
years ago by the Civil War which ended slavery. Not only American
minorities benefited by the enormous sacrifices in pushing equality
forward - the end of apartheid was directly effected by this
government led movement.

How about rights for women? the disabled? children? How about
Social Security?

And finally.....

How about the governments' SUPERIOR MORAL STANDARDS as manifest
by Witnesses going to 'Caesar' for protection against child molesters
within the organization?

If I am asked, "do you believe the 'faithful slave' is the only
channel God is using today", I reply (truthfully)"I believe in
everything the Bible says on the matter".

metatron

yucca

you are so right. thats why they have to say satan is god of this world. they twist scriptures to apply them to themselves to get their own way. like spoiled brats.

derrickb007

makes sense to me. Rom. 13:1 says "for there is no authority except by God; the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God".

It doesn't say the Society stands placed by god as they claim.

fjtoth

Great point!

Dia

I love it when a dose of insight passes over someone on this board and you share it with us. We all benefit.

jack2

Perhaps indeed God uses various wasys to educate and benefit people, rather than channeling all things through one select group.

Preston

The governments of the world in a collective sense? I mean, if God was speaking through Saudi Arabia, or Iran, or China...then it would dicatate that God holds conflicting ideologies. Is God's view of health care the same in Sweden, as it is in the United States....

metatron

It's the trend of history. I agree that individual governments can go 'demonic'
in character - however, it is shocking to see "Christian" people fail to acknowledge
self- sacrifice by human society in the cause of justice and ethics.
Civil rights involved heroism and truly 'turning the other cheek'.

metatron

Carmel

Great post. For the reasons you postulate and others, America, in spite of all its shortcomings, is leading and will lead the world spiritually. Probably will have to suffer a great deal in the process, but rest assured, it is where the free can assemble and the masses can proclaim.

carmel

God's Only Channel? The Bible Says No!

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