THE WATCHTOWER (STUDY EDITION) JANUARY 2016

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  This issue contains the study articles for February 29 to April 3, 2016.
  

  WHAT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF THOSE PARTAKING AT THE MEMORIAL?
  12, 13. Why should we not worry about the number of those who eat the bread and drink the wine at the Memorial?
  12 In recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of those partaking at the Memorial of Christ’s death. That trend contrasts with the decrease in the number of partakers that we saw for many decades. Should this increase trouble us? No. Let us consider some key factors to keep in mind.
  13 “Jehovah knows those who belong to him.” (2 Tim. 2:19) Those taking the count at the Memorial cannot judge who truly have the heavenly hope. The number of partakers includes those who mistakenly think that they are anointed. Some who at one point started to partake of the emblems later stopped. Others may have mental or emotional problems that lead them to believe that they will rule with Christ in heaven. Therefore, the number of partakers does not accurately indicate the number of anointed ones left on earth.

  
  
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  sparrowdown

  By that logic, if you counted all the JWs with "mental and emotional" problems how many JWs would you have left?
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  The GB are talking about themselves when they say this. How do they know that some who claim they are anointed only do so because they have mental or emotional problems? They themselves are doing the judging by claiming so.

  What really bothers me is when they quote scripture and say that God knows those that belong to him because they are saying that most jws and every other Christian don't.

  One week they say it's not important to know who are anointed and the next week they say that your salvation depends upon supporting the anointed.
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  sparrowdown

  The "annointed" they want you to "$upport" is the GB.
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  88JM

  The number of partakers includes those who all mistakenly think that they are anointed.

  Others may All of them (especially the GB) have mental or emotional problems that lead them to believe that they will rule with Christ in heaven.
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  sparrowdown

  Have they ever considered that some of the "partakers" were just great crowd members who felt peckish because they went to the memorial straight after work and didn't have time to eat???

  Lol.
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  6 So not all are anointed in exactly the same manner. Some may have had a rather sudden realization of their calling, while others experienced a more gradual realization. However, no matter how this anointing takes place, each one has what the apostle Paul described: “After you believed, you were sealed by means of him with the promised holy spirit, which is a token in advance of our inheritance.” (Eph. 1:13, 14) This special operation of holy spirit becomes like a down payment, a guarantee (or, a pledge) of what is to come. An anointed Christian gains an inner conviction because of this token that he or she has received.—Read 2 Corinthians 1:21, 22; 5:5.

  
  Setting the stage for "Helpers to the GB" to become "Guardians of Doctrine" ?
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  DATA-DOG

  What assholes!!! They can't say, "We were wrong when we prophesied that a decrease of partakers is evidence of the "Last Days."

  They could have said "Jehovah knows those who belong to him.", and left it at that. But, NO!!! They have to insult and insinuate and denigrate. That's right, they are ABUSIVE ASSHOLES!!!!!

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  sparrowdown

  Sure sounds like it Wifi.