Hello! Could you give a link to the articles of the Watchtower Society, where they claim that information from the Faithful and prudent slave comes from God and Jesus Christ. And also, that magazines publish not people's thoughts, but God?
On the reliability of the Watchtower
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Sergey Antonov
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fulano
Hello!
What have you found out yourself
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alanv
"It is vital that we appreciate this fact and respond to the directions of the "slave" as we would to the voice of God, because it is His provision." Watchtower 1957 Jun 15 p.370
"The Watchtower is not the instrument of any man or set of men, nor is it published according to the whims of men. No man's opinion is expressed in The Watchtower. God feeds his own people, and surely God uses those who love and serve him according to his own will. Those who oppose The Watchtower are not capable of discerning the truth that God is giving to the children of his organization, and this is the very strongest proof that such opposers are not of God's organization." Watchtower 1931 Nov 1 p.327
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The Fall Guy
Some connected statements:
w56 6/1 p. 346 par. 11 - Therefore the slave’s will is Jehovah’s will. Rebellion against the slave is rebellion against God.
w57 6/15 p. 370 par. 7 - It is vital that we appreciate this fact and respond to the directions of the “slave” as we would to the voice of God, because it is His provision.
w83 1/15 p. 27 par. 20 - Would we know the way of the truth if it had not been for guidance from the organization? Really, can we get along without the direction of God’s organization?” No, we cannot!
w01 8/1 p. 14 par. 8 - a mature Christian must not...harbor private ideas when it comes to Bible understanding. Rather, he has complete confidence in the truth as it is revealed by......“the faithful and discreet slave.”
w10 7/15 p. 23 par. 10 - holy spirit helps responsible representatives of “the faithful and discreet slave” at world headquarters to discern deep truths that were not previously understood.
w10 9/15 p. 8 par. 7 - Without the assistance of “the faithful and discreet slave,” we would neither understand the full import of what we read in God’s Word nor know how to apply it.
w06 9/1 p. 28 par. 5 - Hence, we are required to pray in Jesus’ name, recognizing Jesus as the sole channel through which God’s blessings are extended to all mankind.
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Giordano
"And also, that magazines publish not people's thoughts, but God?"
From where I sit the Watchtower is not reliable.... nothing they have claimed is true......... Nothing. It is made up ignorant nonsense at best.
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LevelThePlayingField
*** w94 10/1 p. 8 The Bible—A Book Meant to Be Understood ***
CHANNEL TO UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE
JESUS assured us that after his death and resurrection, he would raise up a “faithful and discreet slave” that would serve as his channel of communication.(Matthew 24:45-47)” [...] “All who want to understand the Bible should appreciate that the “greatly diversified wisdom of God” can become known only through Jehovah’s channel of communication, the faithful and discreet slave.—John 6:68.
Also, they governing body say that they are actually substituting for Christ. They changed their Bible and added the word "substituting" when it's not even in the Greek and NO other Bible uses such a word.
At 2 Corinthians 5:20, it says, “Therefore, we are ambassadors substituting for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us. As substitutes for Christ, we beg: “Become reconciled to God.”
“A few anointed members of “the Israel of God” still remain, and as Jesus’ brothers, they continue to act as “ambassadors substituting for Christ.” (2 Cor. 5:20) They have been appointed as a faithful and discreet slave class to care for and provide spiritual food for anointed ones and a growing crowd of Christians, who now include millions having the hope of living on earth forever.” (WT 1-15-10 p. 31 par. 14)
*** w13 7/15 p. 20 par. 2 “Who Really Is the Faithful and Discreet Slave?” ***
That faithful slave is the channel through which Jesus is feeding his true followers in this time of the end. It is vital that we recognize the faithful slave. Our spiritual health and our relationship with God depend on this channel.
*** w09 2/15 p. 27 par. 11 They “Keep Following the Lamb” ***
Since Jehovah God and Jesus Christ completely trust the faithful and discreet slave, should we not do the same?
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The Fall Guy
w10 7/15 p. 23 par. 10 - ...."holy spirit helps responsible representatives of “the faithful and discreet slave” at world headquarters to discern deep truths that were not previously understood."
In other words, the alleged faithful slave is not discerning deep truths - their representatives (helpers) are apparently fulfilling Matthew 24:45, by proxy. :)