Imperfect Spiritual Food

by berrygerry 13 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  berrygerry

  The Feb 2017 WT is being reviewed here because of the "neither inspired nor infallible" potential of the GB.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6237447308443648/major-doctrinal-changes-must-on-way
  

  This indeed has been stated in the past.

  An equally interesting phrase in that paragraph is: "Of course, Jesus did not tell us that his faithful slave would produce perfect spiritual food."

  Again, WT is using the "Jesus never said" line.

  What would make more sense is: "Jesus never said that the food would be imperfect or harmless."

  And, Feb 15, 1981 WT states: "Jehovah is not pleased if we receive that food as though it might contain something harmful."
  

  Jehovah must be quite messed up, if dispensed food could be harmful, but Dubs are expected to consume it anyways.

  (Also Luke 6:43  For no fine tree produces rotten fruit)

  (That 1981 WT also says "True, the brothers preparing these publications are not infallible. Their writings are not inspired")
  
  
  
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  Room 215

  Hmmm.... it seems like they've gone on record with some sort of preemptive disclaimer.
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  Ding

  To us, that statement is a huge admission.

  Most JWs won't bat an eye when they read it.

  They'll just thank Jehovah that the brothers on the GB are so humble.
  
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  berrygerry

  Feb 15, 2009 WT par 4

  Q: Why can we have confidence in the spiritual food served by the faithful and discreet slave?
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  notsurewheretogo

  Harmful?

  Organ Transplants - NOT ALLOWED - Awake! November 15, 1967 p. 702

  Those who submit to such operations are thus living off the flesh of another human. That is cannibalistic.
  

  Organ Transplants - ALLOWED - The Watchtower, March 15, 1980 p.31

  Some Christians might feel that taking into their bodies any tissue or body part from another human is cannibalistic.
  

  For 13 years IF you wanted to be faithful to Jehoover and needed an organ transplant to live...you had to die.

  HARMFUL ain't the word.
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  StarTrekAngel

  If no one is going to say it... I will.

  CRIMINAL!

  Love the quotes by the way

  An equally interesting phrase in that paragraph is: "Of course, Jesus did not tell us that his faithful slave would produce perfect spiritual food."
  Again, WT is using the "Jesus never said" line.
  What would make more sense is: "Jesus never said that the food would be imperfect or harmless."
  And, Feb 15, 1981 WT states: "Jehovah is not pleased if we receive that food as though it might contain something harmful."

  Wasn't there another magazine where they basically stated that it would not be wise to drink a glass of water if we knew it was just "a little" poisoned?
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  StarTrekAngel

  I think I figured it out... do not read that article. It is designed to eliminate apostasy by means of causing strokes due to the irony of the whole f.... thing.
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  xjwsrock

  Fallible men intermittently backed by the infallible Creator.

  In other words bull shit.
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  Fairlane

  " jesus did not tell us" ...in other words jesus did not think it was worthy of mentioning . How blatantly crass is that form of reasoning, what jesus didn't say is an open book for any idiot to uphold their own presumptios, then again what can we expect from this organisation of hypocritical charlatans !!
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  Hairtrigger

  Spiritual food is provided by Jesus through his appointed "faithful"slave.

  Food not perfect being produced by "faithful" slave.

  Under direct supervision by jesus.

  All slaves "anointed", by Jesus.

  All anointed ones in the 1st century produced perfect food. According to Bible adherents.

  What is the problem now?

  Must be all the pollution in the air that's causing the climate change. And the hormones and antibiotics. And the droughts and earthquakes ...and the apostates. AND

  The devil is bedeviling their printing press and playing hob with the details. And intercepting the satellite messaging from jesus to the boneheads in upstate new york.

  You see Satan rules the earth and is so powerful he can enter the brains of the brothers...the apostates are prime examples...and it's only the Hobo's protection that has kept brothers safe. If he can do that to jesus' messages imagine what he could do to us if Hobo god didn't kep us under his protection!!!

  The Hoboites have more air in their heads than the earth's atmosphere.

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