Memorial attendance (page 4)

Gorb

Attending the memorial by Zoom is not a problem. You can use your own wine and bread/ matzes. That's allowed now.

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blondie

Gorb, allowed by the GB, I can see Jesus doing it remote :)

greenhornet

I don't believe it. People on zoom that don't have the wine and bread just look at it?

Ding

About a month ago, I encountered several JWs at a literature cart in a major airport.

They invited me to the Memorial.

I just rushed off to my plane.

Later, I kicked myself for not doing some reverse witnessing.

I could have said: "I actually attended a Watchtower Memorial once but I found it really confusing. Who invites someone to a meal and then tells them they aren't worthy to partake? When Jesus instituted the meal in the first century, did he invite any non-participants to come and watch? No. So why does the Watchtower do so?"

dropoffyourkeylee

The thing to understand about the Big M, it's total bullshit. Once you understand that, it makes perfect sense.

Duran

Who invites someone to a meal and then tells them they aren't worthy to partake? When Jesus instituted the meal in the first century, did he invite any non-participants to come and watch? No. So why does the Watchtower do so?"

Yep! WT teaching that partaking is for so-called 'anointed ones' only, is a very foolish teaching.

The day of the memorial, the Bible reading on their website was Luke 22:7-26.

Here it says:

[ 11 And say to the landlord of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you: “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” 12 And that man will show you a large, furnished upper room. Get it ready there.” 13 So they left and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared for the Passover.]

So, the disciples got the Passover meal ready and later ate it with Jesus. During/after the meal, Jesus took a cup of wine and some bread that was part of that meal, and he did the whole eat/drink (body/blood) part with them.

WT claims that because Jesus did that with only his 12 chosen disciples (11 if Judas left by then as they claim) that that means that partaking is only for chosen ones (anointed).

If that is true, then how about this:

[16 However, the 11 disciples went to Galʹi·lee to the mountain where Jesus had arranged for them to meet. 17 When they saw him, they did obeisance, but some doubted. 18 Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. ]

If WT claims that the partaking of the bread and wine only being done with the 11 equals only 'anointed ones' partaking thereafter, then that would mean that because Jesus only told those same 11 to go make disciples, that only 'anointed ones' would have to preach/teach.

But they (WT) don't claim that the preaching/teaching (their BS) is only for the 'anointed ones'. They claim it has to be done by everyone after they themselves have been taught (lied to). So, then why not everyone partake if the 11 disciples partook and were told to go and make more disciples and all new disciples are expected to go and make new disciples.

The partaking had/has nothing to do with showing/proclaiming that one has been chosen. The eating/drinking of the bread/wine had/has to do with 'proclaiming the death of Jesus'.

[ 26 For whenever you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he comes.]

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