Would One Interpretation Change It All?

by metatron 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  metatron

  Some Watchtower interpretations are speculative,
  a very few are arguable,
  and many are just stupid and specious.

  Perhaps the MOST stupid and specious interpretation
  concerns the very scripture that supposedly gives these
  spiritual parasites their authority:

  Matt.24:45, concerning the identity of the 'faithful
  and discreet slave'.

  This sad, twisted text was a simple encouragement
  directed at INDIVIDUALS to warn them against
  becoming unfaithful and oppressing their fellows.
  Instead, this text is interpreted in the worst 'code-word'
  sort of fashion to refer to a nebulous group of
  partaking gerontocrats living in Brooklyn/Paterson.
  Luke 12:45 makes clear NO CLASS is involved, just
  individual people who could turn bad.

  Which brings us to the present mystery,
  is there any chance that someone in authority
  will expose this and change the current misrule?
  Could a single Watchtower article pave the
  way for committees to justify their assumption
  of 'taking the lead'?
  It would be easy to argue that non-belief in the
  Trinity and immortality of the soul, along with
  'taking the lead' in preaching, makes a person
  faithful and discreet - ipso facto, they are a
  faithful and discreet slave - Duh!

  Perhaps this is not a matter of logic, at all,
  but simply a matter of necessary...... brinksmanship.

  metatron
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  Englishman

  Cheers, Metatron.

  This is one subject that I will never let go of, delighted to have you gnawing at the same bone.

  Englishman.

  ..... fanaticism masquerading beneath a cloak of reasoned logic.
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  JWD

  You no doubt realize that ALL new religions have a very similar
  teaching. They need some biblical basis for being the sole bearers
  of THE TRUTH. Once they`ve convinced believers that they are THAT
  SPECIAL ONE, it really doesn`t matter what they do or teach.

  I`ve flirted with the idea of coming up with a similar teaching
  myself. I`d use the section in John 10 where it talks about the
  `gate keeper`, the one who opens the gate to the fold so that Christ`s
  sheep can come and go. I would say, `No I`m no the Christ, I`m just
  his humble servant... the gate keeper.` Thus if anyone wants to reach
  Christ they need me to open the gate for them.` I could go on to say
  that there has been one gate keeper in every generation and I am the
  present one. Sure, at first only a few would believe me, so I`d tell
  them that was because they were specially chosen. Then as the number
  of believers grew I would point ot the growth and say that was proof
  that this was the truth. See how it works...

  Okay, who wants to be my first followers?

  Remember what Jesus said in Luke 21, `Many will come saying the
  time is at hand and I AM HE. Don`t follow after them!!` JWD
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  waiting

  Hey y'all,

  Paraphrasing because I'm at work,(but obviously not working):

  If you want to be famous, write a book. If you want to make money, start a religion. L. Ron Hubbard
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  metatron

  I understand your point. All I'm trying to do is point out
  a little logic that could move them in the direction of reform.
  It must be difficult when there's no one like a Boris Yeltsin
  around who could seize the moment and remove the cloak of
  legitimacy from the rulers of this mess.

  metatron
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  JWD

  If the WT gives up on the FDS teaching...they will cease to exist.
  The only thing that keeps people in is the twisted idea that they
  have the only direct line to Jehovah. To keep people buying into
  that they have to continue to give them a shot of `fear` (notice
  the theme of this years assembly?)

  If they stepped down from the pedestal of being God`s oracle, who
  would stick around waiting for new light?

  JWD