If Jehovah's Witnesses Were To Have A Spin-Off Religion, What Would It Be?

by minimus 106 Replies latest jw friends

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  RR

  If those are not original, who wrote the forewards? If the Bible Students did that weren't they being dishonest by pretending that Russell did?

  Ken, you can't have it both wise. In regards to Pastor Russell's Newspaper Sermons, you say:

  He could have titled them Sermons from Zion's Watch Tower and Tract Society or People's Pulpit Association or Bible Students or Brooklyn Tabernacle.

  Now that he leaves his name out of the Forewords, he condemn for doing so.

  What I said is that Russell did not attach his name to his writings, namely the Studies in the Scriptures. Did he write the volumes, of course. Did he write the forewords? Of course. But did he attach his names to those Forewords? No, for obvious reasons, that he stated.

  All I stated was that AFTER his death, the Society published his last FOREWORDS in the volumes in 1917. HOwever, they included his name, despite his will and testament demanding that they leave his name out of the literature.

  The Bible STudents of today have alo included his name in the forewords, contrary to his will. When asked, they say they do it "out of respect." My reply is if they "respect" him, then honor his will. I don't publish the volums, so I have no say as to how they are printed.

  RR
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  outbutnotdown

  Well, at least RR is already beginning to realize that the Bible Students are not infallible. That's the first step to freedom, RR.

  Brad
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  Kenneson

  R.R.

  I tried to edit twice but it didn't come through. I wanted to say that the dates that appear on the re-issues or re-prints with C.T. Russell are dated Oct. 1, 1916, which is just prior to Russell's death which comes at the end of Oct. That is what puzzles me. They're not dated 1917.
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  minimus

  RR knows the BS's are not infallible. No one is.
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  outbutnotdown

  minimus,
  It's easy for someone to say that (admit that their religion is not infallible), but those same people, quite often tend to prove otherwise with their actions. I know when I was a JW, I would have that screwed up logic down pat that, of course the people make mistakes, but it is still the one true religion.

  I also know now that it was denial to the greatest of extremes.

  Brad
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  minimus

  Brad, you're right! But don't tell RR that.
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  RR

  Well, at least RR is already beginning to realize that the Bible Students are not infallible. That's the first step to freedom, RR.

  out, I never said we or Pastor Russell were infallible, those are your words, NOT mine. As to freedom? I AM FREE!

  RR
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  RR

  I tried to edit twice but it didn't come through. I wanted to say that the dates that appear on the re-issues or re-prints with C.T. Russell are dated Oct. 1, 1916, which is just prior to Russell's death which comes at the end of Oct. That is what puzzles me. They're not dated 1917. Ken, what I am sayibng is Pastor Russell wrote the forewords in October, BUT they were not published until AFTER his death. They were issues in the very first Scripture Study Vvolumes AFTER his death in 1917. It is most likely that he would not have signed his name to them, since that was not his practice! The Judge put his name on them, and the Bible STudents have continued to do so since then. RR
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  Nosferatu

  Personally, I think it's interesting that there's a Bible Student on this board.
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  Jim_TX

  McWitnesses...

  "Do you want lies with that?"