The WatchTower is God's Word

by Yerusalyim 5 Replies latest jw friends

  • Yerusalyim
    Yerusalyim

    Sitting thru the Watchtower study yesterday with my stepson, I noticed something I'd missed while reading the study article myself a few days ago.
    Without having a WT present I'll quote as best I can and hope someone can find me a direct quote. In the third study article the Society quotes Deuteronomy 6:4-9 which says in part,

    and these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children and shall talk of them when you sin in your house, and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise. (RSV)

    , later in the article the Society says something to the nature of "talk about the watchtower and teach them to your children, etc again quoting from Deut 6 put replacing it with Watchtower instead of the commandments. The obvious parallel being drawn is that the Watchtower is equal in authority to the Commandments of God.

    Just thought I'd comment on it.

    Yeru

    YERUSALYIM
    "Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
    [Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]

  • Kent
    Kent

    Yakki Da

    Kent

    "The only difference between God and Adolf Hitler is that God is more proficient at genocide."

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  • Amazing
    Amazing

    Hi Yeru: That is a good one. I am interested in the actual quote and citation, as it would be a keeper to show people wondering just how far the Soceity will go the sit in the seat of God. - Amazing

  • urkel
    urkel

    Yeru and Amazing,

    I found the quote you spoke of, it's not quite as damning as you might think, but it is interesting. The article refered to is from the May 15, 2001 WatchTower and is the third study article. On page 22 paragraph 5 the WT cites Dueteronomy 6:5-7 verbatim. Then on page 26 paragraph 15 they do this,

    Is it your custom to share field service experiences or points from the latest Watchtower and Awake! magazines "when you walk on the road?" Do you remember to thank Jehovah in prayer for each day of life and for his bountiful provisions "when you lie down and when you get up?" (Deuteronomy 6:6-9 When your children see love for God reflected in everything you do, this will help them to make the truth their own.

    So, yes, since the directo quote from Dueteronomy is speaking of God's Torah, His Commandments, it would seem that the "thinking Christian" would equate the WatchTower and Awake, and the "bountiful provisions" of the Society with God's word. Good call Yeru.

  • Gray Wolf
    Gray Wolf

    This quote tells what both the Society and most JWs think. Really, there is nothing new in this. The Watchtower Society and its flunkies become more and more like the Church of Rome every day. Hence tradition and the teachings of the "Mother Organization" (Holy Mother Chuch) become as valid as the Scriptures. Of course most Witnesses don't know very much about their own teachings. The other day and elder came to my door. He didn't know I was a "black apostate." So I asked him a number of questions. He denied that the Society was responsible for the whole 1975 business (wow!) and when I asked him to explain the date 1914 to me, he said he'd have to do some research. I have to admit, however, that he wasn't quite as dumb as the Mormon elders the LDS send around.

    Gray Wolf

  • Yerusalyim
    Yerusalyim

    Urkel,

    Thanks for digging up the article for me, I found it myself this morning.

    YERUSALYIM
    "Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
    [Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]

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