To JWs: My Unanswered Question

by Skimmer 12 Replies latest jw friends

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  humble

  First, I am not being misled. I know exactly what I'm doing. I ready the Scriptures and meditate on them. It is true that not 100% of those annointed author the literature, but it's silly to say 99.8%. There are many annointed brothers serving in Bethel and around the world in many branches and out in the field as missionaries. Many are authors of articles sent in to the WTS.

  Again I must use the example of 1st century christians. We know that all of these Christians were of the annointed class, so why did they need the Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem? Why where they consulted on the issue of circumsition? Why didn't Jehovah give the information through all members of the congregation, instead of only through those elders in Jerusalem?

  Someone has to take the lead, just as the Apostles and elders of Jerusalem took the lead in those days.

  If you read Matthew 24 carefully you will see that the FDS is not a parable. You cannot come to the conclusion that it is an illustration, just because Chapter 25 starts out "Then the kingdom of the heavens will become like ten virgins...". This is the start of an illustration since Jesus said "...will become like...". It is not a continuation of a previous illustration. The FDS is literal.

  For the explanation of the absence of WTS during 18 centuries, study the parable about the wheat and weeds in Matthew 13.
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  Skimmer

  Let's take a look at what the WTBTS writes about the FDS and the authorship of doctrinal articles.

  1) It has been repeated many times in the WTBTS literature that only the FDS/anointed are capable of providing "spiritual food in due season". Therefore, none of the non-FDS should be writing doctrinal articles. Yet not everyone in the writing department is anointed.

  2) The figure of 99.8 percent of non-participation is accurate (and has been higher in the past) given that it is calculated from the partaker statistics vs. the total membership of the anointed in the writing department and the governing body.

  3) There is no evidence of a single doctrinal article appearing that did not originate with the writing department or the governing body.

  4) Most, perhaps over 75 percent, of the anointed are female. Yet females are not permitted to write doctrinal articles. How can the FDS as a class be said to provide "spiritual food" when more than half of them are required to stay silent?

  5) News reports and general interest articles that are not doctinal in nature and so are excluded from the definition of "spiritual food"; it doesn't matter who writes these.

  6) The WTBTS is now run by a non-anointed president and does not have a legal obligation to follow governing body or other anointed direction. They will print whatever they feel like printing.

  In view of this and other evidence, it is clear that:

  1) It is false that there is now, or ever has been, any significant contribution or direction from the great majority of the anointed class.

  2) The WTBTS FDS doctrine is nothing but a fantasy used by Brooklyn to justify itself and its policies.
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  waiting

  Well, howdy, humble!

  Would never have expected to find you here!

  Whateve the intentions are behind the question, I will try to answer, although I expect some ridicule and some comments such as "I'm blinded", "you're an idiot" and things of that nature.

  Thanks for the answer - and glad to see your post. Obviously, you and I might not agree, but that's not the whole point of posting, now is it?

  Being able to communicate even in disagreement is an art - one I don't accomplish but rarely.

  Welcome back, bro.

  waiting