So I was the reader for the "Draw Close to Jehovah" book and I almost choked reading these words from stage since I didn't read over it ahead of time.
"The religious leaders buried God’s Law under a mass of
man-made rules and regulations. The Sabbath law, for instance,
simply forbade work on the Sabbath, setting that
day aside for worship, spiritual refreshment, and rest. But
the Pharisees made a burden of that law. They took it
upon themselves to decide just what “work” meant. They
labeled as work 39 different activities, such as reaping or
hunting. These categories gave rise to endless questions.
If a man killed a flea on the Sabbath, was he hunting? If
he plucked a handful of grain to eat as he walked along,
was he reaping? If he healed someone who was ill, was he working? Such questions were addressed with rigid, detailed
rules."
Oh, so you mean like what qualifies as accepting a blood transfusion and what is/isn't acceptable? How many hours a pioneer should make? What counts as a study, how time should be reported, what is allowed in the bedroom, what fornication entails (oral), what is pagan, what isn't pagan, when and when you can't talk to a DF person, the list can go on and on. Holy crap you could write a JW book with all their rules and regulations! Did they really put something like that in their publications?
My favorite is, "They took it upon themselves to decide just what “work” meant" As JW try to decide what generation meant and even going as far as redefining words.
From the same books:
"If we are humble and modest,
we are willing to admit that we do not have all the answers,
that our opinions are not always right, and that we
need to know Jehovah’s mind on matters."
I couldn't help but laugh at this one. When has the GB ever acted like they didn't have the answers. Heck look at their generation meaning issue all because they can't admit they don't have the answer!!!!! HOW WAS I SO BLIND!!!!
