well consider for a moment the layoffs at bethel?
the gb simply reassigned them out in the field for after many years of service it seems with out batting an eye with no real severance pay.
now to me that spells detachment and lack of any real concern for those who served loyally for years.. spain is trying to get some type benefits for the people/citizens in their country who served the wt corporation for years and are no longer of any use to the corporation.
Once upon a time, bethel service was only for a few years...then somehow it became some lifer career thing. -LGH
Not the way it happened. Actually, once upon a time, bethelites, lucky enough to qualify for the service, were encouraged by bethel to make bethel their career. It was not until the recent past that that has apparently changed.
that admission in the feb.17 ,study edition of the watchtower , " who is leading gods people today ?
" "the governing body is neither inspired, nor infallible, therefore it (they/we) can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction .".
have the many jehovahs witnesses past and present who have lost their lives by refusing blood transfusions due to the prohibition on blood tranfusions by jehovahs witnesses really got the sense of this statement ?.
"Direction from God or his prophets cannot be equated to direction from the GB,... Splash"
Which brings us back to the wt study article being discusses on this thread entitled, "Who is leading God's people today?"
that admission in the feb.17 ,study edition of the watchtower , " who is leading gods people today ?
" "the governing body is neither inspired, nor infallible, therefore it (they/we) can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction .".
have the many jehovahs witnesses past and present who have lost their lives by refusing blood transfusions due to the prohibition on blood tranfusions by jehovahs witnesses really got the sense of this statement ?.
fisherman said: There is a scriptural basis for that: -Heaven
I have given Biblical examples (in my related post) showing how it is reasonable to follow direction coming from God even if said direction does not seem sound in terms of strategy.
well consider for a moment the layoffs at bethel?
the gb simply reassigned them out in the field for after many years of service it seems with out batting an eye with no real severance pay.
now to me that spells detachment and lack of any real concern for those who served loyally for years.. spain is trying to get some type benefits for the people/citizens in their country who served the wt corporation for years and are no longer of any use to the corporation.
Well consider for a moment the layoffs at bethel?
Bethel ain't a job. JW go to Bethel because they believe it is a service to God. The days of making Bethel a career are over.
that admission in the feb.17 ,study edition of the watchtower , " who is leading gods people today ?
" "the governing body is neither inspired, nor infallible, therefore it (they/we) can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction .".
have the many jehovahs witnesses past and present who have lost their lives by refusing blood transfusions due to the prohibition on blood tranfusions by jehovahs witnesses really got the sense of this statement ?.
All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.
There is a scriptural basis for that: 1. When Moses lead Israel to a position where they were surrounded. 2. Jesus instructions to flee Jerusalem when surrounded by Roman armies. 3. God's instruction to king David to go behind at the battle of the baca bushes. 4.The direction Gideon received from God at the battle with Midian- just to mention a few off the top of my head. But the JW must incorporate the possibility of error when making the decision whether or not to obey WT direction, especially with 1975 and previous wt errors behind them. I think Jw will folllow anyway since JW believe what they do. The JW movement has not played out yet but something has to give within a year or so.
that admission in the feb.17 ,study edition of the watchtower , " who is leading gods people today ?
" "the governing body is neither inspired, nor infallible, therefore it (they/we) can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction .".
have the many jehovahs witnesses past and present who have lost their lives by refusing blood transfusions due to the prohibition on blood tranfusions by jehovahs witnesses really got the sense of this statement ?.
Linked jwfacts article posts wt claims printed circa 1931 (noteworthy at that -even the assertion that wt does not print opinions, but if that was the case, WT doctrines and direction would not be subject to error which in fact they are as aforementioned wt study article admits. However, regardless of wt claims, it is the jw that have concluded for a fact on their own that wt is backed by Holy Spirit. If that is not a fact, it is foolish to follow the teachings of men -Psalms 146:3,4
that admission in the feb.17 ,study edition of the watchtower , " who is leading gods people today ?
" "the governing body is neither inspired, nor infallible, therefore it (they/we) can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction .".
have the many jehovahs witnesses past and present who have lost their lives by refusing blood transfusions due to the prohibition on blood tranfusions by jehovahs witnesses really got the sense of this statement ?.
The WT study article is for JW who have already concluded that WT is. The argument presented in the article is to help the convinced JW reconcile error and Holy Spirit co-existence in wt movement. Once having concluded that WT is leading God's people today, the only logical course for JW is to follow wt subject to error in doctrine and direction. Assuming it is a fact that WT is leading God's people today (that is to say, Holy Spirit,) that is the only thing that matters.Error does not invalidate that fact.Who is leading God's people today?
the statement in the article "who is leading gods people today?
" in the feb 17th study edition of the wt is very interesting.. it states: ""the g.b.
is neither inspired nor infallible" ..we can err .in doctrinal matters....".
that admission in the feb.17 ,study edition of the watchtower , " who is leading gods people today ?
" "the governing body is neither inspired, nor infallible, therefore it (they/we) can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction .".
have the many jehovahs witnesses past and present who have lost their lives by refusing blood transfusions due to the prohibition on blood tranfusions by jehovahs witnesses really got the sense of this statement ?.
Nobody, including the majority of JW's even thinks about it anymore.-TD
I forgot to say, others don't think about it, but how could you possibly forget the memory of your loved one.
the statement in the article "who is leading gods people today?
" in the feb 17th study edition of the wt is very interesting.. it states: ""the g.b.
is neither inspired nor infallible" ..we can err .in doctrinal matters....".
"..or in organizational direction" How can the wt err in org direction?
