while many have had their hopes dashed concerning the change on this "generation " teaching, there is yet another teaching yet to fall very soon.it must and will fall because it connected to the generation doctrine that has already been changed.. the teaching that could shortly cause the governing body a serious problem and could bring about a major change for the vast majority of the rank and file is "the great tribulation".while this teaching has been put off to the " indefinite future"the gb.continues to have a serious problem with it.if the great tribulation fails to occur reasonably soon,the doctrine concerning the earthly hope for the vast majority of jw's.will have proven to have been false.the' great crowd' are those who will have come out of the great tribulation.according to the society those persons began to be identified as present as early as 1932.so the youngest members are now in their 70's or 80's.. again, the time-line is running out!
and has the potential of adversely affecting hundreds of thousands of other witnesses in the not to distant future,as time passes without the fulfilment of their hopes for a new heavens and a new earth.. also, some time ago,there was a watchtower study article, i don't remember which one it was .it spiritualized, armageddon!
psalm 91,especially verse 7.it said that a thousand will fall at your very side and ten thousand at your right hand,applies to those leaving the org.
"According to the Society those persons began to be identified as present as early as 1932.So the youngest members are now in their 70's or 80's."
Yes, the Society taught that between the two world wars, that was the period that the days of the great tribulation were "cut short" such that the great crowd began appearing or "came out." In 1969 the teaching of the great tribulation was put off to an indefinitely future time. But they forgot to put the great crowd into the indefinitely future time also. You CANNOT keep the one (great crowd) if you throw out that which causes their coming into being. Yes, the teaching will fall shortly.
then, indeed, the lawless one will be revealed, whom the lord jesus will do away with by the spirit of his mouth and bring to nothing by the manifestation of his presence.".
The simple answer is, No. As you have mentioned in your post, the law has been done away with. However, that does mean we are to be lawless (as also mentioned by Paul). If, then, we are NOT TO FOLLOW THE LAW, then what/who are we supposed to follow. Our Lord answers that question quite succintly too. He says: Follow ME. Simple enough? What does following Him entail? It means DOING the things he did or would do. It means teaching the things He taught, not what an organization teaches.
Please re-read Matthew 24:29 to the end of the chapter. There you will see that the Slave is not appointed until AFTER THE TRIBULATION, until AFTER HE ARRIVES. Has the tribulation occurred yet? Has the Christ arrived? I don't think so! In the past the Society did teach that the tribulation began in 1914, was interrupted in 1918, restarted again in 1939/40, was interrupted in 1945, and was awaiting a restarting again. Thus, they could teach that the Christ had arrived and APPOINTED THEM. But they changed their teaching of when the great tribulation started and threw out the interruption theory altogether. However, they kept the APPOINTMENT so they could keep the power. At one time, we all fell for it. NOT ANY MORE!!! This is also how they got the "great crowd of other sheep" to appear on the scene when the Revelation clearly says they make their first showing AFTER THE TRIBULATION because they are the ones that come out of it. So much for biblical scholarship.
i wandered into a "christian" book store the other day, i was out of town on business, not sure that i would do it in my own town, where i might get spotted and ratted on to the elders.. i bought a copy of one of william barclay's book, a study of john's gospel.. as i read it, i keep thinking how good it is compared with the watchtower!
the society bangs on about the abundance of spiritual food but i find the watchtower and most other society literature shallow and unchallenging.
i can speed read a watchtower in about 5 minutes and still keep abreast with "new light".. this guy, barclay, however really knew his stuff and was not afraid to go into detail.
Frankly, the Society has quoted many many authors in its publications. Barclay being one of the best. For years I figured if the Society can quote them to prove their point, then I can read them. That's where the beginning of the end for me occurred. Any time any elder or publisher looked at my bookshelves at home and questioned me on them being "Christendom's authors," I just told them plainly that the Society quoted from them and that if they can quote I can read them. That shut them up real quick.
An excellent read is a book entitled "When God Becomes a Drug." I forget the name of the author; however, this book, although not about JW's, reads as though it were. Whatever your experience this book handles it with great insight and understanding. You will learn a lot. And I do mean--a lot!
the watchtower bible and tract society (wts) teaches jehovah's witnesses (jws) that "anointed servants" of god are endowed with an appointment of authority over christians.
the basis of this teaching is the biblical text of matthew 24:45-47, which reads, .
And the reason the Society now teaches this teaching (it would be an embarrassment to change it now) is because the Society once taught that the great tribulation already occurred and that Christ returned back in 1914--WRONG! In 1969 at the Peace on Earth Convention, the Society changed the teaching that the great tribulation was now a future event not a past one. They forgot to change the "other" doctrines that relied on it. Too bad, too bad, you great city!
the watchtower bible and tract society (wts) teaches jehovah's witnesses (jws) that "anointed servants" of god are endowed with an appointment of authority over christians.
the basis of this teaching is the biblical text of matthew 24:45-47, which reads, .
The first thing you have to realize is that the appointment of a FDS is done AFTER the great tribulation and AFTER Christ's return--not BEFORE. The Society forgot that little minor point.
Greetings Borgfree: Yes, all scripture at the time of the apostles was contained in the OT; however, not everything in the OT canon is scripture. That which is not included in what our Lord stated should not necessarily be considered "scripture." Perhaps that which was not stated by our Lord as scripture may very well be good and interesting reading (like our own history books) and have a measure of value; however, it is not inspired. Also, if you look at the history of the various books of the NT and see the "circa" or about the time of the writings in the NT, you will not that the early Christians were indeed Christians without the aid of the NT. From the time of Pentecost when the holy spirit was poured out until the writing of the first book or letter in the NT, Christians functioned quite well without the new testament canon even being in place, yes? Just something to think about.
Incidentally, Moses did not write the Pentateuch. Moses, in the Pentateuch, is being written about by someone else. To the extent that Moses is quoted, to that extent is it the writings of Moses. Re-read the last four books of the Pentateuch and you will see clearly the distinction of who is writing and who is being written about.
