Hello everyone,
as the title states there is
a ...problem. Allow me to explain.
I'll start with a letter from the President of the WTBS Inc in 1974
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yb74 254-6 Is Your Faith Dead or Alive? ***
James said, “Faith, if it
does not have works, is dead in itself.” (Jas. 2:17) Having now
read the Yearbook, can you say that Jehovah’s Christian witnesses
world wide have faith that led them into action? Their faith is
certainly not a lifeless thing. All true Christians must show that
their faith is a live faith, because “faith without works is dead.”
(Jas. 2:26) One’s faith must show up through work in some way. How?
Look at the results with 193,990 persons being baptized last year.
Jehovah’s witnesses were doing what Christ Jesus directed his
disciples to do, make more disciples! So their faith shown by works
has been productive.
It is very interesting to
note that in the last seven years 949,842 persons were baptized; and
in the last 26 years, 2,084,398. These figures say something to us.
At the close of the year 1966 there were 1,118,665 publishers who
were sharing in the Kingdom service, and since then there have been
another 949,842 persons baptized. So today, if we make allowance for
those who have died, which normally runs to about one percent per
year, still we should have nearly two million persons who could be
preaching the good news.
The Yearbook report shows
there was a peak in publishers of 1,758,429 out in the field in 1973.
So that is approximately 250,000 short of two million.
Think of James’ words
again: “Of what benefit is it, my brothers, if a certain one says
he has faith but he does not have works?” (Jas. 2:14) Remember,
he is talking to those who have dedicated their lives to God and are
baptized. He is addressing his words to “my brothers.” Are we
to assume that about 250,000 of our brothers and sisters are trying
to show faith without any works? It is something to ponder over.
The
Society’s records show that 2,084,398 persons were baptized in the
last 26 years. Add to that the publishers who were in the
field service the previous year, 1947, namely, 207,552, and
that gives you a total of 2,291,950 persons.
Allowing
for the death of about 225,000 persons, at the usual rate of one
percent each year, are we to say that since 1947 there have
been over three hundred thousand brothers and sisters who have
gone out in the field service at some time or other since their
dedication and baptism and are now trying to show Jehovah and
others their faith without works? James says: “Faith divorced from
deeds is lifeless as a corpse.”—Jas. 2:26, NE.
44 years
later :
“Missing Publishers “
update 2018
James said, “Faith, if it
does not have works, is dead in itself.” (Jas. 2:17) Having now
read the Yearbook, can you say that Jehovah’s Christian witnesses
world wide have faith that led them into action? Their faith is
certainly not a lifeless thing. All true Christians must show that
their faith is a live faith, because “faith without works is dead.”
(Jas. 2:26) One’s faith must show up through work in some way. How?
Look at the results with 281.744 persons
being baptized last year. Jehovah’s witnesses were doing what
Christ Jesus directed his disciples to do, make more disciples! So
their faith shown by works has been productive.
It is very interesting to
note that in the last 7
years 1.893.853 persons were
baptized; and in the last 41 years,
11.221.436
These figures say something
to us. At the close of the year 1969 there
were 1.336.112 publishers who were sharing
in the Kingdom service, and since then there have been another
12.060.921
persons baptized. So today, if we make allowance for those who have
died, which normally runs to about one percent per year, still we
should have over twelve millions persons
who could be preaching the good news.
The Yearbook report shows
there was an average of 8.360.594
publishers out in the field in 2018 .
So that is approximately 140.000
short of 8.500.000
Think of James’ words
again: “Of what benefit is it, my brothers, if a certain one says
he has faith but he does not have works?” (Jas. 2:14)
Remember,
he is talking to those who have dedicated
their lives to God and are baptized.
He is addressing his words to
“my brothers.” Are we to assume that about 3.696.736
of our brothers and sisters are trying to show
faith without any works? It is something to ponder over.
The
Society’s records show that 12.060.921
persons were baptized in the last 48
years. Add to that the publishers who were in the field service the
previous year, 1969, namely, 1.336.112,
and that gives you a total of 13.397.033
persons.
Allowing
for the death of about 1.339.703 persons,
at the usual rate of one percent each year, are we to say that
since 1969
there have been over
3.696.736
brothers
and sisters who have gone out in the field service at some
time or other since their dedication and baptism and are now
trying to show Jehovah and others their faith without works?
James says: “Faith divorced
from deeds is lifeless as a corpse.”—Jas. 2:26, NE.
Sources:
WTBS Inc
Yearbooks from 1969 to 2017 and 2018 Annual
Report
End
note: 3.696.736
(a) baptized b& s
are now ….missing
publishers or like the Society
wrote ”are
now trying to show Jehovah
and
others
their faith without works?
“
Since the Average
Publishers 2018 were 8.360.594
the total (a)
correspond to a loss of
44,22% baptized
publishers
from the year 1969 to 2018 i.e. 49
years.-
In other terms the
above total (a)
is equivalent to 75.444
publishers missing/year
6287
publishers missing/day
210
publishers missing/day
9 publishers missing/hour
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Greetings
to all,
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