Posted by Rick [Rick] on October 23, 1999 at 23:14:40 {Fflr7qpqSg7mY4XD8K2cFMFBt36Xyc}:
Email received by H2O today for GB member.
Date: 10/23/99
Subject: Can The Society Be Reformed?
(Note: I have been unable to post this letter. Could you 'install' if
for me...")
Can The Watchtower Society Be Reformed?
What if Jesus wasn't who he claimed to be? What if he is not God's Son?
In order for "Christianity" to be reformed wouldn't that fundamendal
teaching have to be
dropped? (John 20:31)
But if that teaching were dropped, then what? Would "Christianity"
continue to exist? It
would seem not, since the teaching that "Jesus Christ is Son of God" is
the foundation
corner stone of the Christian religion. If you remove that "stone,"
what's left? Who would continue to follow the
leadership of Jesus if he is not who he claimed to be?
In the same way...
What if the Watchtower Society is not what it claims to be? What if it
is not "God's
organization?" In order for the Society to be reformed, wouldn't that
fundamendal teaching
have to be dropped?
But if that teaching is dropped, would the "Watchtower religion"
continue to exist? It would
seem not, since the teaching that "the Society is God's organiztion" is
the foundation corner
stone of the Watchtower religion. If you remove that "stone," what's
left? Who would continue to follow
the leadership of the Society if it isn't what it claims to be?
If Jehovah's Witnesses knew for sure that the Society is *not* God's
organization, would they
still go to 5 meetings/week? Would they still go out in service and
conduct Bible studies
using the Society's literature? Would they still attend three (are
there still 3?) assmeblies/year? Would any
of them vacation, temporary or regular (I've missed quite a few
meetings and so don't know
what they call it now) pioneer? Would anyone still choose to work at
the Society's headquarters and branch offices
for pennies/day?
The Point:
To me then, it seems that the Society cannot be reformed... because....
1] It cannot be reformed without announcing that it it is not God's
organization.
2] If that announcement were ever made, who would pay any attention to
its Governing Body?
What about reforming the Society's stand on blood transfusions (as some
are trying to do)?
If the Governing Body gives in on that teaching, will that be a
"reformation?" Or will it
simply be "new light coming from Jehovah God as he continues to refine
his earthly organizaiton deep into the
conclusion of this system of things - which only goes to prove all the
more that the Society
is God's organization?"
I would like to hear how this person who says he is a member of the
Governing Body feels
about this matter of reforming the Watchtower Society. His letters give
the impression that he is considering that some sort of 'refomration'
may be possible. But, considering the above, I don't see how it would
be possible.