Posted by felix a [angler] on November 05, 1999 at 06:53:55 {6xiCHW3gJ2P6iqioOwugXXuUsiPcoA}:
In Reply to: *What I've learned on H2O. posted by FaithFulJW on November 05, 1999 at 06:06:47:
FJW,
You Said: "I am so glad you have put the religion of the "Watchtower" behind. If anyones has such a religion please leave it behind. "
felix a: I agree whole heartedly with this statement of yours, and would offer the same encouragement to anyone who is involved in religion to leave it.
You Said: "We, that is the anointed remnant, have never wanted nor ask that anyone worship the "Watchtower" nor the organization."
I can safely say that as long as you associate yourself with the WT and or any other organization like it you are giving it a level of your allegiance. It cannot be any other way FJW. As long as you consider yourself to be annointed, especially in the context of how this is viewed by JW's then in my opinion you have a special set of difficulties to overcome both in thinking ability and emotionally. Since you have no means to support or prove what you are contending I will remain forever unconvinced of any such purported relationship. Since you are grounding it in a book that has its own internal difficulties, you would first have to convince or persuade me and anyone else that this has merit first. The burden of proof though rests on you, since it is your contention.
You Said: "As you know felix, I and many others, understand this very well, we don't want your worship to be placed any other place then in Jehovah and His Son Jesus. "
While an active Witness, I would have said the same thing. I did not ever consider myself to be a worshipper of the WBTS, rather I had always considered myself to be a worshipper of Jehovah and not of his son.
That has been told to you for the entire time that the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society Inc. has been in existance. I for one have never worshiped anything or anyone else. Now, I understand all the imperfections that are found in the organization as a whole. It matters not one frog hair split 3 ways. Jehovah's purposes for it has been fulfilled. All that is left now is for the word to be passed to us the exact time of flight. (not to be in the winter please Jehovah.)
FJW the difficulties and 'imperfections' as you put it that are found in this particular organization are important to those who would use it to guide their worship. Just as the difficulties and imperfections found in the bible are important to those who would use it to guide theeir worship.
regards,
felix a