Posted by Answer [TheAnswer] on November 24, 1999 at 06:03:54 {BlpRHB6gpcdrpa5PWFPAxhfEm6xSUk}:
In Reply to: Cong.'s may leave Org. posted by Elder-NOT-Judge on November 23, 1999 at 19:52:03:
This is a joke, right?
The post cannot for an instant be taken seriously. You first state you have NO disagreements with the WT's current teachings. If that's the case, why the push to leave and be independent? How did the whole congregation agree on this course of action? Was a motion made during the service meeting to the effect of "The Body of Elders has decided that the ____ Congregation should
pull away from the WT Org. and exist as an independent entity. Can I get
someone to make a motion? OK, Brother Jones, thank you, can I get someone
to second the motion, OK, thank you Brother Smith"? Or did the Elder body
only make this decision? You brought it up to the CO? Well, unless you have the
CO that supposedly posts here on H20, the whole lot of you would be removed
quicker than the words would be out of your mouth.
The real reason for you post is to throw in these accusations at the GB:
"the Governing Body internally believes Christ has given them his Faithful and Discreet slave all authority over
heaven and on earth. They will represent the visible government ruled from heaven in the
millennium. They expect to literally administer law in a pyramidally organized Theocratic
government when the government authorities controlled by "Caesar" are destroyed at Armageddon. They even believe, as subtly outlined in
their book on Watchtower ruled Theocratic government The Prince of Peace, that many Armageddon survivors could succumb to the sins of the flesh and other
wrongdoing. They even believe Christ will allow them to administer capital punishment if necessary based on the principles of "an eye for an eye" found in the
Hebrew Scriptures."
Your first statement about having no disagreements with the WTS is clearly in
opposition to the rest of your post. In fact, the rest of your post is ALL about
your disagreements with the WTS and how oppressive you believe them to be. I've
never heard anything about the GB believing they'll be handing out capital
punishment, this sentence, "They will represent the visible government ruled from heaven in the
millennium." tells me you are not even one of Jehovah's Witnesses, One
of the most fundamental beliefs of JW's is that the anointed will be co-rulers
in heaven with Christ, not part of ANY "visible" government here on
earth.
I repeat, this post of yours was a joke, right?