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DIALOGUE 1B: Love Our Brother And Shun Our Mother?

Two Jehovah’s Witness sisters discuss the Watchtower policy of shunning those who leave this religion and contrast the difference between the lack of love shown among the devoted followers of the Watchtower with the brotherly love shown among Christian followers of Jehovah who serve Him outside the organization.

JULIE:     Sarah, how could Brother Anderson be so cruel to Sister Jones?  It’s as if she couldn’t do anything right.  I understand he had to correct her for wearing slacks out in service, but then to embarrass her in front of the whole congregation like that, I think that was totally uncalled for.  I just don’t understand why Jehovah allows elders who are so lacking in brotherly love to be in leadership like this. 

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.:SECTION ONE: QUESTION SEVEN B:
WHO IS THE "FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE"?—PART 11

 
(CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS DIALOGUE)

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CINDY: Karen, last week in our study of the Watchtower brochure What Does God Require of Us?, we discussed Jesus’ words at Matthew 24:45-47 where he spoke of a “faithful and discreet slave” which in the last days would be appointed over Jehovah’s people, “to give them their food at the proper time.”1. We talked about the fact that just as the Watchtower book Knowledge That Leads To Everlasting Life notes, “Throughout history, Jehovah has dispensed spiritual food to his people as a group.… the Israelite priests gathered men, women, and children for group instruction of God’s Law” and “under the direction of the governing body” made up of apostles and older men, “first-century Christians organized congregations and held meetings for the instruction and encouragement of all. Jehovah’s Witnesses follow this pattern.”2. “The world headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses is in New York. Located there is the Governing Body, a central group of experienced elders who oversee the worldwide congregation.” 3.
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.:SECTION ONE: QUESTION SEVEN A:
WHO IS THE "FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE"?—PART 1

 
(WDGR LESSON 14: “How Jehovah’s Witnesses are Organized?”)

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Does Jehovah God lead His people through an organization? What does history reveal? Does the Watchtower’s “Governing Body” arrangement follow first-century Christianity?

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.:SECTION ONE: QUESTION SIX:
HOW CAN YOU FIND THE TRUE RELIGION?

 

(WDGR Lesson 13: “How Can You Find the True Religion?”)

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How valid is the Watchtower’s test for finding the “one” true religion? Are Jehovah’s Witnesses the only individuals that fulfill the Watchtower’s criteria of being “in the truth”?* What test does the Bible give for determining “the truth”?

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.:SECTION ONE: QUESTION FIVE B:
HOW HONEST IS THE WATCHTOWER ABOUT ITS HISTORY?—PART 11

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KAREN: Cindy, I’ve been thinking about the lesson we studied last week in the Watchtower brochure What Does God Require of Us? In that lesson on “Practices That God Hates,” we had studied that not only does God hate lying, but he wants us to avoid “spiritism.” Since “the power behind all these practices is Satan,”1. wouldn’t you agree that Christians should also stay away from any objects that have been inspired through spiritism?

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The stories I read at your website were loud and clear - conditional love by the ‘brothers’! I have learned more in the Christian Church about unconditional love than 30 years as a Witness. When I accepted Christ, who He really is, the Holy Spirit opened my eyes to see both sides clearly. ...Without the Holy Spirit it is impossible to know the real TRUTH! Keep up your good work.”

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