A new poster inspired me to take a look at the Memorial talk and the way that the Witnesses honor (dishonor) Jesus' memory. I had mentioned that the form is, from this Christian's point of view, an abomination. The participant is encouraged to look and not partake. This results in the vast majority of Witnesses and visitors to be passive observers in the memory of Christ, rather than active participants. The implicatons of this passivity horrifies me. It separates the regular observer from communion with Christ. How does the crowd come to this conclusion? Well, the memorial talk steadily outlines the reasons.
Are those reasons valid?
I suggest that there are a steady string of false assumptions leading up to the passing - but not tasting - the bread and the wine. And I invite you all to participate as we take a careful look at the outline.
Then we can check some basic assumptions by the Witnesses.
- Are there two classes of Christians?
- Must only the "Anointed" partake? Are there only 144,000?
- Has Jesus come back as the Witnesses proposed, and is he enthroned in Heaven as we speak?
We can finish up on the various styles of communion in the churches, and if they are "wrong".