The Truth About "New Light"

Farkel

Ah! New Light! What dub worth his salt doesn't eagerly anticipate each District Assembly or Watchtower magazine to "glean" any "New Light" that might be presented? Dubs live for change in their doctrines. It is a big thing that keeps them going.

But what exactly, IS "New Light?" Well, as I said some years ago in my Dub Glossary, "New Light" is defined thusly: An old mistake has just been replaced by a newer mistake.

And that about sums it up. While dubs do not want to face the obvious double-think when it comes to the concept of New Light, New Light(tm) is not about finally coming to an understanding of a Bible verse that was not hitherto understood at all. It is about a CHANGE in doctrine. In otherwords, it is a tacit admission that a former (and often harmful) doctrine was flat-out WRONG.

Each time New Light(tm) arrives from the mighty printing presses in Brooklyn and elsewhere, the Watchtower Society is admitting they were wrong on a previous viewpoint/doctrine. Yet, they tout this as a BLESSING from Jehovah, who parsimoniously seems to hold back what he really wants to be believed from his Faithful and Discreet Slave CLASS until they are somehow "ready" to know this or that.

So then, New Light really means this: "We lied. But now we know the truth at last. TRUST US."

Progressive doctrine is one of the few things that keeps dubs droning on and on. They know what they believe is bullshit, and they live in hope that newer bullshit will change all the misery that is caused by the current bullshit. They don't want to face the fact that it is ALL bullshit, and that their leaders are totally clueless and making-it-up-as-they-go.

That is a tragedy. All the books produced this year and so eagerly anticipated by dubs at each District Assembly will end up as dust heaps in only a few years, and will even be regarded as "apostate" in the decades to come. Yet the Watchtower presses will keep grinding out new books for eager dubs who hope that some day, just SOME DAY they won't be forced to believe bullshit anymore.

They will die disappointed.

Farkel

D8TA

I get, so "tacking" is like steering the boat by whatever wind comes out of the governing body's ass.

Gopher

New Light(tm) is not about finally coming to an understanding of a Bible verse that was not hitherto understood at all.

I get it! This means that Jehovah can't decide what to tell his name people, and even he keeps changing his mind (despite the Scripture that says Jehovah is the same yesterday, today and forever). Or that Jehovah refuses to tell his people the truth from the start. (You have fooled me Jehovah, so that I was fooled!)

Or it means Jehovah really has NOTHING to do with anything with this Watchtower publishing corporation or JW's as a whole.

christopherceo

Amazing insight Farkel. It was recommended that I read some of your older threads as I am just one year out and starting to try to purge myself of implanted beliefs. I'm looking forward to reading them.

Reborn2002

Farkel-

Excellent rationale presented in a simple manner so that even Dubs can understand the hypocrisy and folly of their course of action.

Undoubtedly posts like these prove helpful to current Jehovah's Witnesses who are questioning the validity of their belief system, and also for ex-JW's who are seeking positive reinforcement that they made the right choice in leaving the ~~religion~~ cult.

Simply put, New Light 100% contradicts Old Light, so either the "Faithful & Discreet Slave" misinterpreted the message from God to be required to change it, or God changed his mind.

Which is it? When you present information like this in a very simple manner for many Dubs and they have no logical way to refute such absolute proof, they go into shutdown mode where they cover their ears and mumble "apostate" under their breath to convince themselves that their illusion ~~reality~~ is still the ~~only~~ correct one.

Sargon

I'd thought this thread was going to be about beer!!

So what you're saying Farkel is that "New Light", is someone is sticking the shovel into the same old dung-heap, flipping it over and calling it progress,.

I would of prefered a beer.

Buster

Farkel,

The WTS has a dynamic duo of dogma. Along with the concept of 'New Light', they have that delightful standard of not 'running ahead of Jehovah'.

The 'New Light' is how they say, "We don't believe that anymore". The 'running ahead of Jehovah' is how they say, "We don't believe that yet". Or, with a bit more 'tude, "You might be right, but that isn't what we teach today, so shut the eff up and get back in line."

Those two concepts are how they convince the great unwashed crowd that they must accept what they teach now - not what they taught yesterday, not what they'll teach tomorrow.

I still can't believe I ever tolerated that crap.

OUTLAW

Hey Farkel,good post.Without a doubt,new light is one of the biggest crocks of shit the WBTS tries to spoon feed their members..According to the WBTS,the information they give you is straight from god.Disagree,and likely as not you`ll get the boot and be told god will kill you....A few years later WBTS tells you they were wrong,this is what god really said,you can believe us,we are gods personal represetatives.Disagree,and likely as not you`ll get the boot and be told god will kill you..A few years later WBTS tell`s you they were wrong,this is what god really said,you can believe us we are gods personal representatives.disagree,and likely as not you`ll get the boot and be told god will kill you..A few years later WBTS tells you......ect..ect..ect..How stupid would you have to be to keep listening to WBTS crap?...OUTLAW

Stephanus

So they're "tacking"? I thought they were just being tossed about by every wind of doctrine.

patio34

Good point. Get away from their excess verbiage and clearly define it.

It is about a CHANGE in doctrine. In otherwords, it is a tacit admission that a former (and often harmful) doctrine was flat-out WRONG.

In their subtle admission of wrongness, it seems to me they always framed in as "some have gone ahead and wrongly interpreted (or tried to put a date on)." They NEVER seemed to say "WE were wrong," it was the R&F or unnamed "some."

Gr-r-r-r.

pat

The Truth About "New Light"

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