The FDS never put any words in Gods mouth - oh NOOOOOOOOOOH?

by hamsterbait 3 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • hamsterbait
    hamsterbait

    From the Watchtower 1943:

    "These expressions of God's will by his King and through his established agency constitute his law or rule of action for the "faithful and wise servant" and for their goodwill companions today who will dwell upon the earth for ever in the New World. The Lord breaks down our organization instructions further and makes them more practicable by further instructing us through his "faithful and wise servant".

    He says: ' Let us assign' ( sounds like Genesis!!) 'Let us assign the field, the world, to special pioneers, regular pioneers and companies of Jehovah's witnesses in an orderly way, sufficient for everyone to thoroughly witness therein, and let us place upon each one the responsibility of caring for the New World interests in these respective assignments.'

    He says the requirements for special pioneers shall be 175 hours and 50 back-calls per month, which should develope into a reasonable number of studies; and for regular pioneers 150 hours and as many back calls and studies as can be properly developed during that time.

    And for comany publishers he says, 'let us make a quota of 60 hours and 12 back-calls and at least one study a week for each publisher.'

    These directions come to us from the Lord through his established agency directing what is required of us; and, for those who really love the Lord and are guided by his counsel, that is a reasonable service requirement.

    This expression of the Lord's will should be the end to all controversy. It is for your good that these requirements are made; for thereby you are enabled to prove your integrity and magnify the Lord's name."

    DO you think this is the case here? Words in Gods mouth? YES or NO?

    IS IT BLASPHEMOUS TO QUOTE purported words of Rutherford as the word of God?

    HB

  • Witness 007
    Witness 007

    Renaai.....git him, sic him girl!

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    I believe that, not only is it presumptuous, but unreasonable. Boozerford is acting as if he was God in pronouncing these requirements.

    Now, what happens if a person cannot find a study? This can happen if the person is always getting people not at home or not interested. If people do not want the littera-trash, they are not going to study it--and you cannot force them to. On top of that, since when can the average person find 60 hours a month to waste on this trash? What about people that have to work full time, or that have to work extra hours either to keep their jobs or because they need the money?

    More reasonable is that everyone should do the number of hours per month where the marginal cost (that is, the opportunity cost of doing the next unit) just balances the marginal benefit. If everyone did that, they would maximize the total benefits per unit of cost--rather than pass the point of diminishing returns. If this point happens below zero, then zero is the ideal and reasonable amount that they should do.

  • ssn587
    ssn587

    Which Watch Tower is that, 1943 what month etc. I woudl appreciate knowing. Thanks in advance.

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