My study conductor has informed me that he & his wife are switching to a foreign language congregation that is far away from the territory they live in (it will involve a lot of driving back & forth). Because he is switching congregations, he said he will not have the energy to devote to my study and recommended another brother who could take over, and I have met him. However, this change happened simultaneously with a decision I have made. Since I have been reading up on critical thinking and analyzing arguments, I have decided that I would like to evaluate the Bible Teach book from the very beginning testing for sound or unsound argumentation. I have also decided that I would rather discuss it over email instead of meeting in person every week, so I can do it at my own pace. I asked the brother who was supposed to take over my study if he would do it with me over email. He seemed uncomfortable about the idea of email and said he has 4 other studies and may not be able to accommodate me. He also said he would need to discuss it with my former conductor. My former conductor got back to me and simply said "there is no arrangement for email Bible studies." I got back to him and said, "what do you mean there is no arrangement? I have a Bible and email, and I can make an arrangement." He responded more specifically saying, "We do not offer Bible studies via email."
At this point I am wondering something. We were in ch 9 of the Bible Teach book, and I wanted to maintain the line of thought from the end of ch 8 where the book claims there is evidence to confirm the WT beliefs about 1914. As we examined what the book was presenting as evidence in ch 9, I said that I did not understand why it would count as evidence. He told me I was being too scientific and read me 1 Cor 2:14 which says "But a physical man does not receive the things of the spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot get to know [them], because they are examined spiritually." Could it be that his switch might have anything to do with my study being difficult for him, or is it more likely to just be coincidence & his switch determined by other factors unrelated to my study? Is there anything in JW culture & switching congregations that I might not be aware of that might have any bearing on what might be going on with him? Is it possible I reflected badly on him in his local congregation since I wasn't showing progress after 9 months of study? Could he be having doubts & switching to a far away congregation as a way to fade? Is that something JW's do to fade to avoid scrutiny by their local congregation? I'm curious what those of you with more JW experience think about the situation.