Jehovah's Witnesses in "Generation of 1914" doctrinal Crisis: Will the JW transform from Cult to Church in the post-2014 era?

by koolaid-man 2 Replies latest jw friends

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  koolaid-man

  Interesting, JWN mentioned in article.

  http://www.goddiscussion.com/68647/jehovahs-witnesses-in-generation-of-1914-doctrinal-crisis-will-the-jw-transform-from-cult-to-church-in-the-post-2014-era/#comments
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  jean-luc picard

  Thanks for the post.

  I copy/pasted this citation:

  The governing body of the Jehovah' Witnesses explains its new "overlapping generations" teaching in a study edition of the Watchtower Magazine, April 15th, 2010 (pg. 27-29), as follows:
  
  Although we cannot measure the exact length of “this generation,” we do well to keep in mind several things about the word “generation”: It usually refers to people of varying ages whose lives overlap during a particular time period; it is not excessively long; and it has an end. (Ex. 1:6) How, then, are we to understand Jesus’ words about “this generation”? He evidently meant that the lives of the anointed who were on hand when the sign began to become evident in 1914 would overlap with the lives of other anointed ones who would see the start of the great tribulation.

  Notice the matter of fact way they state things, without any proof,backing or reasoning.

  A few years ago, he evidently meant something else.
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  Mad Sweeney

  I am a bit of a stickler for grammar/spelling, especially when you're presenting something for public consumption. The linked article had two obvious and simple errors in the very first paragraph. If you can't be bothered with proofreading your own stuff, I can't be bothered with reading it.

  It is "non-Jehovah's Witnesses," not "none Jehovah's Witnesses," and it is the "faithful and discreet slave" not the "faithful and discrete slave."

  Apologies for being critical, but this is supposed to be an essay or an article, not simply a message board post or personal email. You have to at least be able to write as well as the Borg to be taken seriously, IMO.

  As for the topic, I don't see the Watchtower becoming more mainstream any time soon. Almost all religions do eventually, but the Borg isn't there yet. They have to go through a period of crackdowns and losses first.