The Catholic Church is founded upon Magisterium which is the doctrine that Jesus began a long succession of priests who administered his kingdom work and education through Peter and his subsequent Popes. Moreover, Jesus gave this Catholic Church the right to make policy which heaven would back up with divine authority.
The Protestant Reformation nullified this idea by presenting a rival doctrine of SOLA SCRIPTURA which is the doctrine that no priesthood is necessary for an individual human being. Sola Scriptura says one man and one bible is what God will work through directly as long as Jesus is invoked as the mediator.
The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses coalesce around the doctrine that the MAGISTERIUM applies to them as "anointed" and no Lone Ranger christian can go around them.
In one fell swoop JW's stole the Catholic doctrine and stepped on the Protestant alternative!
When Pastor Russell produced his STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES it was promoted as superior to reading the bible itself. This destroyed the Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura. In place of one man/one bible through Jesus a hierarchy of "faithful and discreet slave" was interposed in much the way the Pope and his priests served in the Catholic Church. Jehovah would ONLY work through an ORGANIZATION and not through identities of solo believers.
The Jehovah's Witnesses are guilty of Doctrine Shopping by, in effect, stealing the Catholic doctrine and applying it to themselves and replacing the Pope with "anointed".
The Protestant Reformation is set back 500 years!
The corruption of the Catholic heirarchy and the Pope is well demonstrated by history. The corruption of Jehovah's Witness theology through End Times predictions which have repeatedly failed (100% failure) demonstrate no connection with a Supreme Being who administers Truth.
Yet, Jehovah's Witnesses insist on calling their religion THE Truth.
HOWEVER....consider this:
For Jehovah's Witnesses the "Jehovah" is a Brand in much the same way Coca Cola or Honda are brands.
If JW's were monotheists such a distinction would be redundant. But, monotheism isn't part of JW theology because Jesus has the status of "a god". (NWT rendering of John 1:1)
Consequently, JW's are forced to distinguish Jesus FROM Jehovah and distinguish themselves from christians for whom CHRIST is the essential brandname (CHRISTian).
The theology of Jehovah's Witnesses centers around the religion itself and not God in a Narcissistic self-importance quite beyond the pale.
Whatever role Jesus has in JW theology is a prop for the activity of the human servant of the Watchtower Society which has branded them Jehovah's Witness and not Jesus' Witness or Christ's Witness.
The purpose of the door to door activity is to create a category of publicity for the Watchtower because of the magazines distributed (Watchtower) that no longer announce the advent of Jesus Christ in deference to Jehovah's Kingdom.
ANNOUNCING....what?
For Jehovah's Witnesses the "Jehovah" is a Brand in much the same way Coca Cola or Honda are brands.
If JW's were monotheists such a distinction would be redundant. But, monotheism isn't part of JW theology because Jesus has the status of "a god". (NWT rendering of John 1:1)
Consequently, JW's are forced to distinguish Jesus FROM Jehovah and distinguish themselves from christians for whom CHRIST is the essential brandname (CHRISTian).
The theology of Jehovah's Witnesses centers around the religion itself and not God in a Narcissistic self-importance quite beyond the pale.
Whatever role Jesus has in JW theology is a prop for the activity of the human servant of the Watchtower Society which has branded them Jehovah's Witness and not Jesus' Witness or Christ's Witness.
The purpose of the door to door activity is to create a category of publicity for the Watchtower because of the magazines distributed (Watchtower) that no longer announce the advent of Jesus Christ in deference to Jehovah's Kingdom.