Excellent material can be found within the Reasoning Book, page 328, para.2, 3. Occasionally, I see posters make presumptuous comments like, "all you need is the Bible", or, "I'm born-again, so there's no need for spiritual assistance from another Christian", or,"I'm saved", or my favorite, "Jesus talks to me directly. " On one hand, I can't be overly critical of such ones because they do attempt to read and understand the Bible on their own. (Acts 17:11) Not to mention they're generally peaceable folks, just self-misguided when erroneously believing that they can go it alone. Jesus already set the guidelines for us regarding individual worship,(Matt 18:20), as did Paul.-Heb 10:24,25. It's important to take those verses into account because very few people can maintain integrity without the support of those that share the same beliefs as do they. By spending time with fellow Christians, one will be more inclined to live up to the requirements and standards par with the territory of walking that narrow road.
Back to those still learning or even those somewhat familiar with the Scriptures, such as the Born-Agains, and those with a Christ Sim Card, it would be disastrous for ones to believe they don't need assistance. Remember, even though the Boroeans made sure that what they were being taught was accurate, never forget that they were still being taught by seasoned and appointed teachers in the form of imperfect men,that being, Paul and Silas. Similarly today, it never ceases to amaze me that so many Jehovah's Witnesses were formally of other denominations or ones who formerly on an individual basis declared themselves to be of a certain train of thought or belief. Apparently, when they were exposed to the teachings taken directly from the Bible as discussed with Scriptural supplements in the form of books like, What Does the Bible Really Teach, or brochures such as, Who Are Doing Jehovah's Will Today?, or the tract being featured in a current campaign, Can the Dead Really Live Again?, they realized that some if not all of their major beliefs were false. Thankfully, they were humble enough to accept truth according to the Scriptures and adapt their mindset.
Why is it that what we do is Scriptural and beneficial to the public? Remember the Ethiopian Eunuch reading the Scriptures but not fully grasping what he was reading? Yeah, I bet you do, just as I know that you know what happened next. That's right, under angelic direction, Philip sought out this man in need of spiritual assistance and brought him up to speed on The Truth as it was known in its limited scope for that time. We're doing the same today, that is assisting those humble enough to acknowledge their plight, and you can't criticize Jehovah's Witnesses for that. If anything, people should be grateful, however, Jesus already forewarned what the public response would be-Matt 11:16-19Regardless, we'll continue to press on assisting that need help to understand the Scriptures accurately with the Bible based literature provided under God's direction.
