Richard may respond or those whom read your comments and leave no comments may be encouraged to just hang in their so to speak. Other comments address more than meeting attendance or studies but look at why and attempt to give answers and what to endure whilst adverse comments are aired to explain requirements when some bring reproach which may contribute your comments giving people a hope whilst adversity. Everyone is quick to point the figure at the evidence. What is required is what does the Bible say why these matters have
occurred because he foretold his servants in past when erred was foretold why and disclosed action that would occur to rectify.

To illustrate would the NGO’s have occurred or other abuses if the Bible was followed at Acts 15 which may take the Back room meetings into the front room whereby all congregation can listen to deliberations and in that setting would the congregation had approved if they were listening to discussion? Note verse 12 describes the “Entire multitude where listening” not the description of a small gathering of elders in some back room is it?
Why did verse 22 state the congregation joined in if they where not present? The account did not state they left the room to “gather together” did it? The trouble makers came from Judah, Jerusalem being the congregation of oversight. Whilst the apostles wrote the letter there is
much evidence throughout context that the decision was reached with all able to hear and contribute for all we no James may have been one of the ones listening in verse 12 not an elder hence the Governing Body seems a legacy of Christendom from the days of Russel and Rutherford and Franz all coming out of Christendom and taking the Presbyterian Elders teaching in back rooms as part of their arrangement hence idols may have gone but have the idiolatry of such an unscriptural teaching. Hence this may give an answer why spirit has reduced in the baptisms from about 250,000 now to about 375,000 about 1997 and the NGO’s and other problems in event God’s spirit withdrawn due to an ingrained doctrine having prevented his blessings by means of the entire congregation being able to “listen in” to
discussion hence taking away the entire concept of Organized meetings and decisions that the Bible may not approve of on basis that congregation may reprove from scripture avoiding cover ups latter because if God’s spirit is present then he can be on whom he chooses to be draw to a scriptural reply in which the balance can scrutinise and agree or add to get it right.

If these things had occurred 15 years ago much of what has been decided in back rooms in error may have not lead to all the “cover ups and hurt that has defamed so many” and is root cause of why so much adversity has come out from a process that has decisions made away from congregation and this must go to prevent the next wave of cover ups or before Armageddon compare Revelation 18:4 “must get out of all vestiges of wrong teaching or the Organization may loss their reward if they do not repent and dissolve Organization forthwith.

They should sign over all congregations to local ownership and they should disband assets. It is God’s spirit and his word at John 4:22-24 that assists people to understand the Bible. If people have dedicated themselves to do God’s will why are they “slaves to men’s commands”. Its mens commands that have caused the bulk of the errors facts prove that. On other hand if meetings conducted in open with no elders meetings in back rooms but in front of congregation would any of these things been allowed to happen if done in open?

The Bible Topics in back of Bible give a basic framework of what is necessary to teach God’s word to others and make disciples in harmony with your dedication is that not so?

Bethel no all these things because the witnesses has been born to them but they attempt to like the NGO’s to “continue to cover it over” because power and money are at stake”.

Bethel controls millions in assets and a legal team is funded to protect their stasis quo from donations hence attempting to hang on what is unscriptural to continue see elsewhere for reasons why but just mark errors in material and both you and Richard if he is encouraged the association is the most important thing when Organizational error is continued wait for God.

Much of the material is written as an antidote to twist against those whom have warned Bethel of their scriptural errors and their have been many pointed out those errors which are not going to elaborate here as that is irrelevant the “Wicked slave” beats former brothers by an abuse of power, thus identifying whom that slave is. The good news is that the balance of
witnesses the majority “only get beaten with few strokes”. Matthew 24: 48-51 This is because they are not guilty like those whom have apostatised from Gods word by forced compliance.

For instance they did not get involved with NGO’s they did not be involved with other “Cover ups” hence beaten with few strokes is in harmony with their reduced responsibility.

When the others are removed it seems then those whom understand the errors then will identify themselves and the congregations will have new insight in days ahead hence “new scrolls” will in part explain the length and depth of the apostasy after Divine intervention.

People will need explanations then so they can understand what went wrong in Organizational teaching as it is mainly this that will be re-adjusted all the faith teachings remain on constant only those verifying Bethel will be revealed in error as God Jehovah prepares to deliver his people from the “prison cells of organized false teaching” as clean people. In that day it reports the unbelievers will look on in or at all those whom exercised faith. Hence do not stumble but Waite for Jehovah God and encourage people to attend meetings and mark teachings privately and focus of the faith teachings to share with others. Agape brother

The choice is yours but ultimately none are ever free of this world. Satan by
offering freedom enslaves people to their own bent desires and when desire becomes fertile it brings forth sin just like Eve she desired the forbidden fruit and the penalty is still death. In other words the ageing effect we have all inherited due to Eve being deceived we can only be
redeemed by exercising faith in the shed blood of Christ and observe his commandments and have a future in the promised “new world order where all whom do so may grow to perfection in the 1000 year reign of Christ as he brings fallen mankind back to Paradise conditions his
original purpose. Hence our enemy Satan does not want this he attempts his proven method offering what you desire to disobey God’s requirements which penalty is still death. Choose life in order to keep living.

If you mark what is in error in JW’s teaching an not stumble you can still have most the benefits of the world and still not be a part of it and attend meetings and regain better friends whilst waiting for God to clean out his house of worship when Christ arrives with his powerful angels then those whom have not repented will be removed for good. Ignore any adverse comments and focus on what God requires of each of us and live by his commandments and not the “spirit of the world” which is leading to destruction as reward for disobedience of God’s commands and Organized religion does not mean those within cannot be saved only those doing things against scripture hence do not stumble but make sure you are doing what God requires. You have a brain use it to mark wrong teaching that Bible does not support then no organization teaching in error will be any threat to your Conscience which comes from God which Bible study strengthens.

What good is a few years of temporary “enjoyment if you forfeit your soul”? Compare Matthew 16:26 as mentioned elsewhere is good counsel

Any whom have Watchtower Library may study that section for themselves and it explains why these ones have got away with it but also they are going to get disfellowshipped or not approved when Christ comes it appears when he disfellowships the ones doing the disfellowshipping it seems. Hence if one wants protection they need to not stumble over
wrongs but exercise faith that justice will come but not in a way expected.

Make sure if you love God ways to keep them even if the Organization fails test because if one “goes back into the world they can hardly expect deliverance can they or has God to change to mans thinking so wait for God. He only promises to save those exercising faith, true? Compare 1st Thessalonians Chapter 1 verse 4 -10 and note verse 8 basis of judgement.

THE QUESTION IS WHOM IS THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE DISCPLINING THE GOVERNING BODY? WOULD SATAN TURN ON SATAN HARDLY! HENCE ONLY CHRIST CAN DISFELLOWSHIP THOSE UNREPENTANT NONWITNESSES FOR DISOWNING HIS COMMANDMENTS ” WHEN HE ARRIVES WITH HIS POWERFUL ANGELS ” ACCORDING TO MATTHEW 25:31-46 WHICH WILL SETTLE THE MATTER.

In the mean time people need to exercise faith and not stumble over their bad behaviour, merely mark it and any apostate actions from God’s word.