Ærede debattører og gode borgere.
Jeg må gå tilbekendelse. Det er korrekt hvad jeg har skrevet. Nu har jeg under Hellig Åndens (JHVH) nøje overvågning undersøgt sagen én gang til og ja, det forholder sig som jeg har skrevet. Og hvad har jeg så skrevet?
Her vil jeg så bringe uddrag (nøjagtige krystalklare uddrag af konteksten. Jeg ved godt AnonymJv(2) fnyser af vrede og galskab, men det vil ikke hjælpe ham. Det er citater Helligånden har sagt god for er i fuld overensstemmelse med den nøjagtige gengivelse af det skrevne ord).
1) Nathan H. Knorr: ”….. must also worship and bow down to Jehovah's Chief One in that capital organization, namely, Christ Jesus”.
Kommentar: læg mærke til ordene; ”we must also worship” og ”bow down to” ”namely Christ Jesus”.
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2) Charles Taze Russell: ”He (Jesus Christ) was the object of unreproved worship even when a babe, Even the angels delighted to do Him honor. "When He bringeth the first-begotten into the world, He saith, "And let all the angels of God worship Him." Heb. 1:6.
He ( Jesus Christ) never reproved any one for acts of worship offered to Himself, but when Cornelius offered such service to Peter--the leading apostle-- "he took him up, saying, stand up; I myself also am a man." .... Had Christ not been more than a man the same reason would have prevented from receiving worship”.
Citat slut.
Kommentar: læg mærke til ordene; ”He (Jesus Christ) was the object of unreproved worship even when a babe”
"And let all the angels of God worship Him." Heb. 1:6.
”Had Christ not been more than a man the same reason would have prevented from receiving worship”.
Citat slut.
Nu har jeg så givet den fulde tekst under disse 2 foreløbige informationer (fra de hemmelige protokoller), men jeg vil bringe dem alle.
Jeg vil fortløbende godtgøre alle mine citater i mere forenklet version. Dette kun for, at der ingenmisforståelser skal være. Du kan blot bruge computerens "søgefunktion" på siden og finde enhver oplysning du vil ha` kastet lys over. De står der.
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Hej AnonymJv(2) (Jehovas Vidner),
Efter igen at have fået først hån og spot og forsøg på nedgørelse over, at jeg tillader mig at citere fra Jehovas Vidners studiebøger og lærebøger skal jeg alligevel gentage successen. Her står sort på hvidt nøjagtig det jeg peger på.
Vi taler altså om perioden 1876 – 1928 - og perioden fra 1892 – 1945 + ----- så mit håb er nu, at AnonymJv(2) og gerne alle andre Jehovas Vidner vil bekende.
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Her er så den korrekte rækkefølge:
Zion's Watch Tower 1880 Oct. p.3
Charles Taze Russell skriver i Zion's Watch Tower 1892 May 15 p.157:
Et Kristent syn på Jesus og det er godt. Jeg vil endda gå så lagt som at sige, at når Jehovas Vidner skriver disse ord i deres blade og bøger , har det større betydning end hvad AnonymJv(2) skriver her på debatten. Han er trods alt kun et menig medlem.
Zion's Watch Tower 1892 May 15 p.157
Zion's Watch Tower 1898 July 15 p.216
Zion's Watch Tower 1906 Jan. 1 p.15
Vindication Volume 3 p.295 (Vindication, Vol. 3, published 1931, p.295)
Knorr agreed. "Since Jehovah God now reigns as King by means of his capital organization Zion, then whosoever would worship Him must also worship and bow down to Jehovah's Chief One in that capital organization, namely, Christ Jesus, his co-regent on the throne of The Theocracy." (15 Oct. Watchtower 1945, p.313) Knorr also amended the Watchtower Charter in 1945 yet retained the Society's purpose as "public worship of Almighty God and Christ Jesus; to arrange for and hold local and world-wide assemblies for such worship."
Watchtower 1939 Nov. 15 p.339
Salvation p.151- 1939
Watchtower 1945 Oct. 15 p.313
Charles Taze Russell troede nøjagtig det samme som os genfødte Kristne. At man skal tilbede Jesus, fordi Jesus er Gud (JHVH, konstrueret navn Jehova).
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N.H.Knorr, havde samme tro som vi har med hensyn til at tilbede Jesus, fordi Jesus er Gud.
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Russell promoted the worship of Jesus and prayer to him because he is our God.
"It seems clear that His Divinity was retained in humanity because He repeatedly spoke of Himself as having come down from heaven, and because He, though passing through trial and sorrow as a man, was yet possessed of the authority and exercised the prerogatives of a God.
He was the object of unreproved worship even when a babe, by the wise men who came to see the new-born King. Matt. 2:2-11. Even the angels delighted to do Him honor. "When He bringeth the first-begotten into the world, He saith, "And let all the angels of God worship Him." Heb. 1:6.
He never reproved any one for acts of worship offered to Himself, but when Cornelius offered such service to Peter--the leading apostle-- "he took him up, saying, stand up; I myself also am a man." .... Had Christ not been more than a man the same reason would have prevented from receiving worship...."
Zion's Watch Tower 1892 May 15 p.157
"It is undoubtedly proper enough for us to address petitions to our Redeemer and Advocate, who loved us and gave himself for us....Although we are nowhere instructed to make petitions to him, it evidently could not be improper so to do; for such a course is nowhere prohibited, and the disciples worshiped him."
Zion's Watch Tower 1880 Oct. p.3
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"Question. The fact that our Lord received worship is claimed by some to be an evidence that while on earth he was God the Father disguised in a body of flesh and not really a man. Was he really worshiped, or is the translation faulty?
Answer. Yes, we believe our Lord Jesus while on earth was really worshiped, and properly so. … It was proper for our Lord to receive worship in view of his having been the only begotten of the Father and his agent in the creation of all things, including man."
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"In one respect many of Christendom could learn numerous important lessons from these wise Gentiles....They worshiped him in three senses of the word: (1) They fell before him, prostrated themselves, thus physically expressing their reverence. (2) They worshiped him in their hearts and with the tongue gave expression to their rejoicing and confidence. (3) They opened their treasure-box and presented to him three gifts appropriate to royalty: the myrrh representing submission, frankincense representing praise, gold representing obedience."
Zion's Watch Tower 1906 Jan. 1 p.15
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Rutherford continued this teaching.
"Jehovah God commands all to worship Christ Jesus because Christ Jesus is the express image of his Father, Jehovah, and because he is the Executive Officer of Jehovah always carrying out Jehovah's purpose (Heb.:3-6)."
Watchtower 1939 Nov. 15 p.339
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"During the Millennium, "the princes will lead the people in their worship of Jehovah and of Christ."
Vindication Volume 3 p.295
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"The people of all nations who obtain salvation must come to the house of the Lord to worship there; that is to say, they must believe on and worship Jehovah God and the Lord Jesus Christ, his chief instrument (Philippians 2:10, 11)."
Salvation p.151
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Knorr continued to teach we should worship Jesus and the 1940's Watchtower articles still stated that Jesus was to be worshipped.
"Now, at Christ's coming to reign as king in Jehovah's capital organization Zion, to bring in a righteous new world, Jehovah makes him infinitely higher than the godly angels or messengers and accordingly commands them to worship him. … Since Jehovah God now reigns as King by means of his capital organization Zion, then whosoever would worship Him must also worship and bow down to Jehovah's Chief One in that capital organization, namely, Christ Jesus, his Co-regent on the throne of The Theocracy."
Watchtower 1945 Oct. 15 p.313
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In 1945, Knorr amended the Watchtower Charter. Included within the new Charter is the statement that the purpose of the Watchtower Society is to promote the worship of Jehovah and Jesus. This charter is a legal document that continues to be the Watchtower Charter to this day.
The 1945 Yearbook includes the Charter in full. Part of the current charter states as follows:
"The purposes of this Society are:
To act as the servant of and the legal world-wide governing agency for that body of Christian persons known as Jehovah's Witnesses to preach the gospel of God's kingdom under Christ Jesus unto all nations as a witness to the name, word and supremacy of Almighty Good JEHOVAH;
to print and distribute Bibles and to disseminate Bible truths in various languages by means of making and publishing literature containing information and comment explaining Bible truths and prophecy concerning establishment of Jehovah's kingdom under Christ Jesus to authorize and appoint agents, servants, employees, teachers, instructors, evangelists, missionaries and ministers to go forth to all the world publicly and from house to house to preach and teach Bible truths to persons willing to listen by leaving with such persons said literature and by conducting Bible studies thereon to improve men, women and children mentally and morally by Christian missionary work and by charitable and benevolent instruction of the people on the Bible and incidental scientific, historical and literary subjects to establish and maintain private Bible schools and classes for gratuitous instruction of men and women in the Bible, Bible literature and Bible history; to teach, train, prepare and equip men and women as ministers, missionaries, evangelists, preachers, teachers and lecturers to provide and maintain homes, places and buildings for gratuitous housing of such students, lecturers, teachers and minister; to furnish gratuitously to such students, lecturers, teachers, educators and ministers suitable meals and lodging and to prepare, support, maintain and send out to various parts of the world Christian missionaries, teachers and instructors in the Bible and Bible literature
NB) and for public Christian worship of Almighty God and Christ Jesus;
to arrange for and hold local and world-wide assemblies for such worship to use or operate radio broadcasting stations for preaching this gospel of the kingdom; and to do any and all other lawful things that its Board of Directors shall deem expedient for the purposes stated."
Click Here to download a 1.82 MB PDF scan of the 1945 Charter.
Citat slut.
Jeg har sagt det før og jeg siger det gerne igen. Jehovas Vidner skriver gode bøger.
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Som du tydeligt kan se, skriver vi således Vagttårnet for 1945 og ordene er Nathan N. Knorr. Jeg ved ikke om du vil fornægte de tusinder af Jehovas Vidner der tilbeder Jesus fordi det har de lært af Vagttårnet selskabet?
Så min forudsigelse holdt stik. Du fornægter jeres egne bøger og blade. Men du kan gøre det godt igen. Du kan bekende, at ja det har I skrevet og det lære I jeres medlemmer.
Du kan også fornægte det ovenstående og alligevel her jeg ret fordi I så fornægter jeres egen religion. Du må forstå, at Bibelen som sådan har aldrig lavet om på ordene, i hvert fald ikke den originale Bibeloversættelse.
Så igen og igen og igen; det er meget interessant. Mener du ikke ovenstående er korrekt citeret? Det er ellers jeres egne bøger og blade og jeg synes de er meget gode. Jeg har faktisk ikke noget at indvende imod dette.
Så indtil 1945 blev Jehovas Vidner undervist i ovennævnte gennem jeres bøger og blade og de troede alle sammen på det.
Nu påstår du så, at det ikke er sandt? det forstår jeg ikke fordi jeg jo kan læse det i jeres bøger og blade ligesom de millioner dengang og var glade alle sammen over det.
Jeg tror du har misforstået budskabet.
Venlig hilsen
Ven af Sandheden.
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Fra Charles Taze Russell protokoller:
2) Charles Taze Russell skriver i Zion's Watch Tower 1892 May 15 p.157:
Det ser ud til klart og tydeligt, at hans (Jesus) guddommelighed var bevaret i hans menneskeliggørelses fordi han (Jesus) gang på gang tale om sig selv som ”kommet fra himmelen” og fordi han (Jesus) skønt gennemgik prøvelser og sorger som et menneske, besad autoriteten og udøvelsen af en Guds overherredømme.
> Han (Jesus) var genstand for indiskutabel tilbedelse selv som baby, af de vises mænd der kom for at se den nyfødte Konge. Matt.2:2-11 <
>Selv englene havde stor glæde at ære ham (Jesus). ”Når Han bringer den førstefødte ind i verden, siger Han: ”Og lad alle Guds engle tilbede Ham (Jesus)” Heb. 1:6. <
>Han (Jesus) afviste aldrig nogen form for tilbedelse af sig selv, men da Cornelius ville tilbede Peter, den ledende apostle, ”……….han (Petere) løftede ham op idet han (Peter) sagde: rejs dig; jeg (Petere) er jo også kun en mand”. <
Havde Christ ikke været mere end et menneske; ville samme grund have modsagt enhver form for tilbedelse.
Citat slut.
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Se det kan der jo ikke være nogen tvivl om, men dersom man mener at Jesus kun var ”Guds søn” så er det altså en fejl, at tilbyde at tilbede Jesus. Kun hvis Jesus er Guds inkarnation er det ”lovligt”, at tilbede Jesus.
Og når Vagttårnet bruger nøjagtige samme ord ang. tilbedelsen af Jehova, skal du ikke komme og foreslå, at ordet worship ikke betyder tilbede i ordets egentlige betydning, for så har du da en andet problem.
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Det var derfor jeg spurgte dig om hvad:
Citat af Vas:
Ok, så ”Christ var altså ”mere end en mand” ”. Hvad var Jesus da?
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Det mener du så er et bevis på, at jeg ingen Bibelsk forståelse har? Ja, ja, det gider jeg ikke kommentere. Bare husk på, at Charles Taze Russell mente det var legitimt at tilbede Jesus.
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5.afsnit.
Russell promoted the worship of Jesus and prayer to him because he is our God.
Citat af Vas:
Charles Taze Russell fortsætter med at fremføre sin tro på tilbedelse af Jesus.
It seems clear that His Divinity was retained in humanity because He repeatedly spoke of Himself as having come down from heaven, and because He, though passing through trial and sorrow as a man, was yet possessed of the authority and exercised the prerogatives of a God.
He was the object of unreproved worship even when a babe, by the wise men who came to see the new-born King. Matt. 2:2-11. Even the angels delighted to do Him honor. "When He bringeth the first-begotten into the world, He saith, "And let all the angels of God worship Him." Heb. 1:6.
He never reproved any one for acts of worship offered to Himself, but when Cornelius offered such service to Peter--the leading apostle-- "he took him up, saying, stand up; I myself also am a man." .... Had Christ not been more than a man the same reason would have prevented from receiving worship...." Zion's Watch Tower 1892 May 15 p.157
Citat slut.
Svar:
Du må læse mere i dine Vagttårn og Vågn Op, især det sidste.
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når et menneske sælger sin sjæl
Ærede debattører og gode borgere.
Jeg har fortalt jer sandheden om Vagttårnselskabet Charles Taze Russell samt J.F.Rutherford (Joseph, Franklin) og om hvordan begge har forstået at det, at tilbede Jesus er ”at tilbede Gud”.
Nu er der så (naturligvis, der er altid en slange i Paradis) onde tunger der mener at det, at tilbede Gud ikke er ”at tilbede Gud”. Det er nærmest at sige pænt og høfligt Goddag.
Så når du for fremtiden læser Jehovas Vidners bøger og blade hvori der foreslås, at tilbede Gud (Jehova) så skal du læse: ” pænt og høfligt Goddag”.
Jeg mener så, at når der i deres bøger og blade står, at man skal tilbede Jesus (såvel som samme udtryk bruges at tilbede Jehova) så betyder det, at tilbede er ”at tilbede”.
Og hvordan gør man så det?
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Nu er vi så efterhånden nået frem til 1943. Her bliver så N.H.Knorr Præsident af det endnu større aktieselskab Vagttårnet. (jeg håber ikke det forvirre for meget, at jeg oversætter Watch Tower til dansk; dette betyder dog vel det samme, selv om nogen mener, at man ikke sådan kan oversætte Engelsk til Dansk, jeg tænker på AnonymJv(2) der mener at en oversættelse fra Engelsk til Dansk skal gå over Græsk eller Hebraisk).
Nå, men den nye N.H Knorr er en meget kantet personlighed.
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En bondesnu sagfører kupmager:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Franklin_Rutherford
Resultatet?
Jehovah's Witnesses (The name Jehovah's witnesses was adopted in 1931).
The group emerged from the Bible Student movement,[9] founded in the late 19th century by Charles Taze Russell, with the formation of Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society.
Imidlertid har det så vist sig, at større og mindre grupper af Jehovas Vidner har adskilt sig fra Brooklyn New York Aktieselskabet af Vagttårnet.
Her:
”True Faith Jehovah’s Witnesses”.
When in 1962 The Watchtower altered its doctrine on the "superior authorities” of Romans 13:1, identifying them as human governmental authorities rather than God and Jesus Christ as previously thought, many Witnesses in Romania balked at the change, with some suspecting it was a Communist fabrication intended to make them totally subservient to the State.[2] After the Romanian ban was lifted, members and representatives of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses were able to meet thousands of long-separated Romanian Witnesses, but some Romanians still rejected certain changes and preferred their autonomy, forming The True Faith Jehovah's Witnesses Association in 1992.[3] This "splinter" organization has never claimed more than 2000 adherents, while Jehovah's Witnesses report nearly 40,000 active members and over 80,000 at their Memorial commemorations in Romania.[4]
Pre-1970-s Watchtower magazines
"True Faith" Witnesses are a product of the Communist era and identify with the teachings and practices of the Watchtower movement during the administration of Russell and Rutherford. In 1970s they refused to accept the "new light" on Romans 13 (since it identified the higher authorities with earthly governments that persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses). Ukrainian and Russian believers in a unique twist of imagination believe that Soviet KGB has taken over the Brooklyn headquarters which no longer represent the true Jehovah’s organization. In the absence of anointed brothers they cannot write their own books and have to stick to the pre-1970s publications in hope of re-establishing contact with surviving members of the anointed class someday. Like the mainstream contemporary Jehovah’s Witnesses, they deny the Trinity, the deity of Christ, His resurrection, and other central Christian doctrines.
In Russia the group keeps low profile and is not known to general public; members of the group do not evangelize aggressively and thus their presence throughout the former USSR is scarce (only 5 members in St. Petersburg).
Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Russia
include English, French, Italian, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish
http://the-true-jw.oltenia.ro/index.html
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Some Jehovah's Witnesses in the USSR also had difficulty believing that the 1962 "superior suthorities" explanation had actually been given by the Watch Tower Society, suspecting it had been originated by the KGB. This led to their discontinuing use of Watch Tower Society publications printed after 1962. Some of these splinter groups in Russia, Ukraine and Moldova still exist, calling themselves the Theokratic Organisation of Jehovah's Witnesses and claiming to seek contacts with Witnesses in other countries.[5] The group does not publish any statistics regarding numbers of congregations or adherents, and has little or no public presence. By contrast, over 300,000 in Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova actively worship in association with the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.[4]
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Pastor-Russell.com
Dawn Bible Students Association
http://www.dawnbible.com/content.htm
Chicago Bible Students
http://www.chicagobible.org/component/option,com_wrappe r/Itemid,76/
Bible Student Ministries
http://www.biblestudents.net/
The Bible Standard magazine
http://www.biblestandard.com/
Christian Millennial Fellowship
http://cmfellowship.org/docs/home.htm
Christian Witnesses of Jah
http://www.elihubooks.com/data/in_medios/000/000/015/Ch ristian_Witnesses_of_Jah_REVISED.pdf
Friends of the Nazarene
http://www.nazarene-friends.org/
Layman's Home Missionary Movemen
http://www.biblestandard.com/aboutus.htm
Lord's Witnesses
http://www.truebiblecode.com/
Pastoral Bible Institute
http://www.heraldmag.org/
The Theokratic Organisation of Jehovah's Witnesses
http://bashniastrazhy.by.ru/
The True Faith Jehovah's Witnesses Association
http://the-true-jw.oltenia.ro/
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The Watchtower Claim to Unity
Under the heading, "Do You Appreciate Jehovah's Earthly Organization?" The Watchtower of November 1, 1991 makes the following statements:
"Fitly United in the Same Mind"
One outstanding feature of a diamond is its close-knit, strongly bonded atomic structure. Similarly, Jehovah's earthly organization manifests an unmatched unity in doctrine and brotherhood...
Clearly, those who desire to serve God can only turn to the one organization that enjoys Jehovah's spirit and blessing. (p. 30, 31)
Witnesses are often fond of telling people that they all believe the same thing all over the world, and that their assemblies are models of good behavior. What they won't say is that if anyone WAS to question the Watchtower publicly, they would be thrown out immediately! Hardly a desirable unity. Good behavior is extracted through fear and intimidation as well. Is it any wonder that JWs are well-behaved and that they are all clones of their leaders?
Note the following comments and research taken from A Concise Dictionary of Cults and Religions:
What [Jehovah's Witnesses] define as unity is actually, in effect, a rigid organizational structure and policy. Unity, as the Bible teaches it, is a oneness of spirit and humility under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. (Romans 12:15-16; 14:19; 15:5-7; 1 Peter 3:8)
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society has had many splinter groups over the years, Some of these groups are:
Bible Student's Fellowship (San Diego, CA)
Bible Way Publications (Fort Lauderdale, FL) B. S. C. (British)
Chicago Bible Students (PO Box 6016, Chicago, IL 60680)
Christian Millennial Fellowship (Hanford, CT)
Christian Renewal Ministry (Saratoga, CA)
Church of God, Faith of Abraham (Wenatchee, WA)
Dawn Bible Students Assn. (East Rutherford, NJ)
Eagle Society (Address Unknown) Haviland Davis (Albany, NY)
Hirsho-Kittenger Movement (Now Defunct)
Layman's Home Missionary Movement (Chester Springs, PA)
Olson Movement (Now Defunct)
Pastoral Bible Institute of Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)
Ritchie Movement (Now Defunct, Led by A. I. Ritchie, WTBTS vice-president)
Standfast Movement (Portland, OR & Seattle, WA)
Sturgeon Movement (Now Defunct)
In addition, several of the above groups have splinter groups of their own. For example, the Chicago Bible Students has the following branches and splinter groups around the country:
Fort Worth Bible Students (Fort Worth, TX)
Phoenixville Bible Students (Kimberton, PA)
Portland Bible Students (PO Box 23232, Tigard, OR 97223)
Seattle Bible Students Church (PO Box 334, Bellevue, WA 98009)
Warren Bible Students (Address Unknown)
As is by now obvious, the Watchtower is not as "pure" from an organizational perspective as they would like you to believe. The primary cause of the splits has been the strong authoritarian stance of the leadership and their failure to consider views or interpretations of scripture other than their own (most of the splinter groups formed after changes in doctrine or policy). This is the situation to this day. (Source: A Concise Dictionary of Cults and Religions, Published by Moody Bible Institute, 1991)
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http://www.heraldmag.org/2006_history/06history_8.htm
Pastor Russell’s will had designated a five-member Editorial Committee: Wm. E. Page, Wm. E. VanAmburgh, H. Clay Rockwell, E. W. Brenneisen, and F. H. Robison. Then, “The names of the five whom I suggest as possibly amongst the most suitable from which to fill vacancies in the Editorial Committee are as follows: A. E. Burgess, Robert Hirsh, Isaac Hoskins, George H. Fisher (Scranton), J. F. Rutherford, Dr. John Edgar.” The declaration of “five” names, followed by six names, could possibly be because John Edgar (of Scotland) had died (although seemingly Rutherford’s name should have appeared after Edgar’s, if that were an added codicil), or because, as keeper of the will, he had added his own name. (It is said that Rutherford denied all requests to see the will.) Rutherford was added to the Editorial Committee.
At the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society’s next annual meeting on January 6, 1917, Rutherford insisted that some new by-laws needed to be passed in order to continue Watch Tower operations, though he did not allow the new by-laws to be read to the elders’ meeting or the membership meeting. Among the by-laws were provisions that votes for officers of the Watch Tower board would be counted only for those nominated, and that election as president of the Peoples Pulpit subsidiary would be for a life term.2 At the annual meeting A. H. MacMillan was chairman; for election as president he recognized only those who would nominate or second for J. F. Rutherford, and then those who moved and seconded that all votes be cast for him. Rutherford’s assertion in the January 15 Watch Tower that “There being no further nominations … Brother Rutherford was declared the unanimous choice of the convention as President of the Society for the coming year,” hardly seems to epitomize the matter.
Pastor Russell’s last will and testament left “all my voting shares … in the hands of five Trustees, as follows: Sr. E. Louise Hamilton, Sr. Almeta M. Nation Robison, Sr. J. G. Herr, Sr. C. Tomlins, Sr. Alice G. James. J. F. Rutherford convinced these five that it was contrary to law for them to vote those shares (which constituted a majority of all shares). It is unclear whether Rutherford then proceeded in the name of the Watch Tower to vote those shares himself, as he did in subsequent elections.
Rutherford’s efforts to establish control met increasing resistance from the majority of the board. On July 17, 1917, Rutherford claimed the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society charter provided for the election of directors annually; thus only the three officers of the board (elected January 6) were “legally” members of the board. So he appointed A. H. MacMillan, G. H. Fisher, J. A. Bohnet, and W. E. Spill to replace Ritchie, Wright, Hoskins, and Hirsh.3 The board majority, joined by F. H. McGee, countered that officers of the board cannot be elected unless they are first members of the board; therefore, there are either seven members or no members. Both sides purchased legal opinions to support their claims. The ousted members decided not to institute legal proceedings, following 1 Corinthians 6:6,7.
Venlig hilsen
Ven af Sandheden.
Det glade vanvid. Kan I hjælpe? Dersom jeg nu vælger at citere fra Jehovas Vidners bøger og blade, er det så mig der fremkommer med den påstand der fremgår eller er det Jehovas Vidner?
Altså, dersom jeg siger: 144.000 Jehovas Vidner skal i himmelen og regere sammen med englen Jesus; er det så min påstand eller er det Jehovas Vidners troslære?
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Det vil sige, at når jeg nu citere fra Jehovas Vidners bøger og blade; så er det altså ikke min lære, men det er ”Jehovas Vidners lære”, ok?
Det vil jeg så gøre:
http://debat.sol.dk/show.fcgi?category=6&conference=217 &posting=1745554
Jeg vil nu bevise min påstand:
”Jehovas Vidner tror på tilbedelse af Jesus Kristus og på 3enighedslæren (min version). Det kan jeg bevise. Læs Vagttårnet og Vågn Op. (at det skulle komme fra mig?)”
Nu vil jeg atter engang gøre opmærksom på, at det er Jehovas Vidners egen lære i deres egne bøger og blade. Så tag dog at læse dem. Charles Taze Russell fortsætter med at fremføre sin tro på tilbedelse af Jesus.
Jeg citere:
Zion's Watch Tower 1880 Oct. p.3
Det er uden nogen tvivl sandt af os at rette bønner (anmodninger) til vor Frelser og Forløser, som elskede os og gav sig selv hen for os. Selv om vi ingen steder bliver direkte pålagt at rette vore bønner (anmodninger) til ham kan det med sikkerhed ikke være ukorrekt at gøre det; for dette er ingen steder ”forbudt” og disciplene tilbad ham.
Citat af Charles Taze Russell, Jehovas Vidner Zion's Watch Tower 1880 Oct. p.3
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Vi taler altså om perioden 1876 – 1928 - og perioden fra 1892 – 1945 +
Tænk nu lidt over disse perioder og årstal. Det er den allervigtigste periode / perioder inden for sekten Jehovas Vidner. Her skabtes alene af Jehovas Vidners sekteriske (frimurerloge inspireret) fortolkning af Bibelen. Og her lagdes fundamentet for hvad Jehovas Vidner betegner Guds Rige.
I disse 2 perioder udvalgtes de der iflg. Jehovas Vidner skal op i himmelen (hvor det så end måtte være) og der skal de regere hele jordkloden.
Her i disse 2 perioder besluttede Jehovas Vidner, at det kun var dem der ejede den sande tro og at Gud fortalte dem dette til den udvalgte skare i Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Når du betænker den baggrund, som i dag er total økonomisk funderet, jeg mener milliarder og atter milliarder af dollars $ så må du indse, at vi står overfor ikke kun en religion, men et forløb af dimensioner der er uden sidestykke.
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Charles Taze Russell ”markedsførte” indførte og fastslog tilbedelse af Jesus og bøn til Jesus fordi han (Jesus) er vor Gud (mente Charles Taze Russell).
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Charles Taze Russell skriver i Zion's Watch Tower 1892 May 15 p.157:
Det ser ud til klart og tydeligt, at hans (Jesus) guddommelighed var bevaret i hans menneskeliggørelses fordi han (Jesus) gang på gang tale om sig selv som ”kommet fra himmelen” og fordi han (Jesus) skønt gennemgik prøvelser og sorger som et menneske, besad autoriteten og udøvelsen af en Guds overherredømme.
Han (Jesus) var genstand for indiskutabel tilbedelse selv som baby, af de vises mænd der kom for at se den nyfødte Konge. Matt.2:2-11
Selv englene havde stor glæde at ære ham (Jesus). ”Når Han bringer den førstefødte ind i verden, siger Han: ”Og lad alle Guds engle tilbede Ham (Jesus)” Heb. 1:6.
Han (Jesus) afviste aldrig nogen form for tilbedelse af sig selv, men da Cornelius ville tilbede Peter, den ledende apostle, ”……….han (Petere) løftede ham op idet han (Peter) sagde: rejs dig; jeg (Petere) er jo også kun en mand”.
Havde Christ ikke været mere end et menneske; ville samme grund have modsagt enhver form for tilbedelse.
Citat slut.
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Det var altså hvad Charles Taze Russell lærte sine medlemmer af Jehovas Vidners samfund . Så det er klart og tydeligt, at Charles Taze Russell erkendte, at Jesus Kristus er Gud og derfor skal og bør tilbedes. Det siger han i hvert fald og det skriver han så.
Det har jeg overhovedet ingen indvendinger imod. Et Kristent syn på Jesus og det er godt.
Zion's Watch Tower 1892 May 15 p.157
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Jeg kan lige så godt sige det med det samme. Charles Taze Russell troede nøjagtig det samme som os genfødte Kristne. At man skal tilbede Jesus fordi Jesus er Gud (JHVH, fejlagtigt benævnt Jehova).
Hans efterfølger i Jehovas Vidner, som den 3. præsident J.F.Rutherford og lige indtil N.H.Knorr, havde samme tro som vi har med hensyn til at tilbede Jesus, fordi Jesus er Gud.
Det har vi skriftlige vidnesbyrd om.
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Russell promoted the worship of Jesus and prayer to him because he is our God.
"It seems clear that His Divinity was retained in humanity because He repeatedly spoke of Himself as having come down from heaven, and because He, though passing through trial and sorrow as a man, was yet possessed of the authority and exercised the prerogatives of a God.
He was the object of unreproved worship even when a babe, by the wise men who came to see the new-born King. Matt. 2:2-11. Even the angels delighted to do Him honor. "When He bringeth the first-begotten into the world, He saith, "And let all the angels of God worship Him." Heb. 1:6.
He never reproved any one for acts of worship offered to Himself, but when Cornelius offered such service to Peter--the leading apostle-- "he took him up, saying, stand up; I myself also am a man." .... Had Christ not been more than a man the same reason would have prevented from receiving worship...." Zion's Watch Tower 1892 May 15 p.157
"It is undoubtedly proper enough for us to address petitions to our Redeemer and Advocate, who loved us and gave himself for us....Although we are nowhere instructed to make petitions to him, it evidently could not be improper so to do; for such a course is nowhere prohibited, and the disciples worshiped him." Zion's Watch Tower 1880 Oct. p.3
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"Question. The fact that our Lord received worship is claimed by some to be an evidence that while on earth he was God the Father disguised in a body of flesh and not really a man. Was he really worshiped, or is the translation faulty?
Answer. Yes, we believe our Lord Jesus while on earth was really worshiped, and properly so. … It was proper for our Lord to receive worship in view of his having been the only begotten of the Father and his agent in the creation of all things, including man." Zion's Watch Tower 1898 July 15 p.216
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"In one respect many of Christendom could learn numerous important lessons from these wise Gentiles....They worshiped him in three senses of the word: (1) They fell before him, prostrated themselves, thus physically expressing their reverence. (2) They worshiped him in their hearts and with the tongue gave expression to their rejoicing and confidence. (3) They opened their treasure-box and presented to him three gifts appropriate to royalty: the myrrh representing submission, frankincense representing praise, gold representing obedience." Zion's Watch Tower 1906 Jan. 1 p.15
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Rutherford continued this teaching.
"Jehovah God commands all to worship Christ Jesus because Christ Jesus is the express image of his Father, Jehovah, and because he is the Executive Officer of Jehovah always carrying out Jehovah's purpose (Heb.:3-6)." Watchtower 1939 Nov. 15 p.339
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"During the Millennium, "the princes will lead the people in their worship of Jehovah and of Christ." Vindication Volume 3 p.295
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"The people of all nations who obtain salvation must come to the house of the Lord to worship there; that is to say, they must believe on and worship Jehovah God and the Lord Jesus Christ, his chief instrument (Philippians 2:10, 11)." Salvation p.151
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Knorr continued to teach we should worship Jesus and the 1940's Watchtower articles still stated that Jesus was to be worshipped.
"Now, at Christ's coming to reign as king in Jehovah's capital organization Zion, to bring in a righteous new world, Jehovah makes him infinitely higher than the godly angels or messengers and accordingly commands them to worship him. … Since Jehovah God now reigns as King by means of his capital organization Zion, then whosoever would worship Him must also worship and bow down to Jehovah's Chief One in that capital organization, namely, Christ Jesus, his Co-regent on the throne of The Theocracy." Watchtower 1945 Oct. 15 p.313
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In 1945, Knorr amended the Watchtower Charter. Included within the new Charter is the statement that the purpose of the Watchtower Society is to promote the worship of Jehovah and Jesus. This charter is a legal document that continues to be the Watchtower Charter to this day.
The 1945 Yearbook includes the Charter in full. Part of the current charter states as follows:
"The purposes of this Society are:
To act as the servant of and the legal world-wide governing agency for that body of Christian persons known as Jehovah's Witnesses to preach the gospel of God's kingdom under Christ Jesus unto all nations as a witness to the name, word and supremacy of Almighty Good JEHOVAH;
to print and distribute Bibles and to disseminate Bible truths in various languages by means of making and publishing literature containing information and comment explaining Bible truths and prophecy concerning establishment of Jehovah's kingdom under Christ Jesus to authorize and appoint agents, servants, employees, teachers, instructors, evangelists, missionaries and ministers to go forth to all the world publicly and from house to house to preach and teach Bible truths to persons willing to listen by leaving with such persons said literature and by conducting Bible studies thereon to improve men, women and children mentally and morally by Christian missionary work and by charitable and benevolent instruction of the people on the Bible and incidental scientific, historical and literary subjects to establish and maintain private Bible schools and classes for gratuitous instruction of men and women in the Bible, Bible literature and Bible history; to teach, train, prepare and equip men and women as ministers, missionaries, evangelists, preachers, teachers and lecturers to provide and maintain homes, places and buildings for gratuitous housing of such students, lecturers, teachers and minister; to furnish gratuitously to such students, lecturers, teachers, educators and ministers suitable meals and lodging and to prepare, support, maintain and send out to various parts of the world Christian missionaries, teachers and instructors in the Bible and Bible literature
and for public Christian worship of Almighty God and Christ Jesus; to arrange for and hold local and world-wide assemblies for such worship to use or operate radio broadcasting stations for preaching this gospel of the kingdom; and to do any and all other lawful things that its Board of Directors shall deem expedient for the purposes stated."
Click Here to download a 1.82 MB PDF scan of the 1945 Charter.
Citat slut.
Jeg har sagt det før og jeg siger det gerne igen. Jehovas Vidner skriver gode bøger.
PS. I kan selv tælle efter hvor mange gange tilskyndelsen til at ”tilbede Jesus” gentages her og det er kun lidt af det
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Russell promoted the worship of Jesus and prayer to him because he is our God.
"It seems clear that His Divinity was retained in humanity because He repeatedly spoke of Himself as having come down from heaven, and because He, though passing through trial and sorrow as a man, was yet possessed of the authority and exercised the prerogatives of a God.
He was the object of unreproved worship even when a babe, by the wise men who came to see the new-born King. Matt. 2:2-11. Even the angels delighted to do Him honor. "When He bringeth the first-begotten into the world, He saith, "And let all the angels of God worship Him." Heb. 1:6.
He never reproved any one for acts of worship offered to Himself, but when Cornelius offered such service to Peter--the leading apostle-- "he took him up, saying, stand up; I myself also am a man." .... Had Christ not been more than a man the same reason would have prevented from receiving worship...."
Zion's Watch Tower 1892 May 15 p.157
"It is undoubtedly proper enough for us to address petitions to our Redeemer and Advocate, who loved us and gave himself for us....Although we are nowhere instructed to make petitions to him, it evidently could not be improper so to do; for such a course is nowhere prohibited, and the disciples worshiped him."
Zion's Watch Tower 1880 Oct. p.3
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"Question. The fact that our Lord received worship is claimed by some to be an evidence that while on earth he was God the Father disguised in a body of flesh and not really a man. Was he really worshiped, or is the translation faulty?
Answer. Yes, we believe our Lord Jesus while on earth was really worshiped, and properly so. … It was proper for our Lord to receive worship in view of his having been the only begotten of the Father and his agent in the creation of all things, including man."
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"In one respect many of Christendom could learn numerous important lessons from these wise Gentiles....They worshiped him in three senses of the word: (1) They fell before him, prostrated themselves, thus physically expressing their reverence. (2) They worshiped him in their hearts and with the tongue gave expression to their rejoicing and confidence. (3) They opened their treasure-box and presented to him three gifts appropriate to royalty: the myrrh representing submission, frankincense representing praise, gold representing obedience."
Zion's Watch Tower 1906 Jan. 1 p.15
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Rutherford continued this teaching.
"Jehovah God commands all to worship Christ Jesus because Christ Jesus is the express image of his Father, Jehovah, and because he is the Executive Officer of Jehovah always carrying out Jehovah's purpose (Heb.:3-6)."
Watchtower 1939 Nov. 15 p.339
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"During the Millennium, "the princes will lead the people in their worship of Jehovah and of Christ."
Vindication Volume 3 p.295
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"The people of all nations who obtain salvation must come to the house of the Lord to worship there; that is to say, they must believe on and worship Jehovah God and the Lord Jesus Christ, his chief instrument (Philippians 2:10, 11)."
Salvation p.151
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Knorr continued to teach we should worship Jesus and the 1940's Watchtower articles still stated that Jesus was to be worshipped.
"Now, at Christ's coming to reign as king in Jehovah's capital organization Zion, to bring in a righteous new world, Jehovah makes him infinitely higher than the godly angels or messengers and accordingly commands them to worship him. … Since Jehovah God now reigns as King by means of his capital organization Zion, then whosoever would worship Him must also worship and bow down to Jehovah's Chief One in that capital organization, namely, Christ Jesus, his Co-regent on the throne of The Theocracy."
Watchtower 1945 Oct. 15 p.313
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In 1945, Knorr amended the Watchtower Charter. Included within the new Charter is the statement that the purpose of the Watchtower Society is to promote the worship of Jehovah and Jesus. This charter is a legal document that continues to be the Watchtower Charter to this day.
The 1945 Yearbook includes the Charter in full. Part of the current charter states as follows:
"The purposes of this Society are:
To act as the servant of and the legal world-wide governing agency for that body of Christian persons known as Jehovah's Witnesses to preach the gospel of God's kingdom under Christ Jesus unto all nations as a witness to the name, word and supremacy of Almighty Good JEHOVAH;
to print and distribute Bibles and to disseminate Bible truths in various languages by means of making and publishing literature containing information and comment explaining Bible truths and prophecy concerning establishment of Jehovah's kingdom under Christ Jesus to authorize and appoint agents, servants, employees, teachers, instructors, evangelists, missionaries and ministers to go forth to all the world publicly and from house to house to preach and teach Bible truths to persons willing to listen by leaving with such persons said literature and by conducting Bible studies thereon to improve men, women and children mentally and morally by Christian missionary work and by charitable and benevolent instruction of the people on the Bible and incidental scientific, historical and literary subjects to establish and maintain private Bible schools and classes for gratuitous instruction of men and women in the Bible, Bible literature and Bible history; to teach, train, prepare and equip men and women as ministers, missionaries, evangelists, preachers, teachers and lecturers to provide and maintain homes, places and buildings for gratuitous housing of such students, lecturers, teachers and minister; to furnish gratuitously to such students, lecturers, teachers, educators and ministers suitable meals and lodging and to prepare, support, maintain and send out to various parts of the world Christian missionaries, teachers and instructors in the Bible and Bible literature
and for public Christian worship of Almighty God and Christ Jesus;
to arrange for and hold local and world-wide assemblies for such worship to use or operate radio broadcasting stations for preaching this gospel of the kingdom; and to do any and all other lawful things that its Board of Directors shall deem expedient for the purposes stated."
Click Here to download a 1.82 MB PDF scan of the 1945 Charter.
Citat slut.
Jeg har sagt det før og jeg siger det gerne igen. Jehovas Vidner skriver gode bøger.
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Som du tydeligt kan se, skriver vi således Vagttårnet for 1945 og ordene er Nathan N. Knorr. Jeg ved ikke om du vil fornægte de tusinder af Jehovas Vidner der tilbeder Jesus fordi det har de lært af Vagttårnet selskabet?
Så min forudsigelse holdt stik. Du fornægter jeres egne bøger og blade. Men du kan gøre det godt igen. Du kan bekende, at ja det har I skrevet og det lære I jeres medlemmer.
Du kan også fornægte det ovenstående og alligevel her jeg ret fordi I så fornægter jeres egen religion. Du må forstå, at Bibelen som sådan har aldrig lavet om på ordene, i hvert fald ikke den originale Bibeloversættelse.
Så igen og igen og igen; det er meget interessant. Mener du ikke ovenstående er korrekt citeret? Det er ellers jeres egne bøger og blade og jeg synes de er meget gode. Jeg har faktisk ikke noget at indvende imod dette.
Så indtil 1945 blev Jehovas Vidner undervist i ovennævnte gennem jeres bøger og blade og de troede alle sammen på det.
Nu påstår du så, at det ikke er sandt? det forstår jeg ikke fordi jeg jo kan læse det i jeres bøger og blade ligesom de millioner dengang og var glade alle sammen over det.
Jeg tror du har misforstået budskabet.
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En ny side af denne sag! Jeg tror jeg har forstået hvor problemet med din hukommelse svigter og hvor vi to går fejl af hinanden.
Du fornægter alt hvad jeg har citeret fordi det ligger før 1945. Er det korrekt? Det du ikke vil indrømme er, at før 1945 var undervisningen, som jeg peger på og citere Jehovas Vidner for, nøjagtig som jeg forklare, men du mener så, at efter 1945 har I skiftet den undervisning ud; den lære ud og nu lære I så noget andet.
Altså, du vil ikke indrømme, at I før lærte hvad jeg påstår og hvad jeres mange bøger og blade siger og skriver, men du mener, at blot fordi I har forandret jeres religion på det punkt, så gælder det fra før 1945 ikke mere.
Den går bare ikke Hr. AnonymJv(2).
Venlig hilsen
Ven af Sandheden.
Glædelig Jul fra Vagttårnet i Brooklyn New York.
http://ia310838.us.archive.org/0/items/WatchtowerAndGol denAgeChristmas/Watchtower_Golden_Age_Christmas.pdf
Hvad dansede man til på Bethel (smukt julepyntet? ) (og om sommeren; igen, igen?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWU2igLxXRM&feature=rela ted
Jeg er, Ven af Sandheden.