Jehovah's Witness admission to not being inspired or infallible

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Me too, but if JW’s are not actually infallible i guess these people may not actually be disfellowshipped after all, right?

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They do frequently call themselves “God’s spirit directed organization” which is equivalent to what most people would call “inspired”. But they make the distinction to allow for “new light” that replaces “old truths”. The eagerness of failed predictions and false interpretations is praised instead of the false prophecy being condemning. Bottom line, they have been making it up as they go along, and have convinced the members that since they force themselves to do ministry that is quite unique today, that they must be in the only true religion. All JWs will resort to the scripture that speaks of God’s word being preached throughout all the earth and then the end will come.
 
All Catholics should understand what infallibility means. Teaching infallibly is the belief that guided by the Holy Spirit, the church will not teach error. It doesn’t mean that the church will be absolutely right on all issues (impeccability) but that it will not be wrong. An infallible teaching is one proclaimed by the Pope as Supreme Teacher of the RCC when said teaching is issued “from the chair of St. Peter”, or when all the bishops of the church speak in one voice on a particular matter. And the matters are faith and morals only.
The Doctrine of the Assumption is an example of an Infallible Teaching from the Chair of Peter. Paul VI’s encyclical Humane Vitae on which the RCC position on the use of artificial birth control is an infallible teaching; it is not wrong, but because a number of bishops did not agree with the pontiff in the formulation of his work, the teaching was not issued from the chair of Peter; an infallible teaching.
No, the JW are not infallible in their proclamations. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to Peter, not to whoever started that cult.
 
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I see what you are saying, and I will agree with you that this is a cult. My point was that since they concede that their doctrines are neither infallible nor inspired how can their members have any sense that they are being told the truth on any doctrine? They are told the way they live their life is dictated by the Watchtower. They say all their teachings are from the Bible, but they have changed their position on so many teachings-- some they have changed back and forth numerous times. By saying we are not infallible in any doctrine and by not establishing dogma how do JW’s know their religion (or their “organization” as they call it) is leading them in the right direction? A person with good sense should be running for the hills. However, if they do want to get out of the organization, any member of the family that is a JW has to shun them, or they will be thrown out of the organization as well. They lie to people to get them to become members. People should not be committing to this “religion” if the members can’t undoubtedly show their teachings are correct and not subject to change. It’s a shame what has been done to people who realize they are being scammed.
 
It just makes no sense these people enter this organization by choice. JW’S don’t agree with the Trinity and one of their arguments against it is because it’s confusing, and God is not a God of confusion. How can they possibly say this when they have changed their position on so many things? If that’s not confusing, I don’t know what is. We sure need to pray for these poor people.
 
Why do they buy in? Probably for the same reason that anyone becomes involved with a cult. And that is, initially, they come across as warm, caring, accepting, and this works for people who have problems in their lives, who feel that are alone, shunned, victims of bigotry, prejudice, or a myriad of other social and economic ills. And, people who doubt some facet of their existence. The JW’s are accepting. And it works.
Pentecostal and fundamentalist protestant churches understand the same thing. So, is it any wonder that only 22% of Catholics practice their faith today. Think of it, of the next 1000 fourteen year olds that your bishop (or any bishop for that matter) will confirm this year, 780 of them will have turned their back on the RCC. Why, well, if I had the answer, I might be pope. But the poor teaching and the reliance on methods of worship and teaching that have been used over and over don’t seem to work. And they don’t see that problem. I could quote the commonly heard definition of insanity, but why waste anyone’s time.
The JW’s succeed because they connect on a purely human, everyday wants and needs of people.
 
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I can’t disagree with you about the method, but I think the Church, like Christ, allows free will. It seems catechesis is lost on the teenagers that are being taught it. If the family is not focusing on teaching the faith from an early age that plays a part, too, in my opinion. Better catechesis for teens would be helpful, but that’s still dependent on who’s teaching it as well. Mass is not a meet and greet. It’s a time for contemplation. Even with successful methods being used to convert people to Protestantism, they still don’t outnumber Catholics. So free will is still a force at play.
 
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