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As members of the "new covenant" only anointed men have been appointed for ministerial work in Christ's congregations, to teach and shepherd people of God. (Heb 8:10). The reason for this is quite clear: Jehovah gathers those called as His sons by Holy Spirit, anointing them for ministerial work with a portion of His Spirit, which teaches them. (Eph 4:11,12. 1 John 2:20,27). But members of the "other sheep" are those calling upon His Name. (See 1 Cor 1:2. John 10:16). Such ones are not taught directly by Jehovah's Spirit within their spirit according to an anointing. The "other sheep" are those who take hold of the "skirt" (righteous examples and teachings) of those who are spiritual "Jews" by Spirit, and are correctly taught by them the Word from God. (Zech 8:23). It does not say in His Holy Word that a spiritual "Jew" takes hold of the 'skirt' of men acting in the place of "Jews". (Rev 3:9).

Further it says to anointed ones: "And you have an anointing from the Holy One; all of you have knowledge... And as for you, the anointing that you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to be teaching you; but, as the anointing from Him is teaching you about all things, and is true and is no lie, and just as it has taught you, remain in union with Him." (1 John 2:20,27). "Anyone" means other individuals, whether it be another spiritual "Jew", or a member of the "other sheep". Nor are anointed ones taught from what passes from a spiritual "Jew" through a member of the "other sheep" to another spiritual "Jew", as the sect of JWs teach. Not to misunderstand the truth in this regard, it is Jehovah's Spirit in an anointed one that teaches him the Spirit of the teaching from God, not a particular individual. His Spirit frees anointed ones from erroneous teachings. In this way the Spirit teaches an anointed one obedient to its leading. (1 John 2:27) (Eph 4:14 16).

EACH RESPECTIVE MEMBER GIVES THEIR DUE MEASURE WITH
THEIR "TENTH PARTS" AND "CONTRIBUTIONS". (See Mal 3:8-10).
When "each respective member" of Jesus' anointed brothers is allowed to give their "due measure" and function harmoniously together, co-operating through every "joint" that gives what is needed, it makes for the growth of the "body" of The Christ in love. (Eph 4:16). Sadly, this is not the case at present. Why? Because certain "called" ones have taken a "foreign god" as a "bride". This "foreign god" are unsealed "Ahab" men acting as priests the outcome of dealing treacherously with their anointed brothers. (Mal 2:10,11). So many anointed ones have been pushed to the outside of the "flock" and are not permitted to give their portions of His Spirit that the "body" needs.

But to the offenders it is written: "Jehovah will cut off each one that does it, one who is awake and one who is answering, from the tents of Jacob". These words are addressed to spiritual "Israelites" made aware of this sin toward Jehovah and their brothers, but who persist in it. (Mal 2:12). For refusing "due measures" from members of the "body" of Christ, which are Jehovah's spiritual directives through His anointed underpriests for the people, they are in this way robbing Jehovah in the "tenth parts" and in the "contributions". How can they offer a clean "gift" to our Heavenly Father? What answer can they give to their many anointed brothers that are appointed by Jehovah as overseers underpriests of God for the people? (Mal 2:12).

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