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With reference
to the composite "man of lawlessness", events came to a head when
I partook of the emblems at the annual Lord's evening meal. This act is a
declaration that I am a Spirit anointed son of God (declared in 1975). The
unsealed
'elders'
of the local JW congregation began to appoint more unsealed
'elders',
doubling their number to fourteen even
adding to their number a known SCHIZOPHRENIC ! (21)
And although only a few miles away, a much larger congregation of JWs in Newport
had only one of these offending unsealed
'elders'
and no anointed men among them to
'shift' !
However that may be, the analytically described revelations in
The Opened "Little Scroll" give ample evidence of their "trampling" (22)
work (i.e.) their
'shifting of responsibilities'
from anointed sons of God to unsealed men to establish apostate JW
congregations, and their twisting of the meaning of certain scriptures to give
them the appearance of credibility to accomplish their apostate ends. Because
anointed sons of God act as a "restraint" to the apostate
activities of the "man of lawlessness," the
"trampling" (dispiriting) and
'shifting'
of them was bound to take place. (23)
The following are extracts from the 1975 Yearbook of the sect falsely and
shamelessly calling themselves Jehovah's Witnesses:
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"THIS IS GOD'S
DOING." |
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'Reflecting on the (new)
congregational arrangement providing for elders and ministerial servants, Roger Morgan was moved to say: "This is God's doing." Doubtless others will
agree, since they may have considered the resulting benefits. The first shifting
of responsibilities began in September 1972, and by October 1 the arrangement of
things in most congregations had been adjusted.' (Pg. 250). |
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CHOOSING ELDERS AND MINISTERIAL SERVANTS. |
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'The
governing body of Jehovah's witnesses sent each congregation an instructive
letter about selecting the "body of elders" as well as ministerial servants.
According to that letter of December 1, 1971, all baptized men of the
congregation twenty years old and upward were considered.' (Pg.248). |
As confirmation
of their "transgression", I received a letter from the local body
of unsealed JW
'elders'
outlining allegations against me. To these
allegations I concur, as they are both in my favour before God.
A copy of the letter is reproduced below:
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31st
December, 1975.
Further to the Society's letter of the 21st November, 1975, I am writing to
inform you that, subject to your convenience, an appeal judicial committee
meeting has been arranged for 10.00 a.m. on Saturday January 10th, 1976 at the
Oldbury Hall, Oldbury Road, Cwmbran. Would you kindly confirm as soon as
possible whether this date is convenient and whether or not you will need a lift
to the hall.
At this meeting, the appeal committee will be considering the following
allegations:-
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That
in spite of repeated counsel and advice from elders, you have pursued a course
of actively preaching that sisters should not be allowed to answer or comment at
congregation meetings. It is alleged that because of this you have been
disrupting the harmony of the congregation,
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That
you have attempted to undermine the authority of the local body of elders by
speaking against the elder arrangement.
I hope these details will help you to prepare for the meeting.
Yours sincerely, A. R. Underwood.
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