So, I believe that one cannot pick-and-choose which parts of government they want, and reject the rest.īeyond the hypocrisy issue, I believe that there are some fundamental interpretation flaws that also need to be addressed. Or in other words, if you don’t put anything into it, then don’t expect anything out of it. Jesus also taught that you reap what you sow. He modeled leadership by washing the feet of His disciples, making himself a servant. Jesus is also clear on His message about service as well. A word study on the word hypocrite shows exactly how Jesus felt about this type of behavior. And aside from my beliefs on government, I believe that this type of hypocrisy is anti-scriptural. My first response to this is in regards to the apparent hypocrisy that this displays. Jehovah’s Witness seem to demand the freedoms and benefits that government provides, while refusing to put in the effort that is required to maintain the governmental system that provides these things in the first place. The Jehovah’s Witness organization has fought numerous Supreme Court cases in order to secure their rights. Much of this work is done through the court system. While refusing to involve themselves in the affairs of the government, serving in it in any way, and refusing to recognize it’s authority, the Jehovah’s Witness organization continues to use the system of government to establish and help enforce their rights. This political neutrality also means that memebers do not even vote in public elections! While they are expected to obey the laws of the land (including the payment of taxes), they refuse military service, and will not run for or hold any elected public office. In fact saluting a flag, or singing the national anthem would be considered idolitry, an act that is forbidden by the law of the scripture. Because they view the Kingdom of God as the ultimate authority in their lives, and a legitmate form of government, they consider any allegieance to another earthly governement wrong. Jehovah’s Witness consider themselves as politically neutral. The practice that I would like to look at is that of how the Jehovah’s Witness faith relates to the government. This time I’d like to take another look at some flawed interpretation, but this time it will focus on some of the practices as opposed to the core beliefs. I have also discussed how the quality of translation of the “Scriptures” used also gives reason to doubt the fundamental doctrines of this belief system. In this series, I have already pointed out some flawed interpretation that leads to some of the core beliefs of the Jehovah’s Witness faith.
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