the Truth + the Watchtower

One observer noted that these men "were critical of the articles in The Watchtower, not wanting to accept it as ... ****God's channel of truth****, always trying to influence others in their way of thinking." ... As ****Jehovah's dedicated Witnesses, all of us must be loyal to him and to his organization****. We should never even contemplate turning aside from God's wonderful light, pursuing an apostate course that can lead to spiritual death now and eventual destruction.

Consider, too, the fact that ****Jehovah's organization alone, in all the earth, is directed by God's holy spirit or active force.**** (Zech. 4:6) Only this organization functions for Jehovah's purpose and to his praise. ****To it alone God's Sacred Word, the Bible, is not a sealed book.**** Many persons of the world are very intelligent, capable of understanding complex matters. _They can read the Holy Scriptures, but they cannot understand their deep meaning._ Yet God's people can comprehend such spiritual things. Why? Not because of special intelligence on their part, but as the apostle Paul declared: "For it is to us God has revealed them through his spirit, for the spirit searches into all things, even the deep things of God."

It is vital that we appreciate this fact and ****respond to the directions of the "slave" as we would to the voice of God****, because it is His provision.

Fear has a great hold on the people. People are afraid of what their neighbors, their friends, relatives and clergy might think if they were even so much as to read the Bible on their own. For centuries the clergy have _dominated their lives, told them what they can read, what they should believe and do._ ****To ask a sound religious question is a demonstration of lack of faith in God and the church, according to the clergy. As a result, the Irish people do very little independent thinking. They are victims of the clergy and fear****; but freedom is in sight.

Die for Jehovah

All who want to **understand the Bible** should appreciate that the "greatly diversified wisdom of God" can become known **only through Jehovah's channel of communication, the faithful and discreet slave**.

Persons who deliberately spread (stubbornly hold to and speak about) teachings contrary to **Bible truth _as taught by Jehovah's Witnesses_** are apostates.