I’m very grateful to Jehovah for inviting me into his organization.

Beautiful talk, excellent point for the ministry. Thank you.

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11. How can elders show appreciation for Jehovah’s organization? It is necessary to trust *Jehovah first of all.* And the trust or distrust of the Organization, *The Bible, in general, does not consider.* Biblical history has shown that the spiritual well-being of Jehovah's people has always depended on the quality of their mentors: if the mentors were faithful to Jehovah *and did not distort His word,* God's people were also faithful. And if the mentors departed from God in some way, the people also departed from Him (read 2 Chron.12:1 and Gal.2:11-14). This is still relevant today (Acts 20:17,29-32 and 17:11). *How can the Governing Body itself help to build trust in the organization?* For example, if they take an example from the GB of the 1st century and begin to consider the questions asked to them about the teachings and leadership, their trust will only grow. Unfortunately, *those who ask a lot of questions* about the teachings and leadership can now be accused of "distrust of a faithful slave" and apostasy.

6. What is one important way in which we benefit from studying the Bible? The most important thing is that studying the Bible, first of all, *strengthens our trust in Jehovah* And trust or distrust in the Organization, *The Bible does not consider at all.* An organization without people is *an empty place* Therefore, the word of God raises the question of *trust or distrust of the people - the elders* who lead the people of Jehovah. In addition, the Bible does not call the Christian community an organization, but a Christian assembly or the Church of Christ (James 2:2; Mt.16:18). And there is a Governing Body behind the concept of "organization" today: it heads and instructs the entire Jehovah's people of today, controlling all financial, legal and other aspects of the Organization's activities.

15. What did religious leaders do to Jesus and his followers? Often, the authors of the Society report on religious leaders of the 1st century who rejected Christ, forgetting to add that *we are talking about the elders of the people of Jehovah,* and not about the leaders of false religions, because Judaism is a religion from Jehovah, not from the devil. They forgot to mention it - and in this article. Why? Maybe because, if you point this out, then in connection with the 2nd coming of Christ, the analogy to the modern leaders of the Jehovah's people will be too obvious (read 2 Thess.2:1-8). The problem of the pastors of the 1st century was that *they clung too tightly to their usual traditions, rules* and teachings from the Mosaic Law. And Jesus was saying something new, and it scared them. Today, no one can compare with Christ, but even today, if one of the co-religionists offers the Governing Body consider new facets of Biblical truth - they are considered *either apostates or upstarts* running ahead of the chariot of the organization. Of course, as the authors write, we do not want to be like little children who can pick something up from the floor and immediately pull it into their mouths. However, these examples show that sometimes Organizations serve things on the "table" that are *not confirmed by a Bible check* and do not look like "sound words" of truth (compare 2 Tim. 1:13.)

2. Since 1919, how has Jehovah provided guidance and spiritual food? *First,* the worship of Jehovah *began to be revived even under Russell,* who, by the grace of Jehovah, brought together the basic Biblical teachings - *long before 1919.* And these foundations are now used by the ENTIRE Organization and Governing Body. *Secondly,* in 1919, the President of the Society was responsible for all spiritual food, not the Governing Body. And the status of the GB as a collective faithful slave, consisting of a group of men, has been designated only *since July 2013, and not since 1919* (see WT for 07.2013, *article "Who Really Is the Faithful and Discreet Slave?”* ). *Thirdly,* 1919 is the year of President Rutherford's release from prison. If this year is associated with the liberation from Babylon's captivity, then Rutherford got into this "captivity" in 1918, and not since the 2nd century, as we are taught today about the "captivity of Babylon" (watch WT from November 15, 2016, issue for study from January 16 to January 29, 2017 - this "the new light" contradicts the book "Revelation-Its Grand Climax At Hand!" pp. 167,168 paragraphs 21-24 and WT dated November 15, 2014, heading "QUESTIONS FROM READERS"). *Since the time of Russell and long before 1919,* for more than *40 years,* the WT magazine has been preaching the basics of Biblical truth about Jehovah, about His Christ, about redemption, about the essence of the devil, about the causes of suffering, etc. And if the foundations of truth began to be revealed to Russell at the end of the 19th century, then the captivity of Babylon *ended under Russell, and not under Rutherford... .*

9. How does the organization make known God’s name? *The organization has done a lot* and no one takes away those merits. *Under Russell, the prophecy from Micah 4:1,2* was fulfilled about the revival of the worship of Jehovah - after centuries of apostasy. Since that time, God's people have been preaching about God's name, His Christ, and His intentions for the Earth. Unfortunately, there were also many mistakes that it is high time to openly admit... . In 2021, a new edition of the translation of the New World into some languages was published (2013 in eng.), which is more a semantic translation than a literal one. The new edition also contains many errors, inaccuracies and frauds, many of which have never been fully corrected. Distortions and errors are noted in the following texts: Leviticus 8:15; 1 Samuel 18:27; 1 Chron. 13:11; Joshua 23:14 and 1:8; Jeremiah 20:17; Ezekiel 28:16; Dan.9:27; Proverbs 14:17 and 20:27; Mt.25:46; Luke 21:36 and 22:17; 1 John 3:20,21; 2 John 9; 1 Thess. 4:16,17 and 5:4; 1 Tim.4:16; Ephesians 4:8; Col.1:16; 2 Cor. 5:21; Rev.16:7 etc, etc...

12. (a) Why should we cooperate with those taking the lead? We need to cooperate with those who take the lead *if their instructions and teachings are consistent with the Bible.* Trust is not built from scratch! *Trust in pastors is built on the basis of checking* their instructions according to the Bible. And if their instructions or requirements are consistent with the Scriptures, they need to be obeyed and this is right. And if not, God must be obeyed more than pastors and instructions (read again Mat. 23:1-3; Acts.5:27-29). And the point here is not at all about personal qualities and imperfection, as the authors of the article write ... . Otherwise, the history of the people of God of the 1st century, *who blindly trusted their elders,* crucified Christ, will repeat itself. It will happen again, unfortunately! (Rev. 9:1; 11:2,13,14 and 2 Thess 2:2-4,8-11)

13. How have God’s enemies tried to discredit his organization? Is everyone *who points out mistakes and wants to correct them* an enemy of God? (read the texts carefully again - Matt.23:1-3; Acts.5:27-29). Jesus was the promised Messiah, but he boldly denounced the wrong deeds of the Organization of God's people in the 1st century and the deeds of the wicked teachers of that time. *Is it possible to call Christ the enemy of God?* (see also the examples of the ancient prophets - Jeremiah 29:19 compare Rev.11:3) There are many oddities that sincere believers in the Organization should not turn a blind eye to. These include numerous courts in Europe (in Norway, in particular), and prohibitions on helping those in need (sending all donations only to branches) and much more (( The more *teachings and decisions* of the Governing Body are consistent with the Bible, *the more our trust* in the Organization of Jehovah's People will grow (Acts 17:11; 1 Thes.5:21).