Justin108 wrote:
JehovahsWitness wrote:the organization and implementation of a stupendous
international preaching and teaching program (Mat 24:14), and much more...
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why attribute this to Jesus? Why not just attribute this to the various religious institutions?
Because no other organization on earth, religious or not, has even come CLOSE to achieving what Jehovah's Witnesses have done in our modern age.
PREACHING: Not just a "clergy" class, not just islamic "imam" every member
To have 8 million people, men women and children, go from door to door free of charge bible in hand to speak to people at their own home year after year, is not something any human can achieve . No other organization whether religious, commercial, political or social has the incentives can move
every single member of a community to such action, not for a campaign of a few months or even years but every single month for as long as they live.
PREACHING: A lifelong calling rather than a time bound "campaign"
While there are dedicated men and women in all faiths, the facts are clear:
Mormon men (I think men only) have missionary service for only two years, and in many muslim communities Muslim women are not even allowed out of their homes let alone to go to strangers homes and speak to them about their faith. If the Pope asked all Catholics to go from
door to door or no longer be considered Catholic, their numbers would I think plummet to single figures and if they or Coca Cola asked its employees to do this out of love of the product without pay, I wonder how long that would last.
Yes an entire community will fight to the death for their own survival, and
suicide cults actually kill themselves, Jehovah's Witnesses are willing to suffer personal loss (not to get to heaven - suicide cults) or pay for classes to better their personal lives (
scientologists) they are willing to suffering financial loss and inconvenience (even in certain circumstances) paying with their lives
to improve the lives of OTHERS.
PREACHING: Without pay, without charging
Apostate Christianity (and
Islam) was mainly spread with the sword, and scientology charge new members hundreds of thousands of dollars for their services. In contrast, hundreds of thousands of people a year voluntarily join in this work (despite opposition, ridicule and in some countries at the risk of their lives) is testimony in my opinion to a higher power. True some of the world's biggest charities do have unpaid workers, their CEO's, top managers and others do draw a salary (and some quite a handsome one at that). In contrast NONE of Jehovah's Witnesses are paid for the time they speand preaching the good news, nor do they charge for their time.
ZECHARIAH 4:6
Not by a military force, nor by power, but by my spirit,� says Jehovah of armies. - NWT
PREACHING: Despite opposition
Further, some of the most powerful regimes in the world vowing to wipe Jehovah's Witnesses out and put an end to their preaching work, but rather than that their numbers increase, how can this be explained? When confronted with extermination or military or ideological obliteration other religions such as
Islam take to their arms to defend themselves, since Jehovah's Witnesses have never resorted to "
holy wars" or
Crusades to defend themselves, how are they still here?
ISAIAH 54:17
No weapon formed against you will have any success [...]. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah - NWT
It cannot be due to their non existent political prowess or lobbying or business contacts or even general popularity, so who or what is sustaining these people? Sheer determination, personal conviction and enthusiasm can only take a community so far. What other human organization has been able to increase without
commercial advertising, commercial enterprise, business ventures or military or governmental backing and without paying any of its members? If JWs have done so, who is backing them?
PREACHING The same message, the same standards in every country
It was once said, no matter where on earth you go, you will find two things, Coca-Cola and Jehovah's Witnesses. Many are astounded to learn of the global scope of the world of Jehovah's Witnesses. While some suggest and entire community going from "door to door" on
a global scale is nothing extraordinary, one could invite such ones to point out where such a thing has ever been done before. Further, as organizations (especially religious ones) grow they tend to break apart into regional groups with their own cultural or regional particularities; this is what happened to apostate Christianity. That same expansion tends to produce prominent personalities that in turn tend to reject centralization. The sustained global unity of the message of Jehovah's Witnesses is another feature that gives evidence of divine backing.
While one or more of the features above may find expression to a limited degree in other organisations,
only the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses have been able to display them ALL. Jehovah's Witnesses are not the largest or the fastest growing, we are not the richest and certainly not he most loved religion but when someone does something no human has been able to achieve, there is reason to ask how and by what means this was finally done.
CONCLUSION: The work of Jehovah's Witnesses is unequaled in human history, it is a modern day miracle and many believe clear evidence they have been as a group protected, guided and enabled to prosper spiritually in fulfillment of the pophecy at Matthew 24:14 by none other their King and leader Jesus Christ.
In 2017 Jehovah's Witnesses spent a total of 1,983, 763, 754 hours preaching the good news in 240 lands and regions throughout the earth
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Further information
https://tv.jw.org/#en/categories/VODOurOrganization
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