My Friends,
The fact that you are reading JW SURVEY is encouraging.I hope you continue to research what other well meaning and informed voices have to say about the organisation, as opposed to reading just material from the Watchtower Society.The “Truth” should be able to stand firm and not be afraid if well argued and provable light of a critical nature reveals serious problems with the Organisation.
The Boreans ( Act 17:11 ), are often used as an example of examining what has been said to determine its truth.Using their example of testing things you should not in any way be afraid to examine what the Organisation says ( about so many issues), but rather continue to probe for the truth about the “Truth”. You could be richly rewarded with your freedom from what can only be described as a dehumanizing organization.
John 6:68. Did you understand what it says ? It is Jesus ( not an Organization ) that has the words of eternal life. According to the Bible you simply go to him… John 6:35 Again, quite clear, Jesus says ” I am the bread of life. He that comes to ME will not get hungry at all…” No reference to being fed ” …food at the proper time..” ( by an Organisation founded in the 1870`s ?). The interpretation of one of many parables at Matthew 24 to jusify what the “..imperfect men in the lead..” say about the “faithful and discreet slave” has no Biblical/ exegetical justification at all. It is simply made up!The Organisation have no recognised Biblical scholars and have long been noted for their lack of scholarship.They do, however, know how to alter the Greek text( in the New World Translation )to fit in with their theology!
You mention ” Jehovah`s kingdom”- have you attempted to read the Bible and do a study on what the Bible says on the subject of the “Kingdom”. Use a Greek /English Interlinear to help you in your Biblical study. Wescot and Hort used to be used by JWs. I do not think it is used these days – the Greek text shows serious problems in the New World translation. This is all material you can research. Ok?
You seem to have put your trust in a group of men in New York. Do examine what they claim( like the Boreans). Continue to follow your deep instinct – the fact that you have looked at JW survey shows you feel some freedom to research.Don’t be captive to a concept.
Your mind/life was not meant to be held captive by an organisation – freedom/truth lie ahead for you. Just continue to do research; there are plenty of exellent material on the internet. Let your bible trained conscience guide you.
If the “announcements” made by this organization concerning “Jehovah’s Kingdom” have always been wrong, how can we hold that up as a reason to stay in the Org? When I was a JW the “announcement of Jehovah’s Kingdom” was that the folks who saw 1914 would live to see the kingdom on earth. That announcement has been proven dead wrong. It was a false prophecy!No amount of clarification, refinement nor adjustment can make it right.
What sort of organization makes false prophecies? A true or a false prophet? The answer is as obvious as what your next step should be (Deut 18).