faithful and discreet slaveの例文

• From 2000 the Governing Body was increasingly described as the representative and " spokesman " for God's " faithful and discreet slave class ".
• The "'faithful and discreet slave "'is the term used by Jehovah's Witnesses to describe the religion's articles of faith.
• The view is based on their interpretation of holy spirit helping " responsible representatives of'the faithful and discreet slave'at world headquarters to discern deep truths that were not previously understood ".
• Jehovah's Witnesses identify the servant, which their translation of the Bible calls the " faithful and discreet slave ", with their religion's Governing Body in its role of dispensing spiritual food to followers of Christ.
• Governing Body members are said to act in the role of the faithful and discreet slave class when arriving at decisions on doctrines, activities and oversight of Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide, including making appointments to positions of responsibility.
• When this group work together as the Governing Body, they act as'the faithful and discreet slave .'" The report said the slave " logically " must have appeared after Christ's presence began in 1914.
• Franz claimed the religion employs its interpretation of the " faithful and discreet slave " parable primarily to support the concept of centralized administrative authority in order to exercise control over members of the religion by demanding their loyalty and submission.
• No . " In 2010 the society said that " deep truths " were discerned by " responsible representatives " of the " faithful and discreet slave class " at the religion's headquarters, and then considered by the entire Governing Body before making doctrinal decisions.
• Franz also argued that the Watch Tower Society and its doctrines were built on the independent Bible study of its founder, Charles Taze Russell, who neither consulted any existing " faithful and discreet slave " class for enlightenment, nor believed in the concept taught by the Society.
• A later " Watchtower " described the outcome of the 1917 leadership dispute as the removal of " a class of insubordinate ones who rebelled against the ways of the Lord " before Christ's inspection and approval of the " faithful and discreet slave class " in 1918.
• Watch Tower Society publications had taught that the " faithful and discreet slave " class had had a continuous uninterrupted existence since being appointed by Christ at the time of Pentecost AD 33, when the first 120 people upon whom holy spirit was poured out began " feeding " Jews with spiritual food.
• The society's report on the meeting said that " the faithful and discreet slave was appointed over Jesus'domestics in 1919 . That slave is the small, composite group of anointed brothers serving at world headquarters during Christ's presence who are directly involved in preparing and dispensing spiritual food.
• The parable on which Jehovah's Witnesses base their doctrine of the " faithful and discreet slave ", as rendered in the King James Version, reads : " Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
• Individual Witnesses indicate their claim of being " anointed " by partaking of the bread and wine at the annual Governing Body who exercise teaching authority over Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide claim to be among the anointed 144, 000, and also consider themselves as a group to be the faithful and discreet slave of Matthew 24 : 45 and Luke 12 : 42.
• A 1950 issue of " The Watchtower " appeared to assign to the " mother organization " & mdash; in reference to the Watch Tower Society & mdash; the task of feeding Christians " meat in due season "; in 1951 the magazine defined the " faithful and discreet slave " as a class of people whose teachings were imparted through a theocratic organization.
• Witnesses themselves have a series of jargon terms to refer to the entity that is the Governing Body / Watchtower Society-among them " the faithful and discreet slave " ( or just " the slave " for short ), " the organization ", " Jehovah; s organization ", " the society ", etc . These terms and " the governing body " are used fairly indiscriminately to refer to the authority that provides authorized doctrine to the congregations.
• In August 2011, the Governing Body cast doubt on other members'claims of being anointed, stating that " A number of factors including past religious beliefs or even mental or emotional imbalance might cause some to assume mistakenly that they have the heavenly calling . " The Governing Body also stated that " we have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on earth; nor do we need to know ", and that it " does not maintain a global network of anointed ones . " At the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Watch Tower Society, the " faithful and discreet slave " was redefined as referring to the Governing Body only and the terms are now synonymous.