Optimistically, StandFirm had outlined the sort of case he was having to defend, this took the form of a blog post published on September 10th 2010. However, as of today (20th October) his blog hasn't been updated with any content. In fact, the only obvious activity on the blog is the deletion of said blog post.
However, here is a screengrab for posterity, along with a copy/paste of the text (hopefully this means that StandFirm is about to publish proof of the 1919 selection once and for all);
Appointment of the Faithful and Discreet Slave in 1919
As promised, here is a breakdown of the belief of Jehovah's Witnesses concerning their appointment over all of Christ's belongings in 1919. This post is not intended to discuss these points, but rather to outline the points that need to be proven to show that the Bible Students (Jehovah's Witnesses) were indeed appointed in this way in 1919.
1. That the faithful and discreet slave (Matthew 24:45-47) refers to a class of Christians.
2. That Jesus came in the sense in Matthew 24:46 in 1914.
3. That, if the first 2 points are true, that Jesus would actually have chosen the Bible Students.
4. That, if the first 3 points are true, that the historical evidence indicates that the prophecy of Malachi 3:1 began applying in 1918 and the Bible Students were chosen in 1919.
This is the outline used to arrive at that teaching. This post is not to discuss any of those points.
Incidentally, even if we were to imagine that the appointing over all Christ's belongings is future or does not apply, this still would have no bearing on whether or not the organization and Governing Body should have the same authority it had in the first century. It also has no bearing at all on other doctrines such as no Trinity, no immortality of the soul, and so on.
Further reading can be found in The Watchtower, March 1, 2004, pp. 13-18.
1. That the faithful and discreet slave (Matthew 24:45-47) refers to a class of Christians.
2. That Jesus came in the sense in Matthew 24:46 in 1914.
3. That, if the first 2 points are true, that Jesus would actually have chosen the Bible Students.
4. That, if the first 3 points are true, that the historical evidence indicates that the prophecy of Malachi 3:1 began applying in 1918 and the Bible Students were chosen in 1919.
This is the outline used to arrive at that teaching. This post is not to discuss any of those points.
Incidentally, even if we were to imagine that the appointing over all Christ's belongings is future or does not apply, this still would have no bearing on whether or not the organization and Governing Body should have the same authority it had in the first century. It also has no bearing at all on other doctrines such as no Trinity, no immortality of the soul, and so on.
Further reading can be found in The Watchtower, March 1, 2004, pp. 13-18.
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