ChangedAgain:
When the entire focus of Heaven (but not necessarily the earth) was on one man to bring forth the Kingdom, it left a lot of room for questionable behavior, especially in light of protecting their ‘pure atmosphere’. Since no Kingdom bothered to show up during the JRS era, the vision was so downgraded that ‘corrective measures’ were then justified to solely protect the integrity of the ‘word’, which carried with it no such grandiose expectations.
Unfortunately, these protocols are still alive and well, affecting the lives of many fine people. The sad part is the amount of abuse that some will endure until reaching critical mass. With recent developments, and administrative shuffling ongoing, hopefully those in doubt will let their doubt run its course.
When the entire focus of Heaven (but not necessarily the earth) was on one man to bring forth the Kingdom, it left a lot of room for questionable behavior, especially in light of protecting their ‘pure atmosphere’. Since no Kingdom bothered to show up during the JRS era, the vision was so downgraded that ‘corrective measures’ were then justified to solely protect the integrity of the ‘word’, which carried with it no such grandiose expectations.
Unfortunately, these protocols are still alive and well, affecting the lives of many fine people. The sad part is the amount of abuse that some will endure until reaching critical mass. With recent developments, and administrative shuffling ongoing, hopefully those in doubt will let their doubt run its course.