There are many articles dealing with the Governing Body. These articles will be reviewed and placed in different Categories. When one category is complete, it will be published in this Index.
CATEGORY 1
THE FALSE CLAIM THAT THE 11 MEN OF THE GOVERNING BODY IS “THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE” AND “GOD’S CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION”
A sketch of the contents of each article is first given. Then follows a more detailed description.
The article “Introduction to the articles dealing with the Governing Body,” discusses the situation of the seven congregations in Asia (Revelation 1-3). This shows that there were some false doctrines and practices in the Christian congregations in the first century CE, and the same is true in the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the 21st century. Christians should obey their leaders, except when they require something that contradicts the Bible.
The book My Beloved Religion — And The Governing Body, chapters 2 and 3, show that there was no Governing Body in the first century CE and that there should be none in our time. It also shows that the phrase, “the faithful and discreet slave,” is not a prophecy of a group during Jesus’ presence. But it refers to all God’s servants who are faithful and discreet when the great tribulation comes.
The article, “God’s administration — his channel of communication,” shows that according to Ephesians, “God’s administration (oikonomia)” is identical with “God’s channel of communication.” God’s administration is abstract. It is God’s way of administering and managing things. Humans on earth, such as the 11 men in the Governing Body, are not “God’s channel of communication.” But God uses his servant to communicate with the human family by preaching the good news of the kingdom.
The article “God’s channel of communication — the difference between inspiration and direction,” discusses how God communicates with his servant by “inspiration” and “direction”. The difference is discussed, and it is shown that God only uses “direction” in our time. Examples of how the leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses used “direction” before the Governing Body was instituted in 1971 are given.
The article “The members of the Governing Body and divine inspiration” shows that, despite the fact that God does not use inspiration in our time (only the Bible is inspired), the members of the Governing Body claim to be inspired by God. How the leaders taught Jehovah’s Witnesses in an environment of Christian freedom in the 20th century and in an environment of dictatorship in the 21st century is described
The article “Analysis of the evidence used to show that the Governing Body is ‘the faithful and discreet slave’” contradicts the claim that the present members of the Governing Body are inspired by God and, as a result, convey God’s truth to Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Watchtower of 2017 presents three lines of evidence that the Governing Body is “the faithful and discreet slave.” These three lines are discussed in detail, and it is shown that none of the arguments has a sound basis.
INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTICLES DEALING WITH THE GOVERNING BODY
(https://mybelovedreligion.no/2020/11/12/introduction-to-articles-dealing-with-the-governing-body/)
MAIN POINTS: CHRISTIANS MUST SHOW RELATIVE OBEDIENCE TO GOVERNMENTS AND THE ELDERS. THIS MEANS THEY OBEY THEM IN EVERYTHING, EXCEPT WHEN THE GOVERNMENTS AND ELDERS VIOLATE BIBLE PRINCIPLES.
THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CONGREGATIONS IN ASIA IN REVELATION 1-3 SHOW THAT FALSE TEACHINGS AND WRONG ACTIONS OCCURRED IN THESE CONGREGATIONS, WHICH WERE A PART OF THE TRUE RELIGION.
IN A SIMILAR WAY, THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY HAVE INTRODUCED SOME FALSE TEACHINGS AND WRONG ACTIONS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN THE 21st CENTURY.
IN THE SAME WAY AS THE MEMBERS OF THE SEVEN CONGREGATIONS IN ASIA SHOULD OBEY THE ELDERS OF THEIR CONGREGATIONS, EXCEPT FOR FALSE TEACHINGS AND FOR WRONG ACTIONS, WE TODAY SHOULD OBEY THE GOVERNING BODY, EXCEPT FOR THEIR FALSE TEACHINGS AND WRONG ACTIONS.
THE BOOK, MY BELOVED RELIGION — AND THE GOVERNING BODY, CHAPTERS 2 AND 3
(Can be downloaded from www.mybelovedreligion.no)
MAIN POINTS: THE CLAIM IS THAT THERE WAS A GOVERNING BODY IN THE FIRST CENTURY CE CONSISTING OF THE APOSTLES AND THE ELDERS IN JERUSALEM. AND THE PRESENT 11 MEN FOLLOW THIS PATTERN. CHAPTER 2 SHOWS THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A GOVERNING BODY IN THE FIRST CENTURY CE, AND THE BIBLE DOES NOT SAY THERE SHOULD BE A GOVERNING BODY AT SOME LATER TIME. A GROUP OF MEN WITH ALL POWER AT THE TOP OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IS A VIOLATION OF SEVERAL BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES.
THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY CLAIM THAT THEY FULFILL THE WORDS OF JESUS ABOUT “THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE” IN MATTHEW 24:45-48. CHAPTER 3 SHOWS THAT THESE WORDS REFER TO ALL THE PERSONS WHO ARE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET WHEN THE GREAT TRIBULATION COMES. THE WORDS ARE NOT A PROPHECY OF A SMALL GROUP OF MEN WHO LIVE DURING JESUS’ PRESENCE.
GOD’S ADMINISTRATION — HIS CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION
(https://mybelovedreligion.no/2026/04/10/gods-administration-his-channel-of-communication-2/)
MAIN POINTS: THE AIM OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO SHOW WHAT IS GOD’S REAL CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION. IT IS SHOWN HOW THE PHRASE “CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION” IS USED IN THE LITERATURE OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES.
A DETAILED STUDY OF PASSAGES IN EPHESIANS SHOWS THAT “GOD’S CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION” IS IDENTICAL WITH “GOD’S ADMINISTRATION” (OIKONOMIA). IT IS SHOWN THAT “GOD’S ADMINISTRATION,” AKA “GOD’S CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION,” IS ABSTRACT — GOD’S WAY OF ADMINISTERING AND MANAGING THINGS.
BECAUSE “GOD’S CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION” IS ABSTRACT, THE 11 MEN OF THE GOVERNING BODY CANNOT BE “GOD’S CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION”. HOWEVER, TO MANAGE THE TRUTH JEHOVAH USES THE BIBLE, THE PREACHING OF THE GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM, AS WELL AS PUBLICATIONS OF THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY.
GOD’S CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION — THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INSPIRATION AND DIRECTION
(https://mybelovedreligion.no/2026/04/10/gods-channel-of-communication-the-difference-between-inspiration-and-direction/)
MAIN POINTS: DIFFERENT PASSAGES IN EPHESIANS ARE DISCUSSED, AND IT IS SHOWN THAT GOD’S TRUTH CAN ONLY BE KNOWN THROUGH HIS ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS HIS “CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION.”
IN ORDER TO MAKE HIS TRUTH KNOWN JEHOVAH USES INSPIRATION AND DIRECTION. “INSPIRATION” MEANS THAT GOD GIVES INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO HIS SERVANTS, AND “DIRECTION” MEANS THAT GOD MANEUVERS A SITUATION IN A PARTICULAR WAY, AND HIS SERVANTS DRAW THE RIGHT CONCLUSIONS BASED ON THIS SITUATION.
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INSPIRATION AND DIRECTION ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL WITH EXAMPLES FROM ACTS CHAPTER 10.
IN OUR TIME, GOD USES ONLY “DIRECTION” AND NOT “INSPIRATION.” EXAMPLES OF HOW THE LEADERS OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES HAVE FOLLOWED GOD’S DIRECTION IN OUR TIME ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS EXAMPLES WHERE THE GOVERNING BODY HAS WRONGLY CLAIMED GOD’S DIRECTION.
THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND DIVINE INSPIRATION
(https://mybelovedreligion.no/2026/04/12/the-members-of-the-governing-body-and-divine-inspiration/)
MAIN POINTS: THE CONCLUSION OF THE ARTICLE IS THAT THE LEADERS OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BETWEEN WORLD WAR II AND THE 20th CENTURY HAVE NEVER CLAIMED DIVINE INSPIRATION BUT HAVE FOLLOWED GOD’S DIRECTION, WHILE THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY HAVE IN THE 21st CENTURY BOTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY CLAIMED DIVINE INSPIRATION.
DIFFERENT QUOTATIONS FROM THE WATCHTOWER SHOW THAT BEFORE 1971, THE FOCUS WAS NOT ON PERSONS BUT ON THE TEXT OF THE BIBLE AND HOW EVERY WITNESS COULD BUILD UP HIS OR HER FAITH. PERSONAL DECISIONS WERE BASED ON THE CONSCIENCE OF EACH ONE, AND THERE WAS CHRISTIAN FREEDOM.
THE ARTICLE SHOWS HOW THE SITUATION CHANGED IN THE 21ST CENTURY WHEN THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY GAVE THEMSELVES ALL POWER OVER THE DOCTRINES, THE KINGDOM HALLS, AND THE MONEY, AND RULED AS A GOVERNMENT OVER JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES.
THE FOCUS WAS NOW ON THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY WHO CLAIMED TO BE APPOINTED OF GOD AS HIS CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION. THERE WAS NO LONGER CHRISTIAN FREEDOM. QUOTATIONS FROM THE WATCHTOWER SHOW HOW THE 11 MEN OF THE GOVERNING BODY DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY CLAIMED DIVINE INSPIRATION.
ANALYSIS OF THE EVIDENCE USED TO SHOW THAT THE GOVERNING BODY IS “THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE”
(https://mybelovedreligion.no/2026/04/09/analysis-of-evidence-used-to-show-that-the-governing-body-is-the-faithful-and-discreet-slave/)
MAIN POINTS: IN HIS GREAT PROPHECY, JESUS SPEAKS OF “THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE” (MATTHEW 24:45-48). THE CONTEXT SHOWS THAT THE MENTIONED WORDS REPRESENT AN ILLUSTRATION REFERRING TO ANY SERVANT OF GOD WHO IS FAITHFUL AND DISCREET WHEN JESUS COMES IN THE GREAT TRIBULATION.
THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ERRONEOUSLY TAKE THE EXPRESSION “THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE” AS A PROPHECY, AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY, THE 11 MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, FULFILL THIS PROPHECY.
THE WATCHTOWER OF FEBRUARY 2017 PRESENTS THREE LINES OF EVIDENCE IN FAVOR OF THE 11 MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEING “THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE”:
1) RELIANCE ON GOD’S WORD,
2) EVIDENCE OF HOLY SPIRIT
3) EVIDENCE OF ANGELIC ASSISTANCE
THESE THREE LINES OF EVIDENCE ARE ANALYZED IN DETAIL, AND THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THE ARGUMENTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY HAVE NO BASIS IN THE BIBLE WHATSOEVER. THIS MEANS THAT THE ARGUMENTS OF THE 11 MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY THAT THEY ARE “THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE” ARE FALSE.
