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Who governs the will of Jehovah's Witnesses?

song "Tell me the truth"


thousand times I wonder who rules my life , who runs

my mind with that of others.

What powers in the shadow
play with my will,

appoints a machine so that we control.

Tell me the truth,
tell his secret.
whole truth,
not be afraid. We

puppets,
other movers and shakers.
not removed the mask,
not know how they are.

They use the words
only to confuse.
I do not know if
hope will survive.

Who rules my life, who dominates my will?
Tell me the truth, the whole truth, not be afraid!

Who governs the life of a Jehovah's Witness, who dominates his will? This article is only intended to tell "the truth", the whole truth ... Does God, Jesus Christ, the Bible perhaps? Any lawyer, economist or just any knowledgeable person would say that an "ecclesiastical Governing Body." However, a Jehovah's Witness base (TJ from here) might answer this:

On one occasion, Jesus said, "[not] expect people to treat them as leaders, because I, the Messiah, I am his sole leader" (Matthew 23:10, Translation Current language). With these words made it clear to his disciples on earth would not have any human leader. His only leader would be in heaven, namely Jesus Christ himself, who has held this position by divine appointment. Indeed, Lord "raised Him from the dead [...] and made him head over all things in the congregation, which is his body" (Ephesians 1:20-23).

But quite another to dictate what their rules:

• First,
  in their statutes are defined as a "religious institution" [English] called "Jehovah's Christian Witnesses" (TCDJ)
  
  
• Second,
  that this entity is not governed primarily by Jesus Christ and God, and therefore according to the rules written in the Bible, but by their statutes. According to Article first TTJT are under the direction of its Governing Body Church " (from here CG). And in relation to other foreign TTJJ say "The entity has close links with TTJJ and other legal entities of the same faith, both in Spain and in foreign countries that operate under the direction of the ecclesiastical Governing Body. " In conclusion: For legal purposes, the TTJJ are a transnational religious entity (or multinational) with governance structure of the type hierarchy.
  
  Although the Holy Scriptures claim that base their doctrines and organization, as the first article of its status as the Bible is relegated to the background: "The members of this organization shall be baptized Jehovah's Witnesses ( Note that it says "Christians"), living in harmony with the Scriptures and the doctrines and organization that sets the ecclesiastical Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses and are active (defined as regularly this religious denomination) in any congregation, assignment, mission or religious function of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Spain " .
  
  Note that the CG will veto the individual's conscience when deciding what activity (Christian and spiritual)
  

Article 1
of the statutes of the Bank English religious
Jehovah's Christian Witnesses

should clarify that with the exception of senior officials, most unknown TTJJ supracitados statutes and, if asked about it, answer "as automatons, that their leaders are not human but are Jehovah and Jesus Christ who really govern their lives. It is possible that if you offer them a copy of the statutes, they would be rejected and possibly allude to those documents come from "enemies of the people of the Lord" (commonly called "apostates", and according to them these foes are sinners deserving of death which pardon is not granted any).

Photo of directors of the Watchtower Society.

Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (August 2005)

Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (January 1992)

Governing Body Jehovah's Witnesses (1975)

Directors of the Watchtower, 1917 (approximately)
Above: (left to right) JA Bohnet, RJ Martin, Giovanni DeCecco, FH Robinson, CJ Woodworth
Below: AHMacMillan, JFRutherford, WE. VanAmburg

Sources:

1. The Watchtower, April 1, 2007, page 21, paragraph 1,
   Article: Let loyal to Christ and his faithful slave .