Thursday, April 15 We are [not] the masters over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, for it is by your faith that you are standing.​—2 Cor. 1:24.

[Poly Ester]

Thursday, April 15

We are [not] the masters over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, for it is by your faith that you are standing.—2 Cor. 1:24.

 

Jehovah has not given us authority to make personal decisions for others. Someone who makes needless rules is not protecting his brother’s safety—he is trying to become the master of his brother’s faith. Satan the Devil will not stop trying to persecute Jehovah’s faithful servants. (1 Pet. 5:8; Rev. 2:10) Satan and his agents will try to ban our worship of Jehovah. However, there is no reason for us to be paralyzed by fear! (Deut. 7:21) Jehovah is on our side, and he will continue to support us even if our work is banned. (2 Chron. 32:7, 8) May we have the same resolve as did our first-century brothers, who told the rulers of their day: “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves. But as for us, we cannot stop speaking about the things we have seen and heard.”—Acts 4:19, 20. w19.07 13 ¶18-20

[Sister Twister]

he WT references a situation in the Czech Republic when the work was banned and elders were imprisoned , some made extra rules for the brothers which added extra burden .

 

no one is given the right to impose rules on other brothers and sisters beyond what Jehovah has set out , this would be unloving and a burden , so elders remember when dealing with the sheep not to go beyond what is written , as this could cause resentment .

 

 

[Elnathan]

Even under ban, we shouldn’t be paralyzed by fear & ‘stop speaking about the things we have heard & seen’. We should never stop worshipping Our God but be determined to continue searching for every opportunity to preach the Good News.

Edited April 15, 2021 by Elnathan

[Vinnie]

 If the elders are not masters of our faith then the world rulers cannot be either. We need to keep perceiving what the will of God is and do this not by blind faith but by knowledge that comes from Jehovah's word.