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The all-important God-given requirement is that those members considered to be "comely parts" of the "body" should care for those considered "less honourable". This is not achieved by publishing articles in magazines, but by personal association with them at their homes, in their congregations and in special ministries. Otherwise, how can they be surrounded with the more abundant honour, and have their weaknesses attended to? (1 Cor 12:22 24) (Please read Eph 4:12 16).

Today weaker members are not surrounded with more abundant honour by those considered to be more "comely". And so the weaker ones are being prejudged by "comely" ones as not of the "body" of Christ (as borne out by their not caring for them) and are therefore promoting division. By exalting over these "least ones" rather than honouring them, they prove to be merely peddlers of God's Word. (2 Cor 2:17) (Matt 25:45).

As certain ones have been compounded in the "body" with spiritual qualities as God pleases, and described as hands, eyes, and ears, they should of course be more effective in spiritually feeding the lesser parts of the "body", and in turn, those of the "other sheep". But the parts less honourable, as say the foot, should not be made to feel no part of the "body", for they too are being taught by Jehovah and should be ministered to through other "body" members of His anointed congregation. (1 John 2:26-29. Eph 3:10). Although weaker ones may be ordinary and unlettered men, many of those considered more "comely" and their followers have shown a 'superior' attitude over these "least ones" that are their "eleventh-hour" brothers. (See Pages 786 and 787).

In obedience to the Divine arrangement of God, all ministerial work in Christ's congregations should be carried out by those anointed with His Holy Spirit. And in the same way that the first hired ones murmured against their "eleventh hour" brothers in the illustration Jesus gave in Matthew 20:1-16, so today older JW members claiming to be anointed ones have murmured against and rejected younger anointed members and have appointed unsealed men as 'elders' men whom Jehovah did not anoint for ministerial work. They have in this way fulfilled Matthew chapter 20:1 16 and Revelation 3:9.

IN WHAT WAYS ARE SOME "UNSEEMLY"?
Those who appear "unseemly" may appear so in their manner, or in their dislike of being corrected, in fact, in many of the spiritual or physical weaknesses. But while it may be true that some anointed ones are physically unable to minister, those who are able should be visiting and spiritually shepherding in all Christ's congregations, without being hindered or bullied by authority-seekers on public platforms.

It is clearly evident that members of the "other sheep" are not qualified in matters of the Spirit. So whether they attempt to teach publicly or attempt to spiritually shepherd others, they are not anointed with God's Spirit for this work. Surely, it is the gathering of all the anointed slaves of God from the "four winds" for which all creation awaits; so that from the new heavenly Kingdom of God His anointed underpriests may spiritually shepherd God's beloved people the "great crowd". (Rev 7:1-4 & 5:9,10).

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