The Watchtower boasts, “What group is noted for having no paid clergy, all of its members being preachers?” It claims, “Some religious leaders do preach for money… In contrast, the Witnesses have no paid clergy, and often their Bible literature is offered without price to sincere seekers of truth…” (p. 236)
Your objective is to show the Witnesses from the Scriptures that those who preach the gospel have a right to be paid for their work, although if they wish to decline such financial support, they are free to do so. Continue reading
I used to think that having Jehovah’s Witnesses read aloud a passage of Scripture would be enough to get through to them. I’d wait for them to concede the point the Scripture was making. Instead, they would often give me a blank stare.
The Watchtower asks, “What group is noted for having no paid clergy, all of its members being preachers?”