Beroean Pickets Jw.org Reviewer

[From ws3/18 p. 28 – May 27 – June 3] “My sons, … listen to discipline and become wise.” Proverbs 8:32-33 This week the WT study article continues the theme of discipline from last week. It starts off well. We are gently reminded that “Jehovah has our best interests at heart” (par. 2) and then we are asked to read Hebrews 12:5-11, the passage of scripture missing from last week's article. But notice how no opportunity is taken to show why Jehovah would bother to discipline us.  The entire passage of Hebrews 12:5-11 as well as the theme text of Proverbs 8:32-33 addresses us as "sons" or "children of God".  This element which conflicts with the "friends of God" theology of Witnesses is glossed over.[i] Rather the focus is on how being disciplined is good for us. The four areas to be discussed in the article are then highlighted which are “(1) self-discipline, (2) parental discipline, (3) discipline within the Christian congregation, and (4) something that is worse than the temporary pain of discipline.” (par.