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The all-important God-given requirement is that those members described as "comely parts" of the "body" should care for those considered "less honourable", now. Not with magazines, but by personal association with them, at their homes, when they meet in congregations, and in special ministries. Otherwise, how can they be surrounded with more abundant honour, and have their weaknesses replaced with comeliness? (1 Cor 12:23,24. Please read Ephesians 4:12-15).

There are today weaker members who are not surrounded with honour by the more "comely parts" not in need themselves, and so the weaker ones are being prejudged by them as not of the "body" --as borne out by their not caring for them-- and are therefore the ones promoting division. By exalting over these "least ones", instead of honouring them with their greater "gifts", they prove themselves to be merely peddlers of God's Word.

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

All ministerial work in Jesus' congregations in obedience to the Divine arrangement should be carried out by all that are anointed with God's Spirit. And in the same way that those first hired ones murmured against their brothers in the illustration Jesus gave in Matthew 20:1-16, so today some of the older members have murmured against and rejected younger members, and have instead appointed those of the "other sheep"; those whom Jehovah has not provided for ministerial work. They have in this way fulfilled Matthew chapter 20 and Revelation 3:9.

IN WHAT WAYS ARE SOME "UNSEEMLY"?
Those who appear unseemly may be so in their manner, or in their dislike of being corrected, in fact, in many of the spiritual or physical weaknesses. It is also true that many of the anointed are physically unable to minister. But those who are able, should be visiting and spiritually looking after the building up of as many as they can, in all the congregations, and 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 shepherd others, they are not anointed with God's Spirit for this spiritual work. Surely, it is the gathering of all the anointed slaves of God from the "four winds" (out of all the nations) for which all creation awaits; for the beginning of the new heavenly Kingdom and the new earth, to be administered by anointed underpriests, members of that heavenly Kingdom.

14/1/77.