Come Be My Follower - Jehovah's Witnesses Official Media Web Site

We obediently apply what we learn
at Christian meetings
faced challenges that true Christians today never have
to face. Consider the unique times in which he lived.
The Jewish religious system of things, with its temple in
Jerusalem and its priesthood, had long been approved by
Jehovah but was about to be cast off and replaced with the
Christian congregation arrangement. (Matthew 23:33-38)
Meanwhile, many of the religious leaders were teaching
falsehoods derived from Greek philosophy. In the temple,
corruption had become so rampant that Jesus called it “a
cave of robbers.” (Mark 11:17) Did Jesus stay away from
that temple and the synagogues? No! Jehovah was still using
those arrangements. Until God stepped in and made
changes, Jesus obediently went to the temple festivals and
the synagogue.—Luke 4:16; John 5:1.
20 If Jesus was obedient under those circumstances, how
much more so should true Christians remain obedient
today! After all, we live in far different times, the longforetold
era of the restoration of pure worship. God assures
us that he will never allow Satan to corrupt his restored
people. (Isaiah 2:1, 2; 54:17) Granted, we encounter