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The Watchtower and God’s Sovereignty

Bible teach Ch 11

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Chapter 11 of “Bible Teach” has the weighty title, “Why Does God Allow Suffering?”

Paragraph 2 (p. 106) sets out the chapter’s primary topic in question form by asking, “Why does God allow suffering? If Jehovah God is all-powerful, loving, wise, and just, why is the world so full of hatred and injustice?”

The rest of the chapter is devoted to giving the Watchtower’s answer to those questions—that God is trying to prove to all intelligent creatures that his ways are better than Satan’s.

The Bible doesn’t give that answer, and so we need to need to call it into question. Continue reading

Why Did the Watchtower Cite a Known Spiritualist?

Bible teach Ch 10

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Today, we’ll discuss the final two topics of Chapter 10 of “Bible Teach”:

  • The Watchtower’s citation of a spiritualist author in support of its John 1:1 “a god” translation
  • The supposed importance of addressing our prayers to Jehovah by name

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Jesus, Angels, and Watchtower Speculation

Bible teach Ch 10

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“Bible Teach,” Chapter 10, “Spirit Creatures—How They Affect Us,” is devoted to a discussion of angels—both obedient angels and demons.

While this may not seem like a fruitful area for discussion, in fact you can use this chapter as a springboard for making new points or reinforcing points you’ve previously made regarding a number of important topics: Continue reading

Should We All Become Jehovah’s Witnesses?

Bible teach Ch 9

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Should we all change our religion and become Jehovah’s Witnesses?

Today, we will cover the final two topics of “Bible Teach,” Chapter 9:

  • Significance of and praise for the work Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing
  • The urgency for you to become an active and faithful Jehovah’s Witness

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Dealing with the Watchtower’s “Last Days” Proof Texts

Bible teach Ch 9

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Citing Matthew 24:7 and Luke 21:11, paragraphs 6-9 (pp. 88-90) of Chapter 9 of “Bible Teach” list four developments which it claims are happening now and prove that we are in the last days:

  • Wars between nations and nations, kingdoms and kingdoms
  • Food shortages
  • Great earthquakes
  • Pestilences

People tend to think that the problems they face are worse than ever before. That these things are happening isn’t in dispute. That it’s happening in unprecedented degrees now can be challenged by studying history. Continue reading

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