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“Bible Teach,” Chapter 4—“Who Is Jesus Christ?” is extremely significant because it deals with the nature, person, and work of Jesus Christ.
It makes four major assertions. We will cover the first 2 in this post.
Assertion #1: It is important to know the truth about Jesus. Continue reading
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Last time, we looked at the first two assertions made in “Bible Teach,” Chapter 3.
Today, we’ll examine the last three assertions of that chapter.
Watchtower Assertion #3: We are in the middle of a sovereignty challenge initiated by Satan against Jehovah. Continue reading
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In Chapter 3 of “Bible Teach”, the Watchtower makes five main assertions, each of which requires our attention and discussion:
In this post, I’ll cover Assertions #1-#2. Next time, I’ll discuss Assertions #3-#5. Continue reading
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Chapter 2 of “Bible Teach” states at the outset that the Bible is unique and reveals things we could never find out in any other way (paragraph 2, p. 18). It goes on to says that the Bible is “inspired of God” (paragraph 5, p. 19).
As Christians, we can build rapport with the Witnesses by agreeing with them on these points, but I recommend also using a technique that Evidence Ministries president Keith Walker calls “stuffing aces.” Continue reading
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So far, I have discussed the first three topics in Chapter 1 of “Bible Teach.” Today, I’ll move on to the next subject.
Topic #4: How to draw close to Jehovah
Paragraph 18 (p. 15) of Chapter 1 is headed, “Can You Be Close to Jehovah?” Paragraph 19 (p. 16) quotes Jesus as saying in John 17:3, “This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.”
Interestingly, an earlier edition of the Watchtower Bible and of “Bible Teach” renders that verse differently: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.”
If they quote the earlier edition at any point, you can ask, “Which is it? To me, there’s a big difference between taking in knowledge of someone and actually knowing that person. How do you see that?”
Try to get them to express their views them on this subject. They need to see for themselves that getting close to the Father and the Son is a matter of a personal rather than organizational relationship.
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