When we are discussing faith and works with Jehovah’s Witnesses, we need to be aware of the Watchtower’s proof texts and have good stone-in-the-shoe responses. Continue reading
Category: Bible Interpretation (page 1 of 16)
When discussing the issue of faith and works, Jehovah’s Witnesses will insist on looking at James 2.
They will cite you verses that seem to flatly contradict Paul. Continue reading
When I began this “Watchtower Misconceptions About Jesus” series, I said:
“We’ll look at what the Watchtower teaches about Jesus, in what ways they are in error, and how we can get through to Jehovah’s Witnesses regarding what the Bible actually says about him.”
I hope I have successfully achieved that goal.
This has been my longest blog series to date.
It’s certainly possible that you weren’t able to get to all the posts, and you might have lost track of some that were especially meaningful to you.
For those reasons, I have decided to conclude the series by giving you an outline which includes the titles to each of the posts along with links so you can access them easily.
I hope you will find it helpful. Continue reading
On page 51 of its book What Does the Bible Really Teach?, the Watchtower asks, “The Bible describes in detail the suffering that Jesus endured before his death. He was whipped and nailed to the torture stake, suffering an agonizing death. (citations omitted). Why was it necessary for Jesus to suffer so much?”
How does the Watchtower answer its own question, and is it the Bible’s answer? Continue reading
For the last couple of weeks, we have been discussing this claim that the Watchtower makes on its website:
“The most important reason why God’s Son came to earth was not to save mankind. Rather, it was to settle the slanderous issues raised by Satan with regard to Jehovah’s sovereignty.”
As a reminder, in Genesis 3:4-5, the serpent (Satan) led Eve to rebel against God, telling her that God had lied to Adam: “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Continue reading
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