Category: Bible Interpretation (page 10 of 16)

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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What Is the Real Value of Christ’s Sacrifice?

Bible teach Ch 5

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“What is the greatest gift you have ever received?” (paragraph 1, p. 47)

It’s obvious from the title of Chapter 5 of “Bible Teach” that you are supposed to answer that it’s the ransom (or atoning) sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

But that’s not the answer I would give. While not wanting to minimize the importance of Jesus’ atoning sacrifice, I would say that the greatest gift I have received is Jesus Christ himself. Continue reading

Did Jesus Preach the Watchtower’s Kingdom Message?

Bible teach Ch 4

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After the discussion of the Watchtower doctrine that Jesus is a created being, the rest of “Bible Teach” Chapter 4 covers Jesus’ life and ministry. Most of this you can agree with and continue to build bridges. However, there are some points you will want to challenge.

Assertion #4: Jesus preached the same message that the Watchtower does today Continue reading

Did Jesus Become the Messiah at His Baptism?

Bible teach Ch 4

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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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