In last week’s post, I noted that in an article entitled “Appreciating Why the Messiah Was to Come,” the Watchtower makes the following claim:
“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.”
Let’s discuss what the Watchtower means by that second sentence.
What “slanderous issues” did Satan raise “with regard to Jehovah’s sovereignty”? Continue reading
Although the Watchtower teaches that Jesus made the “ransom sacrifice,” in an article entitled “Appreciating Why the Messiah Was to Come,” the Watchtower makes the following claim:
“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.”
In a later post, I will explain what they mean by their second sentence and the issue of “Jehovah’s sovereignty.”
For now, I want to discuss the first sentence—specifically, the Watchtower’s contention that saving the lost was not the most important reason why God the Father sent Jesus into the world. Continue reading
The Watchtower teaches, “Jesus was the first one to be ‘born again’. This was in harmony with God’s rule concerning his Son: ‘that he might become the one who is first in all things.’ When was Jesus ‘born again’? At the time of his human birth? No, but rather thirty years later, at the time of his baptism A.D. 29.” (The Watchtower, “Who Are Born Again?”, 11/15/54, p. 682)
I discuss the new birth extensively in Chapter 10 of my book, Getting Through to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
There, I offer recommendations as to how to engage Jehovah’s Witnesses on this crucial topic.
In this post, I want to give you a brief overview of the Watchtower’s misconception about Jesus being born again, and to explain what I believe is at stake. Continue reading
Thus far in this series, we have examined Watchtower misconceptions about the nature of Jesus.
Now we move on to look at its misconceptions about Jesus’ earthly ministry. Continue reading
The Watchtower does not believe in the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
That’s not surprising, given that it doesn’t believe in the deity of Christ. Continue reading
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