The Watchtower doesn’t believe that Jesus had a soul which could go to heaven when he died.
That’s because it doesn’t believe that any human being has a soul.
Rather, human beings are souls. Continue reading
Author: David Englund (page 13 of 106)
If you ask a Jehovah’s Witness, “Is Jesus your mediator?” almost all of them will indignantly answer, “Of course!”
They don’t know that the Watchtower teaches the opposite—that Jesus is only the mediator for a special group of 144,000 of them known as “spirit anointed” or “spiritual Israel.” Continue reading
Jehovah’s Witnesses observe “The Memorial” (also called “The Lord’s Evening Meal”) once a year.
The Watchtower describes it as “an observance that honors God.” (What Does the Bible Really Teach?, p. 206)
But a number of ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses call it, “The Reject Jesus Party” because at the vast majority of Kingdom Halls, no one actually partakes of the bread or wine.
They just pass the tray and cup on by.
Symbolically, they are testifying, “I have no part in the body and blood of Christ.” Continue reading
Jehovah’s Witnesses have no personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Rather than coming directly to Jesus for salvation, Witnesses rely on their dedication and service to the organization they think he has chosen to represent him on earth—the Watchtower Society.
Many years ago, I heard a talk by Arnold Hoffman in which he recommended a devotional approach which focuses attention on the Witnesses’ need for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
I give details of the approach in The Come to Jesus Approach (Chapter 7 of my book, Getting Through to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Today, I’ll give you the highlights. Continue reading
In last week’s post, I did my best to document how the Watchtower supplants Jesus Christ in the lives of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
As a reminder, the Watchtower invites people “to come to Jehovah’s organization for salvation.” (The Watchtower, “Stay Awake and Keep Your Senses,”11/15/81, p. 22)
Once they do, then the Watchtower attempts to control every aspect of their lives, warning them that “opposers… may question the need for an organization to direct the minds of God’s people.” (The Watchtower, “What Is Our Position Toward Opposers of the Truth?” 3/1/83, p. 27) Continue reading
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