The Watchtower asks, “What group is noted for having no paid clergy, all of its members being preachers?”[1]
It sets itself apart from the church of Christendom this way: “Some religious leaders do preach for money… In contrast, the Witnesses have no paid clergy, and often their Bible literature is offered without price to sincere seekers of truth…”[2]
Usually, I avoid discussions on this topic because it’s not a salvation issue. However, sometimes we need to address it. Continue reading
Jehovah’s Witnesses often go to great lengths to try to prove to us that Jesus died on a single, upright “torture stake” rather than on a traditional cross.
I don’t think most of us care about the shape of the instrument on which he died.
However, because the Watchtower attacks Christians over this issue and has convinced Witnesses that this is an issue which distinguishes authentic and false Christianity, the Holy Spirit may lead you to engage them on this topic. Continue reading
The Watchtower claims that the “Gentile Times” ended and Jesus received rulership authority from Jehovah in 1914.
The 1914 date is critical to the Watchtower’s claim that its leadership is the “faithful and discreet slave” spoken of by Jesus in Matthew 24:45.
Here’s how to challenge the Watchtower’s chronology using only Watchtower literature. Continue reading
The Watchtower claims that the “Gentile Times” ended and Jesus received rulership authority from Jehovah in 1914.
It would be hard to overstate the importance of this assertion to the Watchtower’s claim to be Jehovah’s one true organization on the earth today.
The 1914 date is critical to the Watchtower’s claim that its leadership is the “faithful and discreet slave” spoken of by Jesus in Matthew 24:45.
Where did they get this date and how can we refute it? Continue reading
The Watchtower calls the concept of conscious everlasting punishment of unrepentant human beings a “God-dishonoring doctrine” originated by Satan as a slander on God.[i]
What are some good ways to answer this claim? Continue reading
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