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
Category: Bible Interpretation (page 2 of 16)
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
In the Watchtower Bible, 1 Timothy 2:6 reads as follows: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus, who gave himself a corresponding ransom for all—this is what is to be witnessed to in its own due time.” (emphasis added)
So far as I can find, no other translation includes the word “corresponding,” but the Watchtower builds much of its Christology around it.
In its book Good News to Make You Happy (1976), p. 118, the Watchtower states: “Jesus was not half God, half man. He was not God in the flesh. To atone for ‘one man’s [Adam’s] trespass’, ‘the one man, Jesus Christ’ had to correspond exactly to the once-perfect Adam. He had to be a perfect man, nothing more, nothing less. (Romans 5:15)” Continue reading
The Bible only mentions one archangel, and Jude 9 gives his name as Michael.
The Watchtower asserts that Michael is also Jesus Christ. Continue reading
In Matthew 9:2, Jesus told a man, “Your sins are forgiven.”
The Jewish leaders were outraged. Mark 2:7 tells us that they reasoned, “Why is this man talking this way? He is blaspheming. Who can forgive sins except one, God?
Here’s a great question to ask Jehovah’s Witnesses:
If—as the Watchtower teaches—Jesus isn’t God—what right did he have to do that? Continue reading
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