The Watchtower constantly stresses the importance of spreading “the Kingdom message.”
There is no doubt that Jesus spoke a great deal of the Kingdom of God.
But was his message the same “Kingdom message” as that of the Watchtower? Continue reading
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If there is one thing people know about Jehovah’s Witnesses, it’s that nearly all of them witness door-to-door on a regular basis.
A number of former Jehovah’s Witness elders who left the Watchtower have stated publicly that the number of hours a Witness reported was the primary measure of spirituality and the deciding factor in whether they would be offered a position of responsibility in the congregation.
I will vigorously defend the right of Jehovah’s Witnesses to proselytize from house to house (so long as they respectfully take no for an answer and leave), but why does the Watchtower insist that all of them do so and, in practice, make it a test of spirituality? Continue reading
Regarding Jehovah, the Watchtower says, “His is the greatest name in all the universe.” (The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah—How?, p. 7)
In 2001, it published a tract entitled “The Greatest Name” in which it exclaimed: “What a wonderful privilege to know the greatest name, to testify to it, and to cleave to it!” (p. 6)
It claims that “to Christians it is the name of the Father of Jesus Christ and is the greatest name in the universe.” (The Watchtower, “Take Care Not to Belittle the Name of Jehovah!”, 9/15/64, p. 566)
It places Jesus in second place: “The name of Jesus Christ ranks second to that of the Most High God, Jehovah.” (The Watchtower, “Like Dew from God and like a Lion Among Nations”, 1/15/62, p. 49) Continue reading
In an effort to convince you that we should call God “Jehovah,” the Jehovah’s Witnesses may tell you that God’s name “was clearly of crucial importance to him [Jesus] since he mentioned it repeatedly in his own prayers.” (The Divine Name That Will Endure Forever, p. 3) Continue reading
From the fact that its followers call themselves, “Jehovah’s Witnesses,” it is evident that the name “Jehovah” is an important part of the Watchtower religion.
The Watchtower claims that no one can have a close personal relationship with God unless they know and use this name. Continue reading
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