While admitting that all Christians in the first century were declared righteous by God and had the hope of reigning with Christ as sons of God, Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that today the vast majority of their members do not have this hope. Instead they look forward to working towards bringing the earth to a paradise […]
Tag: Anointed
Why are the number of anointed witnesses increasing? “Speaking of the time in which we are living, Jehovah foretold: “In those days ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold, yes, they will take firm hold of the robe of a Jew, saying: ‘We want to go with you, for […]
This is the title of an article taken from the January 15, 1981 issue of the Watchtower, pages 27-30, in which the Watchtower society relates how wrong it was for some first century Jewish Christians to require that Gentiles become Jewish proselytes in order to be saved. However, in their modern day application of this […]
Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired statement, but test the inspired statements to see whether they originate with God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1 In 1820 at 14 years of age, Joseph Smith received his first vision alone in the forest. Commenting on this, The Watchtower […]
In part 1 which traced the historical development of the Watchtower society’s interpretation of texts referring to the calling of Christians to be the children of God it was seen that this resulted in creating a false dilemma of distinguishing between some Christians that are considered anointed and others that are not. Since 1935 the […]
According to Ephesians 4:4 all Christians have one hope: One body there is, and one spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling; Ephesians 4:4 What is that hope? If it is to live forever ruling with Jesus in heaven, then all Christians share that hope. If it is to […]