Tag: Faithful slave
Peter Gregerson, a witness for almost 50 years reveals the one pivotal question, the examination of which, resulted in his leaving the organization.
“I always look forward to reading the feature “From Our Readers.” I’m just amazed at the tactfulness you show in your responses. If there is a misprint or error, you humbly admit it. Yet, no matter how upset a reader may become, you never back down from the truth of God’s Word. And you even […]
In an attempt to explain the recurring pattern of changing doctrinal positions the February 2017 study edition of the Watchtower states: “The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction. In fact, the Watch Tower Publications Index includes the heading “Beliefs Clarified,” which lists adjustments […]
It is absolutely essential for religions that make the claim of being God’s one true church to convince those outside of its membership that sincerity alone is not enough to please God. Unless you accept their interpretation of scripture and live in harmony with what they teach, you have no hope of salvation. In order […]
Are You Discreet?
Are You Discreet? In appointing judges over Israel, Moses strove to find “wise and discreet and experienced men.” (Deuteronomy 1:13) Experience, which came with age, was not the sole criterion. Wisdom and discretion were also important. A person who is discreet shows good judgment in speech and in conduct. According to Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate […]
Let no one lead you astray in any way, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction. He stands in opposition and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits down in the temple of God, […]
Neither be called leaders, for your Leader is one, the Christ. -Matthew 23:10 NWT What did Jesus mean by saying this? What message was he trying to convey to his disciples? Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the seat of Moses. […]
What Would You Do? If we were eating in a restaurant and you spotted a hair in my food would you tell me? What if, after you pointed it out to me, I said I didn’t see it? Would you be moved to reach over, pull the hair out, show it to me and then […]
In a September 2015 morning worship talk entitled Jehovah Blesses Obedience, Anthony Morris III commented on what he considered to be irrefutable scriptural evidence for there being a first century governing body. Is this really the case? Did the apostles and elders in Jerusalem form a governing body that directed the preaching work in all […]