All of Jehovah’s Witnesses are taught that the best way to understand the scriptures is to consider the context. Yet, in order to arrive at the current interpretation of Jesus words in Matthew 24:34 regarding “this generation”, David Splane abandons this principle and makes a deliberate choice of his own in order to adjust the […]
Tag: Governing body
Governing body helper Ralph Walls gives a talk discussing the importance of having on the complete suit of armor mentioned by the apostle Paul in Ephesians chapter 6. However, instead of concentrating on our hope of salvation which comes from God, he says putting on the helmet is equivalent to applying counsel from the faithful […]
Morten Dahlin emphasizes that Jehovah’s Witnesses must behave properly and follow Danish law’ by Alberte Linde Ekstra Bladet uncovers the finances of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the people behind, the rules and the life of Jehovah’s Witnesses. It comes after the organization presented their members in March with a number of new rules that have resulted in […]
In order to support their claim of serving as God’s sole channel of communication on earth today, the governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses points to Jesus words in Matthew 24:45-47. They claim that Jesus promised that in the future, he would appoint a faithful and discreet slave or governing body to explain the Bible for […]
During the 2023 annual meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses, governing body member Geoffrey Jackson mentioned that not everyone on earth will have a full opportunity to hear the message before Armageddon. This raises the question: How will Jesus judge such ones at that time? The answer given was that Jehovah has not yet revealed to us […]
God clearly instructs humans not to put their trust in human leaders. Yet leaders of the Watchtower organization and other religious organizations and cults demand that you completely trust them. Why is that?
During the 2023 annual meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses, governing body member Jeffrey Winder revealed that everything that the Watchtower society has written in their publications since 1879 is available for the governing body to research. But this is not the case for the average witness. Why is the Watchtower magazine only researchable online back to […]
The governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, claims to be the faithful and discreet slave appointed by Jesus to lead Christians today. But what does it mean to be discreet? This video explores the answer from Watchtower society publications and examines if the governing body measures up.
In a recent morning worship talk entitled: “Protect Yourself From Misinformation”, governing body helper Gary Breaux warns Jehovah’s Witnesses not to be taken in by lies by government officials. He contrasts that with a group of men that can be absolutely trusted. The governing body. This video examines his claim that Jesus provided all the […]
I am a former born-in Jehovah’s Witness (JW) (left in 2015). I pioneered for decades and was a devout JW. I am now an academic and psychologist who publishes research on the experience of leaving the JWs / shunning. The latest update on the JW website has caused much distress in the lives of exJWs […]