This article is the second response to a talk given by David Splane in the Saturday afternoon session of the “Powerful by Faith” Regional Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Comments in my first response can be viewed in the article “Does Not the Ear Test Out Words?“ After misapplying the statement in Job to get his […]
“In the time of the end the king of the south will engage with him in a pushing, and against him the king of the north will storm with chariots and horsemen and many ships; and he will enter into the lands and sweep through like a flood. (Daniel 11:40) In the May 2021 episode […]
Is the Watchtower society a false prophet? In the previous article we noted the statement made in The Watchtower February 2017 study edition on page 26 paragraph 12: “The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction.” However, a careful review of the organization’s history […]
In October 2020 the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Australasia submitted an 8 page response to the Joint Select Committee detailing why they disagree with the implementation of the National Redress Scheme. On page 1 of the submission the following is stated: “The religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses has responded and continues to respond directly […]
There was an attempt at forming a governing body in the first century. Rabble rousing Jews that frequently left Jerusalem, visiting other congregations as if they were envoys of the apostles, tried to impose themselves and their consciences on others. It was because of them that the issue of circumcision of the Gentiles arose. […]
Beginning in 1998, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, an elder in the United States by the name of R. Jensen wrote to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society asking for support on how to respond to questions raised by physicians and insurance claims examiners he encountered at his place of employment regarding the position of Jehovah’s […]
The following is a review of an article printed in the February 1994 issue of The Watchtower. Exactly one year earlier, the news reported on the tragedy in Waco Texas that left 86 dead at the end of a standoff between law enforcement and the religious movement founded by David Koresh called the Branch Dividians. […]
In a previous post we have seen that, despite evidence to the contrary, the Watchtower society has arbitrarily decided that Nebuchadnezzar’s tree dream in Daniel chapter 4 must have an antitypical future fulfillment beyond Nebuchadnezzar. This article will show that this is not the only time they chose to go against this rule. It also […]
The Watchtower society has admitted that the faithful and discreet slave or governing body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction. (The Watchtower February 2017 study edition pg 26 par 12 “Who Is Leading God’s People Today?”) This is not just a recent admission but it […]
In a recent morning worship broadcast, governing body helper Leonard Myers gave an example that illustrated the need for Christians to avoid showing misplaced compassion. However, I thought it odd that the example he chooses is from the Mosaic Law. This is a common practice of those on the teaching committee of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The […]