“Everyone who pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God. The one who does remain in this teaching is the one who has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your homes […]
At the conclusion of part 3 the question was raised: “Was Jesus encouraging his disciples to adopt toward the sinner the attitude the Scribes and Pharisees had toward tax collectors? The Watchtower continues: “‘But,’ someone might ask, ‘did not Jesus associate with tax collectors?’ Well, let us examine the facts. As “the Lamb of God […]
Spiritual Fellowship Part 2 of this series concluded with an important question, just what is to be considered spiritual fellowship? The expression appears in the book of Philippians: “If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any spiritual fellowship, if any tender affection and compassion, make my joy full […]
Was there truly a difference in the way the fornicator in Corinth and the lazy meddlers in Thessalonica were to be treated? But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked and stop associating with him, so that he may become ashamed. And yet do not consider him […]
A Difference Between Marking and Disfellowshipping? The scripture most often referred to as support for disfellowshipping is 1 Corinthians 5:9-13. However, the Watchtower society views the situation in Corinth as being much worse than what needed to be dealt with in Thessalonica, a situation which called for a lesser form of discipline they call marking. […]
Mat 24:3 As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”(The NET Bible) Since the days of C.T. Russell and his partnership with N. […]
In Matthew chapter 24 verse 34 we read these words of Jesus: Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen. Matthew 24:34 Since 1925 the Watchtower society has taught that Jesus was enthroned invisibly in the heavens in 1914. ( The Watchtower March 1, […]
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 […]
In answer Jesus said to them: “Look out that nobody misleads you, 5 for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. 6 You are going to hear of wars and reports of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for these things must take place, but […]
“More than 30 years before October 1914, anointed Christians began preaching that God’s Kingdom would begin to rule on that important date. Their understanding was based on Daniel’s prophecy about a large tree that was cut down and would grow again after a period of time. (Daniel 4:16) Jesus described a sign that would help his […]