Jehovah’s Witnesses like to say that they are in the truth. They even greet each other with expressions such as when did you come into the truth? Or, how long have you been in the truth? Actually, these expressions only replace the word organization with the word truth. But since the teachings of the organization […]
Category: Apostasy
In an attempt to make it appear that apostates are deceitful, Kenneth Flodin in a morning worship talk deceitfully misquotes a Watchtower article.
This video is a tribute to Raymond Franz former governing body member of Jehovah’s Witnesses and a shameless plug for his book Crisis of Conscience.
Some people insult those who disagree with them by questioning character or motives instead of focusing on the facts. Name-calling slaps a negative, easy-to-remember label onto a person, a group, or an idea. The name-caller hopes that the label will stick. If people reject the person or the idea on the basis of the negative […]
And I heard another voice out of heaven say: “Get out of her, my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues. (Revelation 18:4) An article on Wikipedia states: “Historicist interpreters commonly used the phrase “Whore of Babylon” to […]
Well, in order to warn against the danger of apostates someone must have listened to what they have said. Or is David Splane just speaking about the results that he has heard about that come to witnesses that listen to any challenge of the religion without knowing himself what that challenge is? Is he including […]
Good associations? What about our brain? Does Jehovah discourage us from using our God given thinking ability? Does he not want us to render him service with our power of reason? (Rom. 12:1) Did he not promise to inscribe his laws on our hearts and minds? (Jer. 31:33; Heb. 10:16) Would it please God if […]
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Recognize Poison and Avoid It!
Even though the title of his talk on the Saturday afternoon session of the 2021 “Powerful by Faith” Regional Convention: “Put Up a Hard Fight for the Faith” is taken from Jude’s words, as you listen, it becomes apparent that the faith that David Splane is encouraging his audience to fight for is not the […]
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We Are Not Guilty!
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 […]
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Does Not the Ear Test Out Words?
In the final talk of the Saturday afternoon session of the 2021 “Powerful By Faith” Regional Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses, David Splane makes a desperate attempt at convincing his audience that only loyal witnesses can be trusted. According to him, if you disagree with the governing body in any way you are lying. If you […]