Men came from Jerusalem to Antioch as if they were envoys of the apostles and tried to impose themselves and their consciences on others. They might have meant well, but it was because of them that the issue of circumcision of the Gentiles arose. These Judaizers wished to govern over the individual Christians and congregations […]
Category: The Faithful and Discreet Slave
The governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses claims to follow the pattern set by first century Christians. Often they point to the account in Acts chapter 15 when the issue arose over whether or not gentile Christians needed to be circumcised as proof. But just what evidence is there that the apostles consistently provided spiritual food, […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses are taught that God has always used only one true organization. And in order to gain his approval a person needed to identify that organization and align himself with it. At the same time they teach that for 1,900 years since the first century to the twentieth century there was no visible organization […]
In their meetings Jehovah’s Witnesses are regularly taught to give consideration to pre-Christian servants of God, viewing them as examples of faith to imitate. However, as in many areas, the ones responsible for teaching these very lessons, the governing body, do not apply them to themselves. This video highlights an ongoing opportunity for the leadership […]
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 […]
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.