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 […]
Category: A Simpler Approach
When Was the Slave Appointed? “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time? Happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so. Truly I say to you, He will appoint him over all his belongings.” […]
A Composite Slave? Regarding the question raised by Jesus: “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?” In its July 15, 2013 issue The Watchtower society published its most up to date understanding: “that slave is made up of […]
A Misused Proverb The Watchtower Magazine of May 15, 1995 appeals to Psalm 97:11 and Proverbs 4:18 as justification for past errors and subsequent newer doctrines. “Light has flashed up for the righteous And rejoicing for those upright in heart.” -Psalm 97:11. This is interpreted to mean that they regularly receive doctrinal clarifications described as […]
Guided By Holy Spirit? The Watchtower February 2017 study edition on page 26 paragraph 12 states the following in an article entitled: “Who Is Leading God’s People Today?”: “The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction. In fact, the Watch Tower Publications Index includes […]
Food at the Proper Time “For you are a holy people to Jehovah your God, and Jehovah your God has chosen you to become his people, his special property, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. “It was not because you were the most numerous of all the peoples […]
The Lesson of the Loaves By use of the account of Jesus feeding 5,000 people with just 5 loaves of bread and two fish, -Matthew 14:14-22, the July 15, 2013 Watchtower study article entitled: “Feeding Many Through the Hands of a Few” focused on the fact that Jesus did so by means of his disciples. […]
The big adjustment in 2013 Not all anointed ones make up the slave. Only the members of the governing body. The first appointment of the slave to provide food for the domestics occurred not in 33 C.E. but in 1919 No “evil slave” class. What of the Evil Slave? “But if ever that evil slave […]