The Supreme Court’s treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses is not primarily about freedom of religion. It is more about society’s limits on state support for religious communities. The Friend of the Fatherland Updated: 4 days ago You are now reading an editorial. It expresses the opinion of Fædrelandsvennen. Big words are being used about the decision that […]
Category: Examining Doctrines
Zephaniah 3:9 is frequently cited in Jehovah’s Witness literature as evidence that God would restore a single, unified “pure language” of worship, now spoken by Jehovah’s organized people. While this interpretation rightly rejects the idea of one literal spoken language, a closer reading of Zephaniah itself—along with its Jewish and early Christian reception—shows that the […]
Why One Date Is Accepted and the Other Disputed Students of biblical chronology often notice something puzzling: Why is the date for Cyrus’ conquest of Babylon (539 B.C.E.) universally accepted using secular evidence, while the date for Jerusalem’s destruction remains hotly contested? The answer isn’t about the quality of the evidence. It’s about two fundamentally […]
Questions about anointing, baptism, and receiving the holy spirit lie at the heart of New Testament theology. Confusion often arises when these concepts are blended together or applied too broadly. The Bible, however, presents a careful and coherent progression—from John the Baptist, to Jesus the Messiah, to the post-Pentecost Christian community. This article consolidates the […]
Recently the Watchtower organization uploaded a morning worship talk by governing body member Stephen Lett entitled: “Jehovah Alone is Wise”. While I agree with the title and the scripture he uses, I do not agree with his premise that following the direction given by the organization equates to following Jehovah. It amazes me that he […]
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Did Jesus Use God’s Divine Name?
Many people today ask whether Jesus spoke God’s personal name—often represented as YHWH (sometimes rendered “Jehovah” or “Yahweh”). Some religious groups, primarily Jehovah’s Witnesses, say Jesus must have used it regularly and taught others to do the same. Others say there is no evidence he did.This video brings together the historical, linguistic, and biblical evidence […]
When Truth Overcame Programming! Did you know that there is an artificial intelligence app designed especially for Jehovah’s Witnesses? Her name is Sara. IA. And she was designed by her creator to help witnesses prepare for meetings, study biblical topics and put together talks. It can be found at jw.softwcloud. You can also download the […]
Does Jehovah truly base salvation on organizational affiliation, or does He judge each person by the condition of the heart? In Revelation chapters 2 and 3, Jesus inspected seven congregations that differed sharply in faithfulness. Yet, instead of commanding individuals to get out of those problem congregations, he still held them in his right hand […]
Historical evidence shows that early Christians often testified that prophecy, tongues, and other spiritual gifts continued long after the apostles—in some cases, for several centuries. The belief that such gifts ended with the apostolic age is not found in early church teaching.Instead, cessationism—the view that these gifts must cease—emerged much later, primarily during the Reformation. […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses are taught that only a special few (144,000) of them are anointed, which means specifically chosen by God to be adopted as his sons. One of their chief proof texts for this is Romans chapter 8 verses 14 and 15How does that teaching compare with what the verse actually says?