by Eleasar | Dec 19, 2018 | Door-to-Door Ministry |
Introduction In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, the theological claim of Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) that “house to house” means “door to door” was analysed to get a better understanding of how this is derived from Scripture, and whether this interpretation is...
by Eleasar | Dec 1, 2018 | Door-to-Door Ministry, NWT Commentary |
In Part 1, we considered the interpretation of Acts 5:42 and 20:20 and meaning of the term “house to house” and concluded: How JWs come to the interpretation of “house to house” from the Bible and that the statements made by the Organization could not be justified...
by Eleasar | Nov 22, 2018 | Door-to-Door Ministry, NWT Commentary |
On many occasions, when discussing some new or existing scriptural point with a Jehovah’s Witness (JW), they might concede that it cannot be established from the Bible or that it does not make sense scripturally. The expectation is that the JW in question might...
by Eleasar | May 30, 2018 | Reasoning with Jehovah's Witnesses |
In many conversations, when an area of Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) teachings becomes unsupportable from a biblical perspective, the response from many JWs is, “Yes, but we have the fundamental teachings right”. I started asking many Witnesses just what...
by Eleasar | Mar 30, 2018 | Editorial Commentary, JW Child Sexual Abuse |
This article will discuss how the Governing Body (GB) of Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW), just like the younger son in the parable of the “Prodigal Son”, squandered a precious inheritance. It will consider how the inheritance came about and the changes that lost it. Readers...
by Eleasar | Feb 7, 2018 | JW Musings |
In 2003 Jason David Beduhn, at the time an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University, released a book called Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament. In the book, Professor Beduhn analysed nine...
by Eleasar | Jan 17, 2018 | Jesus Christ, Reasoning with Jehovah's Witnesses |
In the article How can we prove when Jesus became King? by Tadua, published on 7th December 2017, evidence is offered in a contextual discussion of Scripture. The readers are invited to consider the Scriptures through a series of reflective questions and make up their...
by Eleasar | Nov 2, 2017 | Reasoning with Jehovah's Witnesses |
Introduction In my last article “Overcoming Obstacles in Our Preaching by Introducing The Father and Family”, I mentioned that discussing the teaching of the “great crowd” could help Jehovah’s Witnesses in understanding the Bible better and thereby draw closer to our...
by Eleasar | Jul 13, 2017 | Reasoning with Jehovah's Witnesses |
Even after 3 ½ years of preaching, Jesus still hadn’t revealed all the truth to his disciples. Is there a lesson in this for us in our preaching activity? John 16:12-13[1] “I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now. However, when...
by Eleasar | Jul 7, 2017 | Christianity |
I recently purchased a booked titled What’s in a Name? Origins of Station Names on the London Underground.[1] It deals with the history of all 270 names of London Underground stations (tube network). Flicking through the pages, it became clear that the names had...