by Meleti Vivlon | Aug 8, 2019 | Doubting God and the Bible
According to archeological evidence and Bible chronology, some of the pyramids existed before the Flood of Noah, yet they show no evidence of water damages. Does this prove there could not have been a biblical flood?
by Anonymous Contributor | Aug 7, 2019 | Experiences
My name is Sean Heywood. I am 42 years old, gainfully employed, and happily married to my wife, Robin, for 18 years. I am a Christian. In short, I am just a regular Joe. Although I was never baptized into the Jehovah’s Witness’ organization, I have had a...
by Nobleman | Aug 4, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
[From ws 06/19 p.2 –August 5 – August 11] “Look out that no one takes you captive by means of the philosophy and empty deception according to human tradition.” – Col. 2:8 Before beginning our review of this week‘s article, let us consider the theme text in greater...
by Tadua | Aug 4, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
“Look out that no one takes you captive by means of the philosophy and empty deception according to human tradition.” – Colossians 2:8 [From ws 6/19 p.2 Study Article 23: Aug 5-Aug 11, 2019] Given the contents of the theme scripture, you could be forgiven for...
by Tadua | Aug 2, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
“Make sure of the more important things” – Philippians 1:10. [From ws 5/19 p.26 Study Article 22: July 29-Aug 4, 2019] The opening paragraph states: “It takes a great deal of effort to earn a living these days. Many of our brothers work long hours just to provide the...
by Nobleman | Jul 22, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
[Due to my move, this article was overlooked and was not published in time for the WT Study. However, it still has archival value, so with sincere apologies for the oversight, I publish it now. – Meleti Vivlon] “The wisdom of this world is foolishness...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jul 18, 2019 | Notifications, Videos
This will be a short video. I wanted to get it out quickly because I am moving to a new apartment, and that’s going to slow me down for a few weeks with regard to the output of more videos. A good friend and fellow Christian has generously opened his home to me and...
by Tadua | Jul 14, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
“The God of all comfort … comforts us in all our trials.” – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 [From ws 5/19 p.14 Study Article 20: July 15-21, 2019] The first 7 paragraphs are a good summary of some of the effects of child abuse. But sadly the incorrect JW doctrine enters to spoil...
by Tadua | Jul 7, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
“You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; no one bad may remain with you.” – Psalm 5:4. [From ws 5/19 p.8 Study Article 19: July 8-14, 2019] The study article opens with this statement in an attempt to take the moral high ground. “JEHOVAH GOD hates all...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jul 5, 2019 | 1914, JW Awakening, Videos
Hello. My name is Eric Wilson. And today I’m going to teach you how to fish. Now you may think that’s odd because you probably started this video thinking it’s on the Bible. Well, it is. There is an expression: give a man a fish and you feed him for...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jul 1, 2019 | Contributed, JW Awakening
[This article has been republished with the author’s permission from his own web site.] Jehovah’s Witness doctrine about the application of Jesus’ teaching of the Sheep and the Goats in chapter 25 of Matthew has some similarity with the Roman Catholicism’s...
by Tadua | Jun 30, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
“Go on carrying the burdens of one another, and in this way you will fulfill the law of the Christ.” – Galatians 6:2. [From ws 5/19 p.2 Study Article 18: July 1-7, 2019] This study article is the continuation of the series started in Study 9 ws 2/19 April 29th -May...
by Tadua | Jun 23, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
“We have a struggle … against the wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places.” – Ephesians 6:12. [From ws 4/19 p.20 Study Article 17: June 24-30, 2019] “We see abundant evidence that Jehovah protects his people today. Consider: We are preaching and teaching the...
by Tadua | Jun 20, 2019 | JW Chronology
Arranging Summaries of Key Bible Chapters in Chronological Order[i] Theme Scripture: Luke 1:1-3 In our introductory article we laid the groundwork rules and mapped out the destination of our “Journey of Discovery Through Time”. Establishing Signposts and Landmarks In...
by Tadua | Jun 16, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
“We distinguish the inspired statement of truth from the inspired statement of error.” – 1 John 4:6. [From ws 4/19 p.14 Study Article 16: June 17-23, 2019] Another cherry-picked verse fragment taken completely out of context and misapplied as the theme text. Please...
by Tadua | Jun 12, 2019 | JW Chronology
Theme scripture: “But let God be found true, though every man be found a liar”. Romans 3:4 1. What is “A Journey of Discovery Through Time”? “A Journey of Discovery Through Time” is a series of articles examining the events recorded in the Bible during the...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jun 12, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Videos
Hello, Eric Wilson here. I’ve been surprised by the reaction my last video provoked from the Jehovah’s Witnesses community defending the JW doctrine that Jesus is Michael the Archangel. Initially, I didn’t think this doctrine was that critical to the theology of...
by Tadua | Jun 10, 2019 | Fruits of the Spirit
“The Peace of God that excels all thought” Part 2 Philippians 4:7 In our 1st piece we discussed the following points: What is Peace? What kind of Peace do we really need? What is needed for True Peace?. The One True Source of Peace. Build up our trust in the One True...
by Tadua | Jun 10, 2019 | Fruits of the Spirit
“The Peace of God that excels all thought” Part 1 Philippians 4:7 This article is the first in a series of articles examining the Fruits of the Spirit. As the Fruits of the Spirit are vital for all true Christians let us take some time to investigate what the Bible...
by Tadua | Jun 9, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
“The peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts.” – Philippians 4:7. [From ws 4/19 p.8 Study Article 15: June 10-16, 2019] Jesus continued Praying (Par. 4-7) This section contains good scriptural points; however, prayer is not a panacea to...
by Nobleman | Jun 2, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
[From ws 4/19 p.20 Study Article 14: June 3-9, 2019] “Keep preaching the good news, fully accomplish your ministry.” – 2 Timothy 4:5 “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I...
by Meleti Vivlon | May 30, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Videos
In a recent video I produced, one of the commenters took exception to my statement that Jesus isn’t Michael the Archangel. The belief that Michael is the pre-human Jesus is held by Jehovah’s Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists, among others. Have witnesses uncovered...
by Nobleman | May 26, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
[From ws 3/19 p.20 Study Article 13: May 27- June 2, 2019] “He was moved with pity for them . . . And he started to teach them many things.” – JOB 27:5 The preview to this article says “when we show fellow feeling we can increase our joy, we will consider what...
by Tadua | May 22, 2019 | Debunking JW Doctrine
(Luke 17:20-37) You may be wondering, why raise such a question? After all, 2 Peter 3:10-12 (NWT) clearly says the following: “Yet Jehovah’s day will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a hissing noise, but the elements being intensely hot will...
by Tadua | May 19, 2019 | Watchtower Study Articles
“All of you have …. fellow feeling.” – 1 Peter 3:8. [From ws 3/19 p.14 Study Article 12: May 20-26, 2019] This week’s study article is a rarity. One for which we can all benefit from the encouragement it contains. That is, except for Paragraph 15 which appeals to...
