by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 11, 2020 | The Role of Women
Every religion has an ecclesiastical hierarchy of men who control doctrine and conduct. There is rarely a place for women. However, is the very idea of any ecclesiastical hierarchy unscriptural? This is the topic we will examine in part 3 of our series on the role of women in the Christian congregation.
by Elpida | Nov 10, 2020 | JW Daily Text
It is my custom, after my morning prayers, to read JW’s daily Examining the Scriptures, read the Kingdom Interlinear, when available. and I look not only at the New World Translation scriptures quoted but also those of the Kingdom Interlinear. In addition, I also...
by Tadua | Nov 8, 2020 | Watchtower Study Articles
“Sow your seed in the morning and do not let your hand rest until the evening.”—Ecclesiastes 11:6. [Study 37 from ws 09/20 p.8 November 09 – November 15, 2020] This is yet another article about preaching, yet this was likely written earlier in the year during the...
by Elpida | Nov 5, 2020 | JW Daily Text
“So the king said to me: “Why do you look so gloomy when you are not sick? This can be nothing but gloominess of heart.” At this I became very frightened.” (Nehemiah 2:2 NWT) Today’s JW message is not to be afraid to preach publicly about the truth. The...
by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 4, 2020 | Notifications, Watchtower Study Articles
An Open Letter Once I began to produce YouTube videos, it became impossible to keep up with the weekly Watchtower review. Given the ongoing need for these reviews to help those exiting the Organization to understand the full extent of the deception pouring out of the...
by Tadua | Nov 1, 2020 | Watchtower Study Articles
“Stop being afraid. From now on you will be catching men alive.” – Luke 5:10 [Study 36 from ws 09/20 p.2 November 02 – November 08, 2020] This week’s Watchtower Study article is aimed at trying to encourage Bible Studies to go preaching and get baptized....
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 30, 2020 | The Role of Women, Videos
Before we go making assumptions as to what role women can play in God’s Christian arrangement, we need to see how Jehovah God himself has used them in the past by examining the Bible account of various women of faith in both Israelite and Christian times.
by Tadua | Oct 25, 2020 | Watchtower Study Articles
The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I do not need you,’ or again, the head cannot say to the feet, ‘I do not need you.’” – 1 Corinthians 12:21 [Study 35 From ws 08/20 p.26 October 26 – November 01, 2020] Show Respect for Fellow Elders In paragraph 4 we have the...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 23, 2020 | Genesis - Is It True?
When I established this web site, its purpose was to gather research from diverse sources to try to determine what is true and what is false. Having been raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, I was taught that I was in the one true religion, the only religion that...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 23, 2020 | The Role of Women, Videos
The role within the body of Christ which women are to play has been misconstrued and misapplied by men for hundreds of years. It is time to put off all the preconceptions and bias that both sexes have been fed by the religious leaders of the various denominations of Christendom and pay heed to what God wants us to do. This video series will explore the role of women within the great purpose of God by allowing the Scriptures to speak for themselves while unmasking the many attempts men have made to twist their meaning as they fulfill God’s words at Genesis 3:16.
by Tadua | Oct 21, 2020 | Genesis - Is It True?, The Role of Women
Introduction This question of “How does God view Male and Female?” is an examination focused on how God treated the first man and woman and what God intended for them both in terms of the relationship of the two sexes. Many Christians use the book of Genesis in...
by Tadua | Oct 18, 2020 | Watchtower Study Articles
“Just as the body is one but has many members, and all the members of that body, although many, are one body, so too is the Christ.”—1 Corinthians 12:12 [Study 34 From ws 08/20 p.20 October 19 – October 25, 2020] A place in the Congregation This section makes the...
by Tadua | Oct 14, 2020 | Genesis - Is It True?
The History of Adam (Genesis 2:5 – Genesis 5:2): The Consequences of Sin Genesis 3:14-15 – The Cursing of the Serpent “And Jehovah God proceeded to say to the serpent: “Because you have done this thing, you are the cursed one out of all the domestic animals...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 13, 2020 | Editorial Commentary, Videos
Recently, the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses released a video in which one of their members condemns apostates and other “enemies”. The video was entitled: “Anthony Morris III: Jehovah Will “Carry It Out” (Isa. 46:11)” and can be found by following this link:
https://www.jw.org/finder?docid=1011214&item=pub-jwb_202009_11_VIDEO&wtlocale=E&appLanguage=E&prefer=content
Was he right to condemn those who oppose the teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses in this way, or do the scriptures he uses to condemn others actually end up backfiring on the organization’s leadership?
by Tadua | Oct 11, 2020 | Watchtower Study Articles
“There is going to be a resurrection.” – Acts 24:15 [Study 33 From ws 08/20 p.14 October 12 – October 18, 2020] “there is going to be a resurrection” The first thing to notice in this Watchtower study article is the subtle shortening of Acts 24:15 without the proper...
by Tadua | Oct 7, 2020 | Genesis - Is It True?
The History of Adam (Genesis 2:5 – Genesis 5:2) – Creation of Eve and Garden of Eden According to Genesis 5:1-2, where we find the colophon, and toledot, for the section in our modern Bibles of Genesis 2:5 to Genesis 5:2, “This is the book of Adam’s history. In the...
by Tadua | Oct 4, 2020 | Watchtower Study Articles
“He was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is God.” – Hebrews 11:10 [Study 32 From ws 08/20 p.8 October 05 – October 11, 2020] In paragraph 3 it says “Jehovah proves that he is humble by how he deals with imperfect human...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 2, 2020 | Judicial Matters, Videos
Hello, my name is Eric Wilson. One of the practices which has resulted in an enormous amount of criticism of Jehovah’s Witnesses is their practice of shunning anyone who leaves their religion or who is expelled by the elders for what is considered by them to be...
by Tadua | Sep 29, 2020 | Genesis - Is It True?
The Creation Account (Genesis 1:1 – Genesis 2:4): Day 5-7 Genesis 1:20-23 – The Fifth Day of Creation “And God went on to say: ‘Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls and let flying creatures fly over the earth upon the face of the expanse of the heaven....
by Tadua | Sep 27, 2020 | Watchtower Study Articles
“He was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is God.” – Hebrews 11:10 [Study 31 From ws 08/20 p.2 September 28 – October 04, 2020] The opening paragraph claims “MILLIONS of God’s people today have made sacrifices. Many brothers and...
by Tadua | Sep 26, 2020 | Watchtower Study Articles
“I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in times of need, in persecutions and difficulties, for Christ.” – 2 Corinthians 12:10 [Study 29 From ws 07/20 p.14 September 14 – September 20, 2020] There are a number of claims made in this week’s study article. The...
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 25, 2020 | Editorial Commentary
[The following is the text from my chapter (my story) in the recently published book Fear to Freedom available on Amazon.] Part 1: Freed from Indoctrination “Mommy, am I going to die at Armageddon?” I was only five years old when I asked my parents that question. Why...
by Tadua | Sep 22, 2020 | Bible Teachings, Genesis - Is It True?
Part 3 The Creation Account (Genesis 1:1 – Genesis 2:4): Days 3 and 4 Genesis 1:9-10 – The Third Day of Creation “And God went on to say: “Let the waters under the heavens be brought together into one place and let the dry land appear.” And it came to be so. 10 And...
by Beroeans Creed | Sep 20, 2020 | Watchtower Study Articles
No greater joy do I have than this: that I should hear that my children go on walking in the truth.” – 3 John 4 [Study 30 from ws 7/20 p.20 September 21 – September 27] Before considering this follow up article, it would be helpful to read the review of “Be...
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 18, 2020 | JW Doctrine, Videos
In an effort to keep the congregation clean, Jehovah’s Witnesses disfellowship (shun) all unrepentant sinners. They base this policy on the words of Jesus as well as the apostles Paul and John. Many characterize this policy as cruel. Are Witnesses being unjustly maligned for simply obeying the commands of God, or are they using scripture as an excuse to practice wickedness? Only by strictly following the Bible’s direction can they truly claim that they have God’s approval, otherwise, their works could identify them as “workers of lawlessness”. (Matthew 7:23)
Which is it? This video and the next will attempt to answer those questions definitively.
