This week's study in the God's Kingdom Rules book celebrates the organization's use, from early on, of a “variety of methods of preaching to reach the largest audience possible”. The study is taken…
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[From ws11/16 p. 21 January 16-22]
If you are reading this for the second time, you will notice some changes. I realized I had mistakenly crossed two unrelated articles in this review and have now…
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!” - Canto VI, XVII, popularized by the Scottish poem, Marmion.
It is an accepted truism that lies beget more lies as the liar…
[From ws11/16 p. 14 January 9-15]
“When you received God’s word…you accepted it…
just as it truthfully is, as the word of God.” (1Th 2:13)
The theme text for this study is an abridged version of…
[From ws12/16 p. 9 January 2-8]
The three “theme questions” for this study are:
What convinces you that Jehovah is the incomparable Organizer?
Why is it reasonable to conclude that Jehovah’s…
Covering Chapter 6 Paragraphs 1-7 of God’s Kingdom Rules
Every so often a claim is made in a publication that is so ridiculous, so obviously false, that one has to bite one’s own tongue at the…
[From ws12/16 p. 4 December 26-January 1]
The opening example in this week’s study teaches us something we can all agree upon: it is a fine thing to encourage someone when they’re feeling depressed,…
Covering Chapter 5 Paragraphs 18-25 of God’s Kingdom Rules
Are we guilty of making wild and unsubstantiated claims? Consider the following:
Ever since then, Christ has guided his people to focus…
[From ws11/16 p. 26 December 5, 19-25]
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
the conviction of things not being seen.”—He. 11:1 BLB[i]
Paragraph 3 of this week’s study asks us: “But what…
Covering Chapter 5 Paragraphs 10-17 of God’s Kingdom Rules
From paragraph 10:
“Decades before 1914, true Christians already understood that 144,000 faithful followers of Christ would rule with…
[From ws10/16 p. 13 December 5, 12-18]
“Faith is the assured expectation of what is hoped for.”—He. 11:1 (NWT)
Let's start with a little background before we get into this week’s review.
Paul is on…
[From ws11/16 p. 13 December 5-11]
“In my heart I treasure up your saying.”—Ps. 119:11 (NWT)
A Cause for Concern
The whole purpose of this study is to address the potential problem—from the…