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[Author: Alex Rover, Editor: Andere Stimme]
On February 9, 2014, just over a year ago, I wrote to Meleti:
I'd enjoy a forum like the well moderated jwtalk.net but with the liberty to put scripture…
A Look Back Before We Look Forward
When I first started Beroean Pickets, it was intended as a means to contact other Jehovah’s Witnesses who wanted to engage in deeper Bible research. I had no other…
“Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have…
[From ws15/05 p. 9 for June 29-July 5]
“Be watchful! Your adversary, the Devil, walks about like
a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone.” – 1 Peter 5:8
This week’s study is the first of a two-…
[this post was contributed by Alex Rover]
One of the first questions when I first realized my election as a chosen child of God, adopted as his son and called to be Christian, was: "why me"?…
[From ws15/04 p. 22 for June 22-28]
“Trust in him at all times, O people.” – Psalm 62:8
We trust in our friends; but friends, even very good friends, may abandon us in our time of greatest need. This…
[this article is contributed by Alex Rover]
The five main points of Calvinism are total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace and perseverance of the saints. In…
[From ws15/04 p. 15 for June 15-21]
“Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.” – James 4:8
This week’s Watchtower study opens with the words:
“Are you a dedicated, baptized Witness of…
The Governing Body is, by its own admission, the “highest ecclesiastical authority for the faith of Jehovah’s Witnesses” worldwide. (See point 7 of the Declaration of Gerrit Losch.[i]) Nevertheless,…
The theme of this year’s regional convention program is “Imitate Jesus!”
Is this a precursor of things to come? Are we about to return Jesus to his proper place of importance in the Christian faith…
[From ws15/04 p. 9 for June 8-14]
“and the things you heard from me that were supported by many witnesses, these things entrust to faithful men, who, in turn, will be adequately qualified to teach…
Back in 1984, Brooklyn headquarters staff member, Karl F. Klein wrote:
“Since I first began taking in ‘the milk of the word,’ here are but a few of the many excellent spiritual truths Jehovah’s…