Articles
There have been quite a few excellent comments made under Apollos’ post, “An Illustration” about the situation many are facing in the congregation as they make their newfound knowledge known to…
“Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Mat. 24:36)
“It does not belong to YOU to get knowledge of the times or seasons which…
With presumptuousness the prophet spoke it.
You must not get frightened at him. (Deut. 18:22)
It is a time honored truth that one of the best ways for a human ruler to control a population is to keep…
From this week's Bible reading, we have these insightful words from Paul.
(1 Timothy 1:3-7) . . .Just as I encouraged you to stay in Eph′e·sus when I was about to go my way into Mac·e·do′ni·a, so I…
Some have commented that we need to be more positive in this forum. We quite agree. We would like nothing better than to speak only of positive and upbuilding truth from God’s word. However, to…
Introduction
This is the third in a series of articles. In order to make sense of what is written here you should first read my original article on the “no blood” doctrine of Jehovah's Witnesses, and…
A comment was made under my recent post about our “No Blood” doctrine. It made me realize how easy it is to offend others unwittingly by appearing to minimize their pain. Such was not my intention…
I recently had a rather profound spiritual experience—an awakening, if you will. Now I’m not going all ‘fundamentalist revelation from God’ on you. No, what I’m describing is the type of sensation…
When we have doubts about some teaching in our publications, we have been encouraged to remember from whom we have learned all the wonderful truths from the Bible that have come to distinguish us. …
If you would like to see a practical example of an "informal false analogy fallacy", please refer to this week's Watchtower study.
(w13 8/15 p. 13 par. 15) "When the Israelites questioned Aaron's…
The disclaimer at the start of Apollos’ excellent treatise on our “No Blood” doctrine states that I do not share his views on the subject. In fact, I do, with one exception.
When we first began…
Well, the annual meeting is behind us. Many of the brothers and sisters are very excited with the new Bible. It is a beautiful piece of printing, no doubt. We have not had much time to review it, but…