“Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive...” (Hebrews 13:17)
In English, when we use the words “obey” and “obedience”, what thoughts come to mind? English words are…
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One of our commenters brought an interesting court case to our attention. It involves a libel case brought against brother Rutherford and the Watch Tower Society in 1940 by one Olin Moyle, former…
I don’t know how I missed this at our 2012 district convention, but a friend in Latin America—where they are now having their district conventions for the year—brought it to my attention. The first…
“We need to guard against developing a spirit of independence. By word or action, may we never challenge the channel of communication that Jehovah is using today. “ (w09 11/15 p. 14 par. 5 Treasure…
One of our regular readers submitted this interesting alternative take to our understanding of Jesus' words found at Mt. 24:4-8. I am posting it here with the reader's permission…
One of the regular readers of this forum sent me an email a few days ago introducing an interesting point. I thought it might be beneficial to share the insight. – Meleti
Hello Meleti,
My first…
It has long been our understanding that if someone is destroyed by Jehovah God at Armageddon, there is no hope of a resurrection. This teaching is partly based on the interpretation of a couple of…
The circuit assembly for this service year includes a four-part symposium. The third part is entitled “Keep This Mental Attitude—Oneness of Mind”. It explains what oneness of mind is in the…
The February 15, 2013 Watchtower has just been released. The third study article introduces a new understanding of Zechariah’s prophecy found in chapter 14 of his book. Before you read the…
I had a minor revelation from today’s Watchtower study. This point was completely tangential to the study itself, but it opened up for me a whole new line of reasoning that I had never considered…
Well, we finally have an official pronouncement in writing on the new position the organization has taken vis-à-vis the “faithful and discreet slave”, now available on www.jw.org.
Since we’ve already…
Peter speaks about the Presence of the Christ in the third chapter of his second letter. He would know more than most about that presence since he was one of only three who saw it represented in a…