Articles
There’s a time-honored technique which evildoers use to shift the focus off their own wicked deeds when they come under attack for wrongdoing.
If they are caught lying, they accuse others of being…
[From ws5/16 p. 23 for July 25-31]
“I, Jehovah, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit yourself.”—Isa 48:17
The article quotes Isaiah for its theme text in an attempt to establish that Jehovah…
In an interesting confluence of events, I was reading Romans 8 in my daily Bible reading today, and Menrov’s thought-provoking comment of yesterday came to mind—particularly, this paragraph:
“It is…
[From ws5/16 p. 18 for July 18-25]
“Be transformed by making your mind over.”—Ro 12:2
This week’s article uses the case history of a brother (alias: Kevin) who had to make his mind over before and…
As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, are you disobeying God by turning in your monthly field service report?
Let us see what the Bible has to say.
Laying Out the Problem
When a person wants to become one…
[From ws5/16 p. 13 for July 11-17]
“Keep perceiving what the will of Jehovah is.”—Eph 5:17
Let’s start this study off by correcting the theme text as rendered above from the NWT.[i] There is no…
[From ws5/16 p. 8 for July 4-10]
“Go,…and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them…, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you.”—Mt 28:19, 20.
There was a time…
In the third article of the “This Generation” series (Mt 24:34) some questions were left unanswered. Since then, I've realized that the list has to be expanded.
Jesus said that great tribulation…
[From ws4/16 p. 3 for June 27-July 2]
“Keep peace with one another.”—Mark 9:50
The purpose of these reviews is to ensure that the Watchtower reader is aware when the publication is straying from…
In the last article, we attempted to find an empirical basis for believing in salvation, exclusive of any type of religious system. However, that method can only take us so far. At some point we…
[From ws4/16 for June 20-26]
“Pay back…God’s things to God.”—Mt 22:21
The full verse for the article’s theme text reads:
“They said: “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them: “Pay back, therefore, Caesar’s…
“…if this scheme or this work is from men, it will be overthrown; 39 but if it is from God, YOU will not be able to overthrow them. . .” (Ac 5:38, 39)
These words were spoken by Gamaliel, the man who…