When Jesus shocked the crowds, and apparently his disciples, with his speech about their needing to eat his flesh and drink his blood, only a few remained. Those few faithful ones hadn’t understood…
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This past week’s Watchtower study went to great lengths to show from Scripture that we, men and women both, are steward for the Lord.
Par. 3 “…the Scriptures show that all who serve God have a…
John speaking under inspiration says:
(1 John 4:1) . . .Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many…
I’ve always understood that the “little flock” referred to in Luke 12:32 represents the 144,000 kingdom heirs. Likewise, I’ve never before questioned that the “other sheep” mentioned in John 10:16…
This week's bible reading caused me to think of a recent post. From the outline for this circuit assembly part on maintaining "oneness of mind", we had this line of reasoning:
“Meditate on the fact…
Jomaix’s comment got me thinking about the pain that elders can cause when they abuse their power. I don’t pretend to know the situation that Jomaix’s brother is going through, nor am I in a…
This week's Watchtower study from the November 15, 2012 issue is "Forgive One Another Freely". The final sentence in paragraph 16 reads: “Hence, what [the judicial committee] decide in such matters…
“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…
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…