by SopaterOfBeroea | Feb 6, 2016 | Blood |
We have thus considered the historical, secular and scientific aspects of the No Blood doctrine of Jehovah’s Witnesses. We continue with the final segments which address the biblical perspective. In this article we carefully examine the first of the three...
by SopaterOfBeroea | Jan 27, 2016 | Blood |
Blood As Blood or Blood As Food? The majority in the JW community surmise that the No Blood doctrine is a biblical teaching, yet few comprehend what holding this position requires. To hold that the doctrine is biblical requires us to accept the premise that a...
by SopaterOfBeroea | Jan 20, 2016 | Blood |
Defending the Indefensible In the years between 1945-1961, there were many new discoveries and breakthroughs in medical science. In 1954, the first successful kidney transplant was performed. The potential benefits for society using therapies involving transfusions...
by SopaterOfBeroea | Jan 6, 2016 | Blood |
The Premise – Fact or Myth? This is the first in a series of five articles I have prepared that relate to the No Blood doctrine of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Let me first say that I have been an active Jehovah’s Witness my entire life. For the majority of...
by SopaterOfBeroea | Jan 1, 2016 | Watchtower Commentor |
In Part 1 of this article, we discussed why outside research is helpful if we are to arrive at a balanced, unbiased understanding of Scripture. We also addressed the conundrum of how a now-apostate teaching (“old light”) could not logically have been...
by SopaterOfBeroea | Dec 20, 2015 | Watchtower Commentor |
The Governing Body (GB) of Jehovah’s Witnesses recently laid claim to the title of Faithful and Discreet Slave or FDS based on its interpretation of Matthew 25:45-37. As such, the members of that body claim that truth is revealed exclusively through them in...
