by Wendy Wiens | Oct 20, 2022 | Sabbath |
According to Seventh-day Adventists, a religion of more than 14 million people, and folks like Mark Martin, an ex JW activist gone evangelical preacher, we won’t be saved if we don’t observe the Sabbath—that means to perform no “works” on Saturday (according to the...
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 29, 2022 | Saving Humanity, Videos |
You might be wondering about the Title of this video: Does it Grieve God’s Spirit When We Reject Our Heavenly Hope for an Earthly Paradise? Maybe that seems a little harsh, or a little judgmental. Bear in mind that it is meant especially for my ex JW friends who,...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 23, 2021 | Saving Humanity, Videos |
This is video number five in our series, “Saving Humanity.” Up to this point, we have demonstrated that there are two ways of viewing life and death. There is “alive” or “dead” as we believers see it, and, of course, this is the only view that atheists have. ...
by Meleti Vivlon | May 7, 2021 | Saving Humanity, Videos |
A few weeks ago, I got the results of a CAT scan in which it was revealed that the aortic valve in my heart has created a dangerous aneurysm. Four years ago, and only six weeks after my wife passed away from cancer, I had open-heart surgery—specifically, a Bentall...
by arover2014 | Sep 7, 2015 | Bible Hope, Everlasting Life, Faith |
Jehovah’s Witnesses preach that salvation is heavily dependent on works. Obedience, loyalty and being part of their organization. Let’s review four requirements to salvation set forth in the study aid: “You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth–But How?”...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 21, 2014 | Thought of the Day |
Are Jehovah’s Witnesses in danger of becoming like the Pharisees? Comparing any Christian group to the Pharisees of Jesus’ day is equivalent to comparing a political party with the Nazis. It’s an insult, or to put it another way, “Them’s fightin’ words.” However, we...
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 1, 2013 | Perfection |
This started out as a comment on Apollos’ excellent post on “Was Adam Perfect?” but kept growing until it got too long. Besides, I wanted to add a picture, so here we are. It is interesting that even in English the term “perfect” can mean...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 18, 2013 | Bible Hope |
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 you can get on rare occasions when a critical piece of a puzzle is...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jun 21, 2012 | JW Doctrine |
[Apollos brought this insight to my attention some time back. Just wanted to share it here.] (Romans 6:7) . . .For he who has died has been acquitted from [his] sin. When the unrighteous come back, are they still held accountable for their past sins? For example, if...
