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| Awakening Jehovah’s Witnesses By Dismantling The Watchtower by truthman2013: 2:29pm On Oct 03, 2015 |
The Watchtower society is the main legal entity used worldwide by Jehovah’s Witnesses to direct, administer and develop doctrines for the religion. It is a major publisher of religious publications, including books, tracts, magazines and Bibles. Since its inception, the Watchtower Society has claimed to be the only organisation on earth that speaks on behalf of God (whom they call “Jehovah”) and the only means by which God directs his true followers today. On this basis it exerts tremendous control over just about every aspect of the lives of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Here are just some examples of the claims the Watchtower Society has made about itself: [b] “The Watchtower is not the instrument of.any man or set of men, nor is it published according to the whims of men. No man’s opinion is expressed in The Watchtower…” [Watchtower 1931 Nov 1 p.327] “The Lord gives interpretation to his prophecies and causes the same to be published… As certain as the Lord has caused these truths to be published in The Watchtower.” [Watchtower, 1936 Mch 1 p.72–73] “It is vital that we appreciate this fact and respond to the directions of the “slave” as we would to the voice of God,because it is His provision.” [Watchtower 1957 Jun 15 p.370] “The holy spirit is the active force of the living God, which he sends out through his Son, Christ Jesus, and which operates toward Jehovah’s people, enlightening and directing his theocratic organization on the earth today as it did in the days of the apostles.” [Watchtower 1959 Apr 1 p.219] “Consider, too, the fact that Jehovah’s organization alone, in all the earth, is directed by God’s holy spirit or active force. (Zech. 4:6) Only this organization functions for Jehovah’s purpose and to his praise. To it alone God’s Sacred Word, the Bible, is not a sealed book…” [Watchtower 1973 Jul 1 p.402] [/b] As you can see, the Watchtower Society has made some bold claims about itself over the last century. Not only has it claimed that it is being inspired like the apostles of Jesus were, but also that any opinions it gives are not of human origin but rather that of God. They have positioned themselves as the sole mouthpiece of God on earth.  Watchtower magazine, published in 1931 November 1, p.327 A LEGACY OF MISTAKES AND CONTRADICTIONS It’s interesting to note that the Watchtower Society has admitted that there are mistakes in the Bible: “As everyone knows, !(there are mistakes in the Bible and there never has been a book written yet that is perfect that has.been written by any human hand.” [The Watch Tower April 15 1928 p.123]  Watchtower magazine, published in 1928 April 15, p.123 Now if the Bible can contain mistakes as the Watchtower Society concedes, then isn’t it reasonable and logical to conclude that their own publications will also contain mistakes? When the teachings of the Watchtower Society are put under the microscope what we find is that far from being a divinely inspired organisation, it is in fact a very fallible human affair as its doctrine over the years are full of mistakes and contradictions..We are going to focus on the Watchtower Society’s shifting stance on organ transplants in order to disprove their claims of divine inspiration. Here are a chronological series of quotes from the Watchtower Society’s publications: [b] “The question of placing one’s body or parts of one’s body at the disposal of men of science or doctors at one’s death for purposes of scientific experimentation or replacement in others.is frowned upon by certain religious bodies. However, it does not seem that any Scriptural principle or law is involved. It therefore is something that each individual must decide for himself.” [Watchtower 1961 August 1 p.480] “When there is a diseased or defective organ, the usual way health is restored is by taking in nutrients. The body uses the food eaten to repair or heal the organ, gradually replacing the cells. When men of science conclude that this normal process will no longer work and they suggest removing the organ and replacing it directly with an organ from another human, this is simply a shortcut. Those who submit to such operations are thus living off the flesh of another human. That is cannibalistic. However, in allowing man to eat animal flesh Jehovah God did not grant permission for humans to try to perpetuate their lives by cannibalistically taking into their bodies human flesh, whether chewed or in the form of whole organs or body parts taken from others.” [The Watchtower Nov. 15 1967 p.702] “Regarding the transplantation of human tissue or bone from one human to another, this is a matter for conscientious decision by each one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Some Christians might feel that taking into their bodies any tissue or body part from another human is cannibalistic… Other sincere Christians today may feel that the Bible does not definitely rule out medical transplants of human organs… It may be argued, too, that organ transplants are different from cannibalism since the “donor” is not killed to supply food.” [The Watchtower March 15 1980 p.31] [/b] As you can see, the Watchtower has moved back and forth on this issue over the years, by first permitting organ transplants and leaving the choice down to each Jehovah’s Witness, then prohibiting them and condemning all those who participate as cannibals and finally contradicting themselves again by saying that is down to the discretion of each Jehovah’s Witness whether they view it as cannibalistic or not. This is by no means a trivial issue that can be simply dismissed, it is medical in nature and therefore has resulted in the unnecessary suffering and death of some of its members.When God directs a person or organisation, then their theology should not contradict itself in such a manner, otherwise what’s the purpose of God’s direction?  Watchtower 1961 August 1 p.480 (taken from Watchtower Library 2011 CD)  Watchtower magazine, published in 1967 November 15, p.702  Watchtower magazine, published in 1980 March 15, p.31 1 Like |
| Re: Awakening Jehovah’s Witnesses By Dismantling The Watchtower by truthman2013: 2:31pm On Oct 03, 2015 |
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| Re: Awakening Jehovah’s Witnesses By Dismantling The Watchtower by rottennaija(m): 2:44pm On Oct 03, 2015 |
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| Re: Awakening Jehovah’s Witnesses By Dismantling The Watchtower by rottennaija(m): 2:45pm On Oct 03, 2015 |
We know about most of these things, but in terms of holding in to High moral standard, we still have to give it to them. If not for any other reason, but for this alone. 1 Like |
| Re: Awakening Jehovah’s Witnesses By Dismantling The Watchtower by paulGrundy(m): 6:29pm On Oct 03, 2015 |
truthman2013: Good work! Keep it up, I hope to see more threads like this. The truth is, if you want to open a groups eyes to their error, you do that by constantly showing them their error and deception. Consistency and determination is the key.  |
| Re: Awakening Jehovah’s Witnesses By Dismantling The Watchtower by paulGrundy(m): 6:36pm On Oct 03, 2015 |
rottennaija: You are also wrong there. WT is like the biblical clean- cup- outside-dirty-inside. Filled with peodophilia and incest cover-up. New york times august 11 2002 issue compared the sex scandals going on in WT with that of the catholic church. "most of the people accused of abuse are priests and a vast majority of the victims were boys and young men. In the Jehovah's Witnesses some of those accused are elders, but most are congregation members. The victims who have stepped forward are mostly girls and young women, and many accusations involve incest." August 11, 2002 It may even shock you to know that the watchtower,s governing body(the highest leadership), created a policy that dismisses any body who reports a known peadophile to the police or exposes him. Not only that even when an elder has been proven to be a peadophile, according to WT policy he is still allowed to serve. http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/paedophilia.php The 1972 book Organization for Kingdom-Preaching and Disciple-Making stated: "If a person was serving as an elder or a ministerial servant when he committed a serious wrong, even though it was some years ago, he bears a degree of reprehensibility, for he continued to serve in that position though knowing that he had, for the time at least, disqualified himself, not being then free from accusation. (1 Tim. 3:2, 10; Titus 1:6,7) He should have informed the judicial committee that he did not adhere to the requirements and should have stepped down from his position. In view of his failure to do this at that time, he would now be removed from that position." The term some years ago was clarified shortly afterwards in the Kingdom Ministry 1972 p.8 as a time period of three years: "What was meant by some years ago on page 170, paragraph two, in the Organization book? This indicates more than a year or two. It may be noted that it did not say many years ago. So it is not the exact number of years, but more like two or three years. It was not intended to have a brother go back into the distant past to bring up wrongs of which he repented years ago and that have evidently been forgiven by Jehovah and are not practiced now." This position was re-confirmed at the 1991 two-day Kingdom Ministry Schools |
| Re: Awakening Jehovah’s Witnesses By Dismantling The Watchtower by Naijacitizen(m): 7:46pm On Oct 03, 2015 |
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| Re: Awakening Jehovah’s Witnesses By Dismantling The Watchtower by malvisguy212: 11:11pm On Oct 03, 2015 |
truthman2013:this is another satanic doctrine, the holy spirit an active force ? Then everyone can possessed it and use it the way they like. The holy spirit is a person and He has the attribute of person. "What constitutes the essentials of personality? Usually three things - a person must possess intelligence, emotions, and will. A thing lacks these, but the Holy Spirit is not a thing because He has intelligence, emotions and will". INTERLINGENT. 1 Corinthians 2:10–11 10 For to us God revealed them through the SPIRIT; FOR THE SPIRIT SEARCHES ALL THINGS , EVEN THE DEPTH OF GOD . 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the SPIRIT OF GOD. EMOTION. Ephesians 4:30 30 Do not GRIEVES THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD ,by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. WILL. 1 Corinthians 12:11 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He WILL. He Can Be Treated As A Person,Since He can be ... a. Lied to (Acts 5:3) b. Tested (Acts 5:9) c. Resisted (Acts 7:51) d. Grieved (Ephesians 4:3 0) e. Outraged (Hebrews 10:29) f. Blasphemed Against (Matthew 12:31) g. Called Upon (Ezekiel 37:9) 3 Likes 1 Share |
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