Tag: Faith

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #10: Is Jesus Christ A Lesser Deity?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #10: Is Jesus Christ A Lesser Deity?

Summary: Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is “a god” but a lesser deity, inferior to the Father. They deny that he is Jehovah, the true God. However, the New Testament emphatically teaches that Jesus is God. This article is part of a series that explains the doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #10: Is Jesus Christ A Lesser Deity?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #9: Is It Wrong To Worship Or Pray To Jesus Christ?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #9: Is It Wrong To Worship Or Pray To Jesus Christ?

Summary: The Watchtower Society teaches that worship in the strict sense belongs to Jehovah God the Father alone, and that prayer should be directed only to the Father. Jesus is not the proper recipient of worship or prayer. However, the New Testament teaches Christians to worship, love, honor, glorify, obey, trust, and pray to the … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #9: Is It Wrong To Worship Or Pray To Jesus Christ?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #4: Is Loyalty To An Organization Necessary For Salvation?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #4: Is Loyalty To An Organization Necessary For Salvation?

Study-Edition Watchtower, April 2013 Summary: The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society claims not only that one cannot understand the Bible correctly apart from its publications, but that one cannot be saved without loyally participating in and supporting the Watchtower organization. This article is part of a series that explains the doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses in … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #4: Is Loyalty To An Organization Necessary For Salvation?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #3: Do We Need The Watchtower To Understand The Bible?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #3: Do We Need The Watchtower To Understand The Bible?

THE FAITHFUL AND WISE STEWARD - Luke 12:41-48 (Jan Luyken)   Summary: The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society claims that a group of “anointed” Christians—the Watchtower’s own leaders—is the one and only “faithful and discreet slave” through whose publications God teaches his people worldwide. One cannot understand the Bible correctly apart from the Watchtower publications. … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #3: Do We Need The Watchtower To Understand The Bible?

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #2: No True Religion On Earth Until 1919? Jehovah’s Witnesses’ View Of Church History

ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #2: No True Religion On Earth Until 1919? Jehovah’s Witnesses’ View Of Church History

J. F. Rutherford, second president of the Watchtower Society Summary: Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that while there were isolated Christians here and there after the death of the apostles, the true religion effectively ceased to exist on the earth and was reestablished in 1919 through the Watchtower Society. These claims rest on the abuse of Scripture … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #2: No True Religion On Earth Until 1919? Jehovah’s Witnesses’ View Of Church History