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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?
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?
Summary: The Watchtower Society claims that Jesus Christ is Jehovah God's first and only direct creation, citing several biblical proof texts in support (especially Proverbs 8:22; Colossians 1:15-16; and Revelation 3:14). However, none of these proof texts actually teach that God created Jesus Christ, and the New Testament in many other places teaches that Christ … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #8: Is Jesus Christ God’s first creature?
Muslim polemicist Paul Bilal Williams tried to pit Luke’s portrait of Zechariah and Elizabeth as “righteous… living blamelessly” under the Law against Paul’s blunt assertion that “if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing.” Yet Luke–Acts itself dissolves this supposed contradiction, weaving together Zechariah’s priestly sacrifices, Elizabeth’s Spirit-filled proclamation that Mary … Continue reading THE MESSIAH: Our Righteousness Has Come!
Paul Williams attempted to respond to the rebuttal of his post, refuting his blatant distortion of Jesus' visit to the home of Zacchaeus as recorded in Luke 19:1-10: JESUS CHRIST: God's Salvation Has Come. Here is what he wrote: “I reject your interpretation of the passage. It is Zacchaeus’s expressed intention to repent and do … Continue reading JESUS CHRIST – God’s Salvation Has Come! PT. 2 (Revisiting the story of the Lord Jesus and Zacchaeus)
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