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. Continued From No.356 • John 20:28 . . Thomas said to him: "My Lord and my God!" FAQ: Why does the Watchtower Society capitalize God in that verse when it makes Thomas appear to be a polytheist? REPLY: I don't recommend making an issue of capitalization in this particular case because...

. Souls began appearing in the Bible in the book of Genesis by the Hebrew word nephesh (neh'-fesh) which isn't unique to human life. Its first appearance is at Gen 1:20-21 in reference to aqua creatures and winged creatures; again at Gen 1:24 as terra creatures; viz: cattle, creepy crawlies...

. The King James version embellished the Greek manuscript. The improper part below is redacted. "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free...

I avoid saying dogmatic things like "there is no scriptural support" just in case somebody uncovers a passage and/or some language and grammar that I somehow overlooked. Instead I say: "I have yet to discover a passage in the Bible supporting yada, yada, yada, yada. I'm not saying there isn't...

. Continued From No.331 The Society construes passages like Gen 9:3-4, Lev 7:26-27, Lev 17:10-14, and Acts 15:19-20 to imply that transfusing blood is all the same as using it for food. Rather than get into a semantic quarrel with the Society over its interpretation of those passages; I...

. Continued From No. 325 The passage below is deliberately misquoted. Watch for the revisions. • 1Cor 15:42-44 . . So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised up in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised up in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is...

. Continued From No. 286 FAQ: 1Cor 15:50 says that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Wouldn't that fact alone preclude the possibility of Christ's crucified dead body restored to life and taken to Heaven? REPLY: Yes. FAQ: Well then; how is it that classic Christianity insists...

. Continued From No.278 The rank and file have been adequately warned that the Governing Body's teachings should not be assumed either inspired or infallible. Paragraph 12, under the heading; "Who is leading God's People today?" of the Feb 2017 Watchtower--Study Edition; says: "The Governing...

. Continued From No.254 • John 3:5-6 . . . Jesus answered: Most truly I say to you: Unless anyone is born from water and spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. What has been born from the flesh is flesh, and what has been born from the spirit is spirit. Some years ago I asked an...

. Continued From No.239 In Jesus' case, mortality/immortality pertained only to his body rather than to both his body and himself. Were that not so, then Jesus would've ceased to exist when he expired on the cross, and in order to restore his corpse to life; it would've been first necessary to...

. Continued From No.213 FAQ: Why does the Watchtower Society translate the Word in John 1:1 as god in lower case instead of God in upper case? REPLY: The Watchtower Society's translation is based upon an imaginary grammatical technicality. The common Greek word for "god" is theós (theh'-os)...

. Continued From No.212 It's my personal opinion that, unless somebody has undergone specialized training, it's not a good idea to attempt to evangelize a Watchtower missionary as I can just about guarantee that experienced JWs are better at evangelizing us than we are them. If you think that...

. Continued From No.201 When Jesus ascended to Heaven forty days after his resurrection, he underwent the ceremony depicted by Daniel 7:13-14 which established him as the cosmos' supreme monarch. At that moment, he was in a position to rule the cosmos in God's stead, but it wasn't till his...

. Continued From No.192 None of the Old Testament sacrifices were restored to life. Their bodies all remained deceased, and some of them were even used for food. So it's logical to expect that Jesus' body would remain deceased. Well; one difficulty in that respect is that the Watchtower...

. I don't have any of my own in print, but just about any issue you'd like to see can be found on the internet. _

. Continued From No.131 • John 1:1a . . In the beginning was the Word The Greek translated "word" in that verse is logos (log'-os) which is somewhat ambiguous. One of its meanings pertains to vocal expression; for example: • Gen 1:3 . . God said: Let there be light So the cosmos-- all of its...

. Neither coveting nor lust are evil per se. For example Paul encouraged the Corinthians to covet the best gifts (1Cor 12:31) and Jesus lusted for a final Passover with his friends. (Luke 22:15) _

. • Matt 25:41 . .Then he will say to those on his left: Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels. That's likely a reference to Rev 20:10 where it says: "And the Devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where...

. Continued From No.115 • Jer 10:10 . . Jehovah is in truth God. He is the living god. The Hebrew word for "living" in that passage is chay (khah'-ee) which first appears in the Bible at Gen 1:20 where it speaks of aqua life and winged life. Then it appears at Gen 1:24 where it speaks of life...

. Continued from No.85 Below is the text of Col 1:16-17 quoted verbatim from the Watchtower Society's New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures ©1969. "Because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no...