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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    7. Jesus is therefore by nature God's Son, not God's creation or God's servant; Jesus is God's Son who became a servant for our sake and for the Father's glory (John 13:13-15; 17:4; Phil. 2:6-11; Heb. 1:4-13; 3:1-6; 5:8; etc.). I. Objections 1. Prov. 8:22: This text is not a literal description...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    B. Jesus is Jehovah/Yahweh 1. Rom. 10:9-13: Note the repeated "for," which links these verses closely together. The "Lord" of 10:13 must be the "Lord" of 10:9, 12. 2. Phil. 2:9-11. In context, the "name that is above every name" is "Lord" (vs. 11), i.e., Jehovah. 3. Heb. 1:10: Here God the...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    V. The Father of Jesus Christ Is God A. Explicit statements: John 17:3; 1 Cor. 8:6; etc. B. The expression, "the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ": 2 Cor. 1:3; Eph. 1:3; 1 Pet. 1:3 VI. Jesus Christ Is God A. Explicit statements 1. Isa. 9:6; note 10:21. Translations which render "mighty...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    h. Finally, these wicked men were certainly not "godlike" or "divine" by nature, so that in any case the use of elohim to refer to them must be seen as figurative, not literal 8. Even if men were gods (which they are not), this would be irrelevant to Jesus, since He was God as a preexistent...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    The first is to interpret the implicit in light of the explicit. That is, texts that explicitly state that such-and-such is true are to govern our understanding of passages that do not address the issue directly. For example, many passages of the Bible state explicitly that God is omniscient...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    https://www.calvarychapelboston.com/Biblical%20Basis%20Trinity%20Bowman.pdf The Biblical Basis of the Doctrine of the Trinity: An Outline Study By Robert M. Bowman, Jr. http://www.apologetics.com/ Introduction It is often alleged that the doctrine of the Trinity is not a biblical doctrine...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    Clearly you never bothered to study the Outline of the Trinity I posted often enough. Also, The early church fathers who were taught by the apostles believed too that Jesus is God. I feel sorry for you all. You need to follow the real Jesus...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    http://www.catholicapologetics.info/scripture/translations/neworld.htm https://avoidjw.org/faq/missing-verses/
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    Here are the quotes from the authors of Greek grammar texts that I own or have found in local libraries: A New Short Grammar of the Greek Testament, Robertson, A. T., and Davis, W. Hershey (New York: Richard R. Smith, Inc., 1931): The Minister and His Greek New Testament, Robertson, A. T...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    https://jashow.org/articles/has-the-watchtower-ever-lied-covered-up-or-changed-important-doctrines-dates-and-biblical-interpretationsprogram-4/ https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/286751/im-tired-org-misquoting-scholars-support-there-heretical-nwt Index of Scholars William Barclay BDAG...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    Table of Contents Lying Jehovah in the New Testament 1914 Quotes 1925 - Millions Now Living Will Never Die Naos Worship Jesus Russell's Biography 20th Century Death refusing Blood Transfusions Plagiarism Baptism Blame Members Downplay Defection African Watchtower Story War Splinter Groups Light...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    See The Watchtower and the Ante-Nicene Church Fathers by Michael J. Partyka for an in-depth article with full source quotes of the partial quotes used in the Watchtower brochure Should you Believe the Trinity. In each case it is readily apparent that the Watchtower Society has distorted what the...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    Education The Watchtower discourages advanced education. The following quote contains a number of flaws in how information should be presented. This quote encapsulates the misleading way the Watchtower commonly includes quotes. First, no source for the quote is provided, so it is difficult and...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    One outstanding misquote regards the risk of refusing a transfusion for renal transplantation. Not only is a full stop added, but the quote hides the context that shows a significant increase in death rate for Jehovah's Witness renal transplant patients with anaemia. The full quote is...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    Two common Watchtower practices are to use ellipses (…) to change the meaning of a sentence, or to quote a sentence accurately, but without indicating that the sentence does not represent the view of the author in the context of the entire paragraph. Following are a range of examples covering...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    Master Index of Quotes of Quotes used to trash the Trinity in the Watchtower's, "Should you believe the Trinity?" and other anti-Trinitarian books. Click to ViewSort by "Author" Click to ViewSort by "Book Title" Sorted Alphabetically by Author Use "Control + F" on your keyboard to search...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    Christian Research Institute founder, Dr. Martin. begins by saying: DR. MARTIN: In John 1:1, the New World Translation (NWT) says that "the Word was a God," referring to Jesus Christ. How would you respond to that? DR. MANTEY: The Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) have forgotten entirely what the...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    Here is the letter written by Julius R. Mantey, whose Manual Grammar of the Greek New Testament has been quoted by various Watchtower publications in their discussions of John 1:1-2: "I have a copy of your letter addressed to Caris in Santa Ana, California and I am writing to express my...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    If you see the three dots for skipping text in a quote by the Watchtower it is often a quote out of context. Also, they published a perverted Bible. Their so-called translators were taken to Court by or in Scotland Yard and it was reviewed that thier head translator could not even read...
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    Has Kingdom Hall / WatchTower Ever Been Wrong?

    When one is following a Jesus who is less than fully man and fully God, they are still in their sins. So, it would be God who is sending to Hell.