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The Watchtower and Works……………………………………………..by John Stickland

Posted on August 13, 2012

Jehovah’s Witnesses, with their absence of any personal relationship through Jesus to God, believe instead that to be acceptable to Him demands a life of continuous good works. This essentially would include doing their very best to live a moral … Continue reading →

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The Watchtower ‘New World Translation’ Bible…………………….by John Stickland

Posted on July 7, 2012

The identity of the compilers of this publication has been kept a close secret by the Watchtower organization’s governing body. However, since its production information has filtered out over the years from various staff who have left the Brooklyn HQ. … Continue reading →

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Watchtower ‘Proof Texts’ – A Summary………………………….by John Stickland

Posted on June 22, 2012

The individual Watchtower member has been taught selected verses from both the Old and the New Testaments, which viewed on their own, in isolation from the surrounding chapters and the Bible as a whole, give the distinct impression of supporting … Continue reading →

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Watchtower ‘Proof Texts’ (8) Jesus reference to ‘my God’………………………..by John Stickland

Posted on May 31, 2012

……I ascend unto my Father,and your Father; and to my God and your God. (John 20:17) We find a few instances in the New Testament as in John 20:17, where Jesus refers to his Father as ‘my God’.  These references … Continue reading →

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Watchtower “Proof Texts” (7) …head of Christ 1Cor. 11:3 ……………………………………..by John Stickland

Posted on May 2, 2012

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 1 Cor. 11:3 This verse is used by the Watchtower … Continue reading →

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Watchtower “Proof Texts” (6) You are gods – John 10:34………………………………..by John Stickland

Posted on April 17, 2012

This verse has been used to try to disprove the deity of Jesus, by implying the use of the term “gods” when referring Israel’s unjust judges in Psalm 82:6, Jesus was in effect denying His divinity by implying that he … Continue reading →

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Watchtower “Proof” Texts (5) No man has seen God ………………………………by John Stickland

Posted on March 31, 2012

John 1.18 “No man has seen God at any time” John 1. 18 has been used by the Watchtower organization with the object of trying to disprove the divinity of Jesus. How then is this verse used by Jehovahs Witnesses … Continue reading →

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Watchtower Proof Texts (4) Prov. 8:22 Jesus and Wisdom………………….by John Stickland

Posted on March 21, 2012

A passage sometimes used by those who would deny the divinity of Jesus begins with Proverbs 8:22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.   The RSV version of the Bible has an alternative … Continue reading →

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Watchtower “Proof Texts” (3) 1 Cor. 15:28 Subject to the Father …………by John Stickland

Posted on March 4, 2012

As human beings, entering into a full understanding and appreciation of the mystery of the Godhead is clearly beyond us. As far as the Watchtower is concerned however there appears to be no mystery. By a selection of Scriptures taken … Continue reading →

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Watchtower “Proof Texts” (2) John 14:28 My Father is greater…………….by John Stickland

Posted on February 13, 2012

You have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If you loved me, you would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. This is … Continue reading →

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