Governing Body
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NOT INSPIRED, BUT LED BY THE SPIRIT? WATCHTOWER DOUBLE-SPEAK
While they confidently assert that they are the faithful and discreet slave selected by Jesus himself to lead all Christians toward a proper and accurate understanding of the Bible, the governing body does acknowledge an important distinction: they are not inspired by God in the same way that the early followers were. “In the first…
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“No apology is needed.”
The governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses likes to act like they’re super humble about their mistakes in understanding the Bible. But at their annual meeting in October 2023, Governing Body member, Jeffrey Winder, said that they get new insights straight from God. So, they think there’s no need to say sorry for the times they…
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CONTRADICTIONS – A REVIEW OF THE MARCH 15, 1990 WATCHTOWER
Jehovah’s Witnesses have some misconceptions about the early days of the Watch Tower Society. The leadership have written about the years before 1925 as if there was a governing body back then, but that’s not really the case. They claim there was a governing body in 1918, but the reality is that it didn’t actually…
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Is Salvation in God or an organization?
You know, I remember back when I was part of the Witnesses, the Society really pushed the idea of “directing attention to the organization” during Bible studies. I always found myself wondering why that was such a big deal, because it just didn’t sit right with me. It makes me think: Do Jehovah’s Witnesses really…
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THE DOUGLAS WALSH TRIAL
THE WATCHTOWER UNDER OATH So, the Douglas Walsh trial, which took place in Scotland between November 1954 and January 1955, was a pretty big deal. It was all about whether Jehovah’s Witnesses could be seen as a “religious body” in the UK. The official name of the case was L. Strachan v. Douglas Walsh, and…