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Category Archives: Jehovah Witnesses
The Nature of Man
The Jehovah Witnesses, The Seventh-Day Adventists and others believe that man has no eternal nature. They believe that when man dies, that he is “dead like Rover, dead all over”. They are materialists. Spirit Materialists define “spirit” as “God’s active … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah Witnesses, Man, Seventh Day Adventists
Tagged consciousness after death, dead know nothing, dead like rover/ dead all over, difference between hades and grave, difference between sheol and grave, does man have an eternal nature, Ecclesiastes 9, grave, is hades the grave, is sheol the grave, Jehovah Witnesses, life after death, materialist, mnemion, nature of man, Psalm 146, qeber, rich man and lazarus a parable, seventh day adventist, sheol and hades, soul and spirit
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Prophecy: Jesus in Four Pictures
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be wonderful counselor, mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace of the increase of His … Continue reading
Two Women
The book of Proverbs describes two women. One is the immoral woman, the temptress, the seductress (Proverbs 2:16; 5:3; 5:20; 6:24; 7:5; 20:16; 22:14; 23:27; 27:13). Her lips drip with honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; But in … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah Witnesses, Temptation, Textual study
Tagged book of proverbs, immoral woman, Proverbs, temptation, two women, Wisdom
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Man: Soul and Spirit
What, if anything, is the difference in these two terms? Is man composed of two parts (the outward man, i.e., the human body; The inward man, i.e. spirit or soul – these words being used interchangeably)? Or, is man composed … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah Witnesses, Man, Word Study
Tagged body, body as tent, difference btween soul and spirit, ghost, inward man, nephesh, outward man, pneuma, psuche, rauch, soul, spirit
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Jesus: Worthy of Worship?
Is He worthy of worship? This is a very important question. Our decision in this should come from the Biblical evidence. Let us examine the evidence and draw the conclusion warranted. First, the Bible teaches that mere men are not … Continue reading
He Emptied Himself
“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5). These words closely connect in thought with the previous verse: “Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also the interests … Continue reading
JESUS: a god?
The New World Translation (NWT), the product of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, renders John 1:1, “In [the] beginning the word was, and the word was with God, and the word was a god.” The do so because the definite article does … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah Witnesses, Jesus
Tagged deity of Jesus, Jehovah Witnesses, New World Translaion
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Ever Changing Doctrines
When the previous Pope died, numerous news reports cited various polls which asked the people what the next Pope should change: Should he allow the priest to marry? Should he allow female priests? Should the church change its views on abortion … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Doctrine, Jehovah Witnesses, mormon, Mormons
Tagged baby dedication, born in sin, Catholics, change, doctrine, infant baptism, Jehovah Witnesses, methodist, Mormons, polygamy, pope, selecting pope
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A Careful Study of Matthew 24:1-35
Religious history is filled with date-setters. William Miller, a member of what later became the Seventh Day Adventist, was one such. In 1843 he set a date for the Lord’s return. The predicted year of His return was to be … Continue reading
Posted in end times, Jehovah Witnesses, Premillennialism, Seventh Day Adventists, Textual study
Tagged 1843, 1844, 1845, 1914, 1918, 1988, 70 a.d., abomination of desolation, caligula, charles russell, city gates, claudius, date setters, earth quakes, edgar whisenant, end times, false christs, famines, galba, gospel preached in all world, Jehovah Witnesses, Luke 21, Mark 13, Matthew 24, millerites, natural disasters, nero, otho, persecution, pestilence, Premillennialism, rapture, rumors of war, sabbath, seventh day adventist, signs, signs of end times, the comings of Christ, the great disappiontment, titus, vespatian, vitellius, war, william miller, winter
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