Updates listed at the bottom of the post. Last updated Mar 8 at 2:25 PM. FINAL EDIT with conclusion. Author's Note:   This post focusses on the actual context of the words and related symbolism, not on incidental peripheral concepts unimportant to its interpretation. Many of their opposers have criticized Jehovah's Witnesses on "the faithful and discreet slave." But let us examine the merits of our critics arguments on the verses in question. The method of discovery used here is proof by exhaustion, a tried and true method. But first, let us review the Scriptures and the stand of Jehovah's Witnesses. Source: “The Faithful and Discreet Slave” Jesus himself related the prophecy, saying: "Who really is the faithful steward, the discreet one, whom his master will appoint over his body of attendants [or "domestics"] to keep giving them their measure of food supplies at the proper time? Happy is that slave if his master on coming finds him doing so! I te...

A couple of incidents in Hollywood and the sports world in 2018 regarding a couple of our brothers and sisters that does not reflect well on the organization got me to thinking about the need to help some to consider those incidents from a different perspective. The people in question were both raised in the truth and one was baptized at a young age and the other was not. Both spent decades away from the truth and have recently returned. In so doing, they display the typical affectations of those who are new in the truth, including: strict adherence to rules and unattractive displays as sin works itself out under the adherence to those precepts. If you know a person claiming to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who demonstrates similar unattractive traits, please look at these two aspects of new members and I think you will gain a new understanding. Strict Adherence to Rules It is true that Jehovah’s Witnesses are very strict in regard to health, (2 Corinthians 11:1) neutrality (Matt...

There are many views of what a “generation” is. Thus, the most significant question is why “this generation” spoken of by Jesus Christ as recorded at Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30 and Luke 21:32 is not one of those many other beliefs? So I have collected them all here for a thorough examination. Source: “This Generation” The reason the discussion of a generation is of prime importance to Christians is because of the following scripture. Jesus said: Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30 and Luke 21:32 “Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.” The words “this generation” (or similar) is used in many scriptures, including: Genesis 7:1 Numbers 32:13 Deuteronomy 1:35 Deuteronomy 2:14 Psalm 12:7 Jeremiah 2:31 Jeremiah 7:29 Matthew 11:16 Matthew 12:41, 42 Matthew 23:36 Matthew 24:34 Mark 8:12 Mark 13:30 Luke 7:30-32 Luke 11:31, 32 Luke 11:50, 51 Luke 17:25 Luke 21:32 Heb 3:10 In this video , David Splane of the Governi...

Many have challenged our stand on Blood transfusions because such ones claim that the prohibition on blood refers only to eating blood. But is that true? Does the Christian prohibition on blood only extend to eating blood? Let us take a close look at all the scriptures relevant to this stand and not just the few that our opposers like to exclusively focus in on. A Decision by the Apostles Jehovah's Witnesses stand by the standard set by the first century Christians. This was the result of a decision based upon whether non-Jewish Christians from among the nations were under obligation to observe the law. The first century centralized body of apostles and elders in Jerusalem, (Acts 15:2) by the influence of the holy spirit, (Acts 15:28) concluded that there were three things in the law that were still binding upon all Christians because they precede the Law of Moses. (Acts 15:29) This was no doubt because they were restrictions on all of mankind that existed before the law an...