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Reviewing the February 2017 Watchtower Study Edition part 2
This is part 2 of 3. I was hoping to get part 3 done before February ended, but time got away from me. I plan on getting to part 3 before the end of March. If you’d like to follow along, you can...
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Reviewing the February 2017 Watchtower Study Edition part 3
This is the third and final part of this review. If you’d like to follow along, you can download the Feb. 2017 Watchtower Study Edition HERE....
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GA Tech Presentation – Refuting the Governing Body Authority Claims
This presentation group was given to a group of college students in March 2017 at GA Tech University. The topic was the Governing Body and refuting their authority claims. Enjoy!...
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Where is the Governing Body?
For those who are unfamiliar with the ecclesiastical structure (i.e. church hierarchy) of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the top of the chain is not the apostles, for they do not believe that the apostolic...
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The Governing Body and self-promotion
To those who are not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, consider what it would be like if your pastor reminded their the congregation that they are to submit to his counsel and exhortations. But to make this...
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My preliminary thoughts on the recent “faithful slave” interpretation change
Though i’m a little late on this NEWS and many have expressed their thoughts on this new development in Watchtower theology, I was compelled to offer my thoughts too. While some offered commentary...
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What if the Watchtower went into apostasy?
Watchtower apostasy is an important issue that every JW should consider. Though i’ve thought through it in the past, this discussion provoked me to consider writing about it; in particular, this...
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Should unity be promoted at the expense of the truth? A response to a JW...
The Watchtower clearly expresses that no Christian can be faithful to Christ and at the same time, contradict what the Governing Body teaches. Never mind the fact that the Apostle Paul admonished...
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Should Jehovah’s Witnesses follow the Spirit or the Governing Body?
Perhaps this mock dialogue will illustrate: Non-JW: When the Holy Spirit is leading us, it’s always to the truth? It would never lead somebody to error. JW: Right. Non-JW: And all true Christians...
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The Governing Body, Ephesians 4:11-16, and “unity”
The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses are adamant in saying that all true Christians must believe everything they teach. ***w09 p. 14 par. 5 Treasure Your Place in the Congregation*** We need to...
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Ephesians 4:11-16 discussion
Thus far, myself and the JW apologist “Rotherham” have gone through almost 80 comments in discussion on this topic. While one can only take a discussion so far before the dead horse gets beaten some...
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How many JW’s view so-called “apostate literature”
While not an “official” publication by the Watchtower, THIS ARTICLE appears to reflect the attitude of many JW’s as they consider former Governing Body member Ray Franz and his books. While there may...
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New Light on the “Faithful and Discreet Slave”
This is an article that I published on CARM. The link is below: NEW LIGHT ON THE “FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE”
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Debate with a JW: “Is the Watchtower’s interpretation of the faithful slave...
This debate took place on the TRUE THEOLOGY forum, but I will be posting the full debate on a PDF once it is completed. You can follow the discussion HERE. The debate is with Rotherham, who is a JW I...
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What about those with less access to Watchtower Publications?
In the August 15, 2014 Watchtower Study Edition, the Watchtower addresses some interesting points as it relates to reading the Bible when someone has less access to the Watchtower publications than...
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Spirit-directed and Spirit-inspired: is there a difference?
We all know that the Jehovah’s Witnesses have denied claims of inspiration. For example: In most ways Jehovah’s Witnesses are like everyone else. They have normal problems—economic, physical,...
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Did the Watchtower’s “Faithful Slave” claim the Holy Spirit’s functions ceased?
While this issue has a complex history and much can be written, I want to keep this as simple as possible. Let’s first cover what the Watchtower has stated regarding the work of the Holy Spirit since...
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Answering a JW apologist: is the Watchtower Directed by Jehovah?
Rotherham’s arguments are more directly related to THIS POST, but COMMENTED ON the article, “Did the Watchtower’s ‘Faithful Slave’ claim the Holy Spirit’s functions ceased?” I would recommended reading...
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How Cults Misinterpret the Bible – Bridge Conference 2015
You can download my Keynote slides as a PDF HERE
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What is the Governing Body?
In this episode of the JW Review, i’ll be sharing a recent lecture I did on the topic of the Governing Body. To be honest, I had prepared a much more in depth presentation but it turns out the...
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A Jehovah’s Witness Defense of the Governing Body
In this podcast, I will be interacting with the arguments Rotherham made against my previous podcast. To subscribe to the JW Review podcast: CLICK HERE...
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Who or What is God’s Channel of Communication?
To subscribe to the JW Review Podcast on iTunes, click HERE https://michaeljfelker.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/who-or-what-is-gods-channel.mp3
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Reviewing the August 2016 JW Broadcast
It’s been a while since my last podcast, mostly due to starting a new job as well as my involvement with my wife’s business. In this episode, i’ll be reviewing the August 2016 JW Broadcast; in...
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Reviewing the November 2016 Watchtower Study Edition
It was not necessarily by my choosing that this review centered once again on the Governing Body. Rather, it is the Governing Body themselves who are regularly promoting every Christian’s absolutely...
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An Interesting Visit to the Kingdom Hall
In this podcast, I share a very interesting experience I had at a local Kingdom Hall on Jan. 15, 2017....
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