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CUL:Some Basic Watchtower Doctrines To Be Noted by THJM
The Help Jesus Ministry P.O. Box 2212, Stn. "R" Kelowna, B.C. Canada
"Some Basic Watchtower Doctrines To Be Noted"
Watchtower Doctrine
1. "The Watchtower Society claims to be the only organization upon
earth guided by God's Holy Spirit, and the only organization capable of
understanding the meaning of the Holy Scriptures." (The Watchtower,
July 1, 1973, page 402)
2. They claim: "That the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, is
God's sole collective channel, for the flow of biblical truth to men on
earth in these last days." (The Watchtower, July 15, 1960, page 439)
3. The Jehovah's Witness is taught: "That they must adhere
absolutely to the decisions and scriptural understandings of the
Society because God has given it this authority over his people. (The
Watchtower, May 1st, 1972, page 272)
4. In order to gain Eternal Life, the Jehovah's witness is told that
certain things are necessary - as follows: a. They should study the
bible diligently, but only through Watchtower publications. b. They
should attend all five meetings each week. c. They should devote as
many hours as possible to the ministry work. d. They should only
associate with other Jehovah's Witnesses. e. They should be baptized.
They are then told: "That all of these things, and more, must accompany
faith, because the earning of the reward of eternal life, requires
'hard work'."
(The Watchtower, Aug. 15, 1972, pages 491 through 497.) (Please
Note: Nowhere does the bible speak of Eternal Life as a reward but
rather as a Gift. (Romans 6:23: "The gift of God...")
5. To them, and them alone, the bible is not a sealed book. (The
Watchtower, July 1, 1973.)
6. The year 1975 would mark the end of six thousand years of
rebellion against God. (The Awake, January 8, 1968, page 19.)
7. 1975 will mark the end of 6000 years of human history since
Adam's creation. (The Watchtower, Aug. 15, 1968, page 494.)
8. In A.D. 1914, The Kingdom of God was to be set up in the earth.
(The Watchtower, 1880, page 82.)
9. "In A.D. 1914, the Kingdom of God will be firmly established in
earth on the ruins of present institutions..." also "He whose right it
is to take dominion, will then be present as 'Earth's New Ruler'." (The
Time is at Hand, pages 76-78)
We have included the date, page and location of each, thereby
avoiding any possible refutation by Watchtower members.
The Watchtower's Attitude Towards The Bible
W.T. May 1, 1957, page 273 stated:
"Jehovah God has provided His holy written word for all mankind and
it contains all the information that is needed for men in taking a
course leading to life. But God has not arranged for that word to speak
independently, or to shine forth life giving truths by itself. His word
says, "Light is sown for the righteous" (Psalm 97:11). It is through
his organization that God provides this light that the prophet says is
the teaching or law of the mother. If we walk in the light of truth, we
must recognize not only Jehovah God as our father, but his organization
as our mother."
W.T. Oct. 1, 1967, page 587 stated:
"Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the
Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals,
regardless of how sincerely they may believe that they can interpret
the Bible. For this reason the Bible cannot be proper understood
without Jehovah's visible organization in mind."
W.T. Sept. 15, 1910, page 298 stated:
"Furthermore, not only do we find that people cannot see the divine
plan in studying the Bible by itself, but we see, also, that if anyone
lays the "Scripture Studies" (Russell's writings) aside, even after he
has used them, after he has read them for ten years...if he then lays
them aside and ignores them and goes to the Bible alone, though he has
understood his Bible for ten years, our experience shows that within
two years he goes into darkness."