My first post was more saying why descredit them as if they were demons or something. If god is leading them to truth as how you interpret scripture, let god do his thing.
I only discredit their teaching. If you research their teachings you will see what I mean. I maintain that individual JW's are not demons, but are led by deceitful lying demons. Individual JW's are lured and trapped into this cult by those demons.
These men of the GB teach trash like this:
*** w50 11/15 p. 462 Fraudulent Religious Relics ***
“Supposing it [relic worship] to be in fact spurious,” the
Catholic Encyclopedia says, “
no dishonor is done to God by the continuance of an error which has been handed down in perfect good faith for many centuries.”
How foreign and strange this doctrine to anything written in the Bible! Jehovah is the God of truth! (John 3:33; Rom. 3:4; Heb. 6:18)
All error and lies are of the Devil and are certainly a great reproach and dishonor to God. (John 8:44; Rom. 1:25)
Consequently, Jehovah is against all such pious frauds that teach lies in His name and He will clean them out at Armageddon.
They use teachings like this to discredit all religions, but in fact do the same thing and justify it by claiming "NEW LIGHT". In this quote they claim that "ALL ERROR" is from the devil and certainly a dishonor to God, except when they teach in error.
*** w64 2/15 p. 103 Does Sincerely Believing Change Wrong into Right? ***
This brief analysis of just a few beliefs of “pagan” and “Christian” religions
should show the thinking person that sincerity in believing a doctrine does not change what is wrong into what is right.
It does not make it acceptable to God.
He cannot condone what is wrong.
He cannot bless what is falsehood.
He is a God of truth. “
It is impossible for God to lie,” states Hebrews 6:18;
so surely he would not approve lies even when sincerely taught in his name.
I believe that the rank and file JW's sincerely believed this teaching from the GB, but as they were also taught, "that does not change what is wrong into what is right." Even if the GB sincerely believed it to be true, the fact they they admit it was wrong now, "does not make it acceptable to God."
*** w13 7/15 p. 8 par. 19 “Tell Us, When Will These Things Be?” ***
19 In review, what have we learned? In the beginning of this article, we raised three “when” questions.
We first considered that the great tribulation did not begin in 1914 but will start when the United Nations attacks Babylon the Great. (
but they taught that it did begin for 100 years)
Then, we reviewed why Jesus’ judgment of the sheep and the goats did not begin in 1914 but will occur during the great tribulation. (
but they taught that it did happen for 100 years)
Finally, we examined why Jesus’ arrival to appoint the faithful slave over all his belongings did not occur in 1919 but will take place during the great tribulation. (
but they taught that He did the appointment for 100 years) So, then, all three “whens” apply to the same future time period—the great tribulation. How does this adjusted view further affect our understanding of the illustration of the faithful slave? Also, how does it affect our understanding of other parables, or illustrations, of Jesus that are being fulfilled during this time of the end? These important questions will be considered in the following articles.
Everything in the above article was taught for over 100 years as "TRUTH" from God. Then in 2013 they say that they were wrong and it hasn't happened yet. So if it's not true now, it never was true, and if it was never true then it was wrong. They say that God "CANNOT" condone what is wrong, so did they have God's backing in their teaching for 100 years, no.
That's the reason for my thread. They are taught that they "HAVE THE WORK" bearing witness concerning Jehovah. But the dragon in Revelation 12:17 is waging war on the ones who "HAVE THE WORK" bearing witness concerning Jesus.
