Critical thinking is a very valuable skill in life. Lack of education makes it much more difficult to think for one's self. Back before the Civil War, it was a law in the southern states that slaves could not be educated thus limiting their ability to think for themselves and so therefore it was easier to keep them under control of their masters who did their thinking for them. The Jehovah Witness "organization" seems to believe in that same method of operation thus keeping their victims under control by having the governing body and elders doing their thinking for them. It's a rather primitive and controlling "religion" that no one should have any want to be a part of.
@@duaneadams5210 Everyone who wants to sustain servitude, the limit information, especially education. A slave found knowing how to read and write was killed. Just imagine. Capital punishment for knowing how to read and right.
They've created an organization filled with nihilists. I'm also glad I left. Catholicism is where it's at. They encourage critical thinking all the time. They're the reason scholastic methods exist
I subscribed to your channel. Very informative and helpful to me as an ex jw. I think the guilt is the one thing that csuses problems as you describe Thankyou😊
We could question on things. But if our questioning is out of order ~ WE ARE BEING ' TROUBLE MAKERS; TROUBLE MAKERS ! THAT IS THE TRUTH ~ * J IN Houston , Texas ~~~~> 😊😊😮😢😢
@@SalCasl-rz6qi our brain was created to question things and that is the start of discovery. What is JW scared of being a critical thinker? Being a critical thinker makes discover the truth.
Thank you for your excellent discussion and pointing to the TRUE Bible understanding of this topic. Thank you for not abandoning the truth of Scripture and the true and beautiful Gospel of Jesus Christ. Though understandable, it is still most painful to see that many leave faith in the Bible entirely after waking up to the deceit of WT. There is a great need for deconstruction of JW teachings against the accurate teaching of Scripture and history, especially Apostolic, early church, Reformation history, and the early American revisionist history in the 1800-1900s. Many blessings to you. 🙏🙏🙏❤️
Replacement theology which affected all of Christendom except baptist was a huge one. J w s, Mormons got affected too. Ausutine unilaterally announced in the early centuries long before N Ameruca that all promises to the jews now go to the Church. Absolutely preposterous. So j w s abd others get scrambled on hermeneutics. Who said it, to whom and when. J w s often proof text out of job, malachi, Jonah, it's laughable. I d recommend through the bible w les fekdick. Bible study by a gem. On y t. I ve met him he was brilliant by God s gift. Another one more high brow but same doctrinal teaching r b thieme houston tx. Get first 5 booklets. He was very gifted in languages.
They really want people to be stupid sheep who are slaves to an organization that exploits them. Telling a man not to think or have no critical thinking skills is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. That is a good way to used by anyone in jw or not. I welcome constructive feedback.
"You’re absolutely right-discouraging critical thinking is a dangerous tactic, not just in religious settings but in any organization. When people are told not to question or think for themselves, it creates a culture of blind obedience that can easily be exploited. This is especially troubling when it’s tied to something as deeply personal as faith. True spirituality should encourage asking questions, seeking understanding, and personal growth, not suppressing individual thought. Constructive feedback is vital to challenging systems like this and promoting awareness. Thanks for sharing your perspective-it’s a conversation we need to keep having!"
So basically what they’re teaching is, that it is bad to think for yourself, WOW, are you kidding me!? In one breath they are completely counteracting themselves by saying it’s OK to think for yourself to become a Jehovah’s Witness, but it’s not OK to think independently after becoming a JW, the Governing Body is conversely saying we will do the thinking for you, we will become your conscience and tell you what to think! Where is the logic in that? where is the truth in their statement? it is an enigmatic statement, a lying statement, a play on words, an incongruous statement of farcical proportions. They make hypocritical spiritual mambo jumbo, meaningless and misapplied statements supposedly coming from God and Jesus, that have no truth of reality whatsoever and are against the very logic of our independent thinking minds that supposedly comes from Jehovah because he wants us to think for ourselves!? Think for yourselves people, is this thinking that comes from God? Decide for yourselves and use your God-given faculties to think for yourselves as independently created creatures in God’s image and not in the image of the Governing Body. Everything in the Org is based on false dichotomy of logical fallacies wrapped in a mystery of sacred secrets that only the Governing Body can interpret.
@@charlesmorris6476 Yes, what happened to: “If you study and gain scriptural understanding, pray for spiritual guidance, you gain discernment and become a MATURE CHRISTIAN with God given DISCERNMENT” (as stated by Watchtower) ?? I guess they dropped that doctrine, huh…🧐
@@kdrazalotg-usa6345 When they make such asinine statements in the Watchtower mag they’re talking out of their bunghole because such statements in Watchtower are two-faced because they themselves have no intention to live up to their own propaganda. Their attitude is for you to pay no attention to the men behind the curtain, and do as they say, not as they do. You are not allowed to hold them responsible for their flagrant jerking off of their minions, with the GB’s BS hypocritical farting in your face teachings.
Paul was an independent thinker, even exposing Peter and Barnabas''s hypocrisy! "I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned. Gal 2:6-11 But that's not all! "But as for the highly esteemed-whatever they were (GB?) makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism-those "leaders" added nothing to me."
This is a strong statement, that I am not sure I agree with. At the risk of making myself seem foolish to you, I'll point you to 2nd Timothy 2 (especially verses 14-18 & 23-26). These verses tell us that we should: (1) study the Bible, and (2) be apt/ready/likely to teach those who oppose themselves with their own thinking, and (3) meekly instruct those who have been spiritually blinded by Satan. But the question you & I should consider is: what should we use to perform this teaching & instruction? In my own experience of trying to teach & instruct those under the thrall of cults & false teachers, I find that my words-no matter how carefully thought out they may be-are neither quick, powerful, sharp, piercing, dividing, discerning, etc., but we know that the Bible is ALL of those things, because it is the Word of God. This is why I quote scripture, because the blindness which people labor under is NOT a problem with their reasoning faculties or level of education. It is a spiritual issue. And it is the work of the Holy Spirit to open the eyes of the blind & set the captives free & reveal the things of Christ to man & lead them into all truth. That's not my job. It does NOT depend on me or my thoughts or words, fortunately, because I do not have that kind of power. If I assert my own reasoning (no matter how rock solid it may be), it is almost always received with efforts to dismiss my testimony. I am accused of being puffed-up, thinking I know so much, or (conversely) too ignorant to be speaking on topics about which I am not educated. Anything they can do to disqualify me or make me seem like a bigot or a hater or a fool-this is easily 99% of the time when I try to speak up for biblical truth. If they disqualify me, then they can ignore my message too. But what if it's NOT MY message? If it is directly from the Bible? I didn't write that. I just believe it. So, I tend to quote scripture A LOT nowadays. I find that people seldom respond to verses I share-either they don't read them or they have nothing to answer them with. But maybe some verse I type out sticks...maybe they can't shake it...and maybe at some point the Holy Spirit uses that as a seed. Nothing some random guy on RUclips (me) says will stand the test of time & be remembered, but I know the Word of God stands forever! If this line of reasoning is somehow an evidence of my lack of critical thinking skills, I am open to having my errors pointed out to me. Meanwhile, I will err on the side of trusting in the effectiveness of God's words over my own. After all, if it were my words, my wisdom, my reasoning, I don't know how I could deliver them "meekly", nor what would be the point of my studying the Bible to the point where I could rightly divide the word of truth. (This would make the instruction of 2nd Timothy 2 pointless indeed, and would make Hebrews 4:12 into an irrelevant truth.) 1st Corinthians 1:18-25 seems to speak to this issue. It may sound like "foolishness" to quote scripture rather than enter into rational debate, but I wish I had the discipline to be that kind of fool more often.
GOD is not afraid of being asked questions, but it was the Sadducees, scribes and Pharisees (those in charge of the flock) who rejected JESUS' answers to them!
I lean more towards channels like these that use critical thinking in the scriptures. Not outright bashing the organization but they just using the power of reasoning of what the organization is doing from the scriptures.
"Governments don't want an intelligent population because people who think critically can't be ruled. They want a public just smart enough to pay taxes and dumb enough to keep voting." The same principle works in the Watchtower religion.
I’m so happy you did this video! You did a wonderful job showing the need to critically analyze all teachings.😄👍 I even think Jesus’ saying of “whenever two or three are gathered together, I am.” (Or however it’s stated, I think might mean so you can discuss things together, do a little brainstorming, which really opens up the mind for concepts, causing actual learning.) The way JW meetings are, you just take in whatever they put out there, but you might not get a chance to even see what it truly means, to see if it makes sense. I think when JWs stayed home in 2020, it forced them to watch at home, and it maybe gave them the opportunity to stop, or walk away, check if each teaching made sense, or each thought was based on true logic, and NOT JUST LOGICAL FALLACIES. Then in doing so, I doubt the teachings past the test. It sure didn’t for me! One example I just thought of yesterday, was the JW teaching that Jesus Christ MATERIALIZED BODIES to show the Apostles “See? I AM BACK. Look at MY WOUNDS…” but if those WERE materialized bodies, then THE WOUNDS WERE NOT REALLY JESUS’TRUE WOUNDS, which WOULD mean he was DECEIVING the Apostles and a LIAR. (So, yesterday I mentioned that to my JW mother, which she got really mad! What can you do? Not allowed to make independent thinking after all.)
@@drkKennedyThank you! Please keep these up, because they really can help the JWs “use discernment” (as they say) and actually break the “zombie-like sleep walking cycle” they seem to be stuck in.
2 Timothy 1:7 You were not given a spirit of fear but one of power, love and a sound mind. A sound mind critically thinks about what is being told to them.
Good video. Very informative. Teaching their members not to think for themselves, is effectively taking away their free will- the very thing that god gave us
From a sociological perspective, Watchtower uses a monological discursive strategy in a religious context to project conjecture and false premises as ‘established truths’. The use of loaded language and logical fallacies to enhance the religious experience captivates the membership. Group think is the order of the day. Mind guards are in place to enforce compliance. Perspectives, deductions and conclusions drawn independently or logically that expose doctrinal deficiencies are perceived as adversarial.
The fellow that is running this program quotes from the Holy Bible and He should be a Jehovah's Witness because what he quotes at times is correct. But other things he says sounds like is an enemy just like Satan is the ENEMY. WE AS HUMANS IF WANT VERY GOOD THINGS and make it to EVERLASTING LIFE ; it is very IMPORTANT TO OBEY WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES AND ONE SCRIPTURE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT AMONG THE OTHER PIECES OF information and it is John 17 :3 [ Read this and other parts of the Holy Bible ].😊
THE SUPERIORITY OF THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD LORD YEHOVAH THE LAWGIVER OVER THE TRADITIONS AND INVENTIONS OF MEN Yehovah is one Yehovah Yehovah is one God, God alone not God along with some other, God by himself not God by some other. The law of God Lord Yehovah the Lawgiver is one law not two law or more The law of God Lord Yehovah is the one law authored by him not the one authored by men that at best may be according to the law of God but is often contradictory to the law of God Lord Yehovah on many points. The most high, the first and the last Almighty God Lord Yehovah spoke it, said it, commanded it, forbade it, testified it, declared it, that settles it regardless of the traditions, practices, inventions and contradictions of me. God Lord Yehovah alone is the most high above all in all. Fear YEHOVAH Obey Yehovah the lawgiver Be a disciple of God Lord Yehovah the lawgiver Trust (have faith, believe) in the trustful (faithful) YEHOVAH the true God Serve YEHOVAH the true God in sincerity and truth And it will be well with you. Isaiah 33:22 ASV For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us. Isaiah 42:21 ASV It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable. Psalm 138:2 ASV I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. Isaiah 8:13,16,20 ASV Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. [16] Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. [20] To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them. Nehemiah 9:13-14,20,30 ASV Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments, [14] and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant, [20] Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. [30] Yet many years didst thou bear with them, and testifiedst against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. Zechariah 7:12 ASV Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts. 2 Chronicles 15:3 ASV Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law: Exodus 34:27 ASV And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. Deuteronomy 29:9,29 ASV Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do. [29] The secret things belong unto Jehovah our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 31:24-26 ASV And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, [25] that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying, [26] Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. Psalm 94:12 ASV Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law; Psalm 19:7-9,11 ASV The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple. [8] The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes. [9] The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether. [11] Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward. Psalm 119:42,44-45,63,66,86,89-90,92,115,128,142,151,160,163,165,172,174 ASV So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word. [44] So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever. [45] And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts. [63] I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts. [66] Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments. [86] All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. [89] For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven. [90] Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. [92] Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction. [115] Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God. [128] Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; And I hate every false way. [142] Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth. [151] Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth. [160] The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances endureth for ever. [163] I hate and abhor falsehood; But thy law do I love. [165] Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling. [172] Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness. [174] I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
@@gideonopyotuadebo2304 You JWs shock how programmed you are? Put a list verses from wherever may be your study Bible and paste it here, very unrelated to the topic at hand. Shocking!
I had a neighbor Mormon tell me how important it is to have a living prophet guide us. I was kind of shocked to hear that. It seems the JW people think the same way. Another problem is that people find security in conformity which makes them feel alright.
Don’t know why other people are the ones putting words as to how Jehovah’s Witnesses should behave. How come you do not even know the truth about the Bible teachings if you are all are better in every way? Are you saying that the more than 9 million people from all over the world lacks critical thinking? These Witnesses became a Jehovah’s Witness not at the same time. Some started young, and various points and periods of their lives. They are able to organise a truly united brotherhood all over the world. Creating various magazines, books and printing Bibles in different languages. The most modern publishing house could be found with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their translation capacity is far more than Google. Then you will tell that these people don’t have critical thinking? You are kidding and joking don’t you? Or you have nothing to throw at these Witnesses anymore? Looks like everything has been thrown at them already and yet, they are still there standing tall. Sorry people, recently they have grown up in numbers of more 9 million around the world. There are about more than 65,000 reinstated. You left Jehovah and make RUclips contents about Jehovah’s Witnesses? That’s so cheap man. What a shame!
@@Hallel-o-jahAlthough the video is not about you JWs lacking critical thinking but about how your leaders dont want you to have independent thinking, If you guys had critical thinking you would have put up with such inconsistencies and contradictions and ever changing doctrine in the name of New Light and to be used to build a corporation in the name of Jehovah when the Bible says a labourer is worthy of his wages.
@ You cannot cite any contradictions from the teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses. You yourself knew those teachings are all well biblically supported. Even during the times of the apostles they don’t have the same understanding about matters. They were expecting Christ was to restore back God’s kingdom in his time here on earth. Which is not. Another time they argue because they say the Gentiles should also be circumcised just like the Jews. The changes introduced within the organisation is simply to align with various cultures and norms around the world. It has nothing to do with the faith. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society had been there since the 1800s and everyone knew there’s not much money in there to begin with. But through the blessings of Jehovah it stood strong to what it is at present. Of course critics with help of apostates would make stories to discredit the loyal and faithful worshipers of Jehovah. Jehovah Himself cannot keep providing blessings if the people manning the headquarters are in themselves questionable. Yes, there are indeed some who committed wrongdoings but they were been removed or replaced. The problem with the critics and apostates is they kept blaming other people for their own shortcomings. “They came from us but they were not of our sort.” That’s the very words of apostle Paul in their time. History has just been repeated. And who is correct now, those who remained faithful or the ones who left? So you wanted to be paid? One reason you left because you thought it was just proper for you to be paid? Well, who knows one day the directive will say again you must get paid, then why not? Is that the reason why you make contents now? Because for you, you deserve it?
@@Hallel-o-jah Are you kidding? Every year they contradict each teaching and call it new light. New light is new lies. God doesn't have an org. God is self contained!
If you're a God believer you don't have the right to criticize anyone for not critically thinking. You need to look at yourself and find insight. I'm an ex jw and atheism or dystheism is all I can gravitate to. Being mislead to believe in invisible entities like God's and spirits is hard to break out of but you can o it. You've left a cult but are trying to keep the beliefs but can't let it go. I hope you can see it yourself kind sir. Take care
That is a lie we believe in the plenary inspiration and infallibility of scripture our quality of life improves with the faithful application of scriptural principles further strenthening our faith, we find your arguments for ideas like the trinity for example unconvincing and unscriptural that is why we reject them all our beliefs are based on an intense study of the scriptures. We are cessationists and do not believe in modern day prophets. Anyone who cares to test their grasp of scripture against me can feel free to bring it on I have every confidence in my God JEHOVAH to defend his truth even through one as weak ss I: Luke Ch.1:32NIV"He will be great and will be called the Son of the MOST HIGH. The LORD God will give him the throne of his father David," John Ch.10:29NIV"My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than ALL c ; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. " The God and Father of Jesus christ is the MOST HIGH God and thus is co equal to no one. John Ch.8:54NIV"Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. " According to Jesus his God and Father is the one and only God of Israel . By common consent the God and Father of Jesus is not triune. Therefore the one and only God of Israel is not triune. John ch.20:17NIV"Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”" The God and Father of Jesus is not triune by common consent . The God and Father of Jesus is also the God and Father of Jesus' disciples . Therefore the God and Father of Jesus' disciples is not triune. Matthew Ch.24:36NIV"“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, f but ONLY the Father. " ONLY the God and Father of Jesus Christ is omniscient thus only the God and Father of Jesus Christ is the MOST HIGH God. Roman's Ch.1:9EHV"To be sure, (the)God, whom I serve with my spirit by proclaiming the gospel of his Son, is my witness to how constantly I make mention of you. In all my prayers, " Roman's Ch.3:30NIV"since there is only ONE(Grk.eis) God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. " Paul was an actual monotheist and thus rendered exclusive sacred service to one most high God. Whom he clearly identifies as the God and Father of Jesus Christ. Matthew Ch.16:16NKJV"Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”" not merely the living Father but the living God to whom all believers owe EXCLUSIVE Devotion/Sacred Service. Malachi Ch.2:10NIV"Do we not all have one Father b ? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?" The God and Father of Jesus Christ is the only true God.
This is belief from a man named Charles T Russel, he is from earth, a man but Jesus is From the heaven from the Father only begotten of The Father fully man and Fully God, the will of the father is to listen to the Son, the bible didnt day Charles T russel or Governing body, Jesus is the way the Truth and the life, not any religion.
@@humbertobaez2104 only the God of the bible JEHOVAH Has taught his followers to live in peace globally every other God has failed ,there is rational arguing with results.
@@playtimewithenzo8154 All my beliefs are from decades of intense bible study, how about you respond to my proofs of the supremacy of the God and Father of Jesus.
@ Sorry but there is no proof of that. Right now the crime of sexual abuse and child abuse is prominent in the organization. There are thousands of court cases of these crimes happening. Watchtower has broken laws in the US for not handing over the database of all these pedophiles. How can you prove to me with facts that this is Gods Organization when all these crimes are happening?
Very much so much danger when YOU want to be a person that wants to be weak minded and foolish ! So ' Critical thinker in a wrong way is very bad and One will not be successful in Our time or dats into the future! 😊 So that is the way things are set. So becareful and do things right ! So that in Gods eyes He will understand thst you are serious and that yo I do nit want to mock him. And that is things work ! 😊😊😊😊😊😊 / :)
You really have no idea what you are talking about. When we speak of independent thinking, that is ONLY about thinking differently to what the Bible directs. Thinking we know better than Gods standards. THAT IS ALL Yes JWs are to do just as inspired Paul mentioned about the Bereans, examine the Bible to see that what we re being taught s true. JWs are NOT scolded for asking questions. _IF_ some are, there will be two reasons 1) The elders have not followed direction to what they have been told, and that, is it treat questions as genuine 2) the ones asking were not actually asking but complaining about something
If what your saying is True. Go to an Elder and ask them, if they are not INSPIRED nor INFALLIBLE, how do we know it's the Truth. iF these Talks are coming from the MINDS of INFALLIBLE, Non INSPIRED, IMPERFECT Human BEINGS, How do They/You/We, know it's the Truth. "Ohh Because the GB said So, Now Go, and Never Question the GB Again, or you will Lose your WHOLE FAMILY! Have a Good Day
@@michelleallen4585No human since the last of the apostles of Jesus died has been inspired. So of course no elder would ever say that they are INSPIRED or INFALLIBLE not even those on the GB The Bible writers were inspired men but none of the Bible writers were infallible. ALL of the Bible witters made mistakes. God does not look or infallibility or perfection in any man except for his son Jesus when he was here. The very basics of truth that is important for us to know is, who God is and his name, who Jesus is and why God sent to earth, what God requires for us to be his friend. Understanding the exact application of a prophecy that relates to our day is not necessary of salvation. Even the New Testament Bible witters got things wrong and they recorded for us some of the things that they got wrong. Of course one can question what the GB say. What we don’t do is teach sometime different to what the GB say (2 Thessalonians 3:14) But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked and stop associating with him, so that he may become ashamed. (2 John 9-11) . . .Everyone who pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God. The one who does remain in this teaching is the one who has both the Father and the Son.
@@michelleallen4585 No human since the last of the apostles of Jesus died has been inspired. So of course no elder would ever say that they are INSPIRED or INFALLIBLE not even those on the GB The Bible writers were inspired men but none of the Bible writers were infallible. ALL of the Bible witters made mistakes. God does not look or infallibility or perfection in any man except for his son Jesus when he was here. The very basics of truth that is important for us to know is, who God is and his name, who Jesus is and why God sent to earth, what God requires for us to be his friend. Understanding the exact application of a prophecy that relates to our day is not necessary of salvation. Even the New Testament Bible witters got things wrong and they recorded for us some of the things that they got wrong. Of course one can question what the GB say. What we don’t do is teach sometime different to what the GB say (2 Thessalonians 3:14) But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked and stop associating with him, so that he may become ashamed. (2 John 9-11) . . .Everyone who pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God. The one who does remain in this teaching is the one who has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your homes or say a greeting to him. 11 For the one who says a greeting to him is a sharer in his wicked works. . .
@@michelleallen4585 No human since the last of the apostles of Jesus died has been inspired. So of course no elder would ever say that they are INSPIRED or INFALLIBLE not even those on the GB The Bible writers were inspired men but none of the Bible writers were infallible. ALL of the Bible witters made mistakes. God does not look or infallibility or perfection in any man except for his son Jesus when he was here. The very basics of truth that is important for us to know is, who God is and his name, who Jesus is and why God sent to earth, what God requires for us to be his friend. Understanding the exact application of a prophecy that relates to our day is not necessary of salvation. Even the New Testament Bible winters got things wrong and they recorded for us some of the things that they got wrong. Of course one can question what the GB say. What we don’t do is teach sometime different to what the GB say (2 Thessalonians 3:14) But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked and stop associating with him, so that he may become ashamed. (2 John 9-11) . . .Everyone who pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God. The one who does remain in this teaching is the one who has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your homes or say a greeting to him. 11 For the one who says a greeting to him is a sharer in his wicked works. . .
No honey everyone knows that if a JW questions they are reprimanded. The GB wants you to believe that God has an org and that God directs them but that is not true.
True anyone can call themselves a doctor until it comes time to prove it..Same can be said about a Cult. Anyone can start a Cult too..just ask the Governing Body they did!!
Critical thinking is a very valuable skill in life. Lack of education makes it much more difficult to think for one's self. Back before the Civil War, it was a law in the southern states that slaves could not be educated thus limiting their ability to think for themselves and so therefore it was easier to keep them under control of their masters who did their thinking for them. The Jehovah Witness "organization" seems to believe in that same method of operation thus keeping their victims under control by having the governing body and elders doing their thinking for them. It's a rather primitive and controlling "religion" that no one should have any want to be a part of.
It's another form of white supremacy, independently.
@@duaneadams5210 Everyone who wants to sustain servitude, the limit information, especially education. A slave found knowing how to read and write was killed. Just imagine. Capital punishment for knowing how to read and right.
good point.
“The truth shall make you free”.
Amen!!
It's truth shall set you free
It steals you from pursing happiness. I'm glad I left, but it took 42 years of my life away from me. God will not indoctrinate us. He gives us choice.
Same
They've created an organization filled with nihilists. I'm also glad I left. Catholicism is where it's at. They encourage critical thinking all the time. They're the reason scholastic methods exist
I subscribed to your channel. Very informative and helpful to me as an ex jw. I think the guilt is the one thing that csuses problems as you describe Thankyou😊
Yes, and they are certainly experts at making you feel guilty
Thanks for the sub! I very much appreciate your viewership!
Very Sad
We could question on things. But if our questioning is out of order ~ WE ARE BEING ' TROUBLE MAKERS; TROUBLE MAKERS ! THAT IS THE TRUTH ~ * J IN Houston , Texas ~~~~> 😊😊😮😢😢
@@SalCasl-rz6qi our brain was created to question things and that is the start of discovery. What is JW scared of being a critical thinker? Being a critical thinker makes discover the truth.
Thank you for your excellent discussion and pointing to the TRUE Bible understanding of this topic. Thank you for not abandoning the truth of Scripture and the true and beautiful Gospel of Jesus Christ. Though understandable, it is still most painful to see that many leave faith in the Bible entirely after waking up to the deceit of WT. There is a great need for deconstruction of JW teachings against the accurate teaching of Scripture and history, especially Apostolic, early church, Reformation history, and the early American revisionist history in the 1800-1900s.
Many blessings to you. 🙏🙏🙏❤️
@@christinajeans7325 You are most welcome. And thank you for your wonderful comments
Yes j w GB knows scant info about hermeneutics, exegesis, historisity and never debate tough scholars! Ever.
Replacement theology which affected all of Christendom except baptist was a huge one. J w s, Mormons got affected too. Ausutine unilaterally announced in the early centuries long before N Ameruca that all promises to the jews now go to the Church. Absolutely preposterous. So j w s abd others get scrambled on hermeneutics. Who said it, to whom and when. J w s often proof text out of job, malachi, Jonah, it's laughable. I d recommend through the bible w les fekdick. Bible study by a gem. On y t. I ve met him he was brilliant by God s gift. Another one more high brow but same doctrinal teaching r b thieme houston tx. Get first 5 booklets. He was very gifted in languages.
They really want people to be stupid sheep who are slaves to an organization that exploits them. Telling a man not to think or have no critical thinking skills is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. That is a good way to used by anyone in jw or not. I welcome constructive feedback.
"You’re absolutely right-discouraging critical thinking is a dangerous tactic, not just in religious settings but in any organization. When people are told not to question or think for themselves, it creates a culture of blind obedience that can easily be exploited. This is especially troubling when it’s tied to something as deeply personal as faith. True spirituality should encourage asking questions, seeking understanding, and personal growth, not suppressing individual thought. Constructive feedback is vital to challenging systems like this and promoting awareness. Thanks for sharing your perspective-it’s a conversation we need to keep having!"
So basically what they’re teaching is, that it is bad to think for yourself, WOW, are you kidding me!?
In one breath they are completely counteracting themselves by saying it’s OK to think for yourself to become a Jehovah’s Witness, but it’s not OK to think independently after becoming a JW, the Governing Body is conversely saying we will do the thinking for you, we will become your conscience and tell you what to think! Where is the logic in that? where is the truth in their statement? it is an enigmatic statement, a lying statement, a play on words, an incongruous statement of farcical proportions. They make hypocritical spiritual mambo jumbo, meaningless and misapplied statements supposedly coming from God and Jesus, that have no truth of reality whatsoever and are against the very logic of our independent thinking minds that supposedly comes from Jehovah because he wants us to think for ourselves!?
Think for yourselves people, is this thinking that comes from God? Decide for yourselves and use your God-given faculties to think for yourselves as independently created creatures in God’s image and not in the image of the Governing Body. Everything in the Org is based on false dichotomy of logical fallacies wrapped in a mystery of sacred secrets that only the Governing Body can interpret.
@@charlesmorris6476 I couldn't put it any better than you have. Thank you
Bible said, “the truth shall make you free”.
@@charlesmorris6476 Precisely
@@charlesmorris6476 Yes, what happened to: “If you study and gain scriptural understanding, pray for spiritual guidance, you gain discernment and become a MATURE CHRISTIAN with God given DISCERNMENT” (as stated by Watchtower) ?? I guess they dropped that doctrine, huh…🧐
@@kdrazalotg-usa6345 When they make such asinine statements in the Watchtower mag they’re talking out of their bunghole because such statements in Watchtower are two-faced because they themselves have no intention to live up to their own propaganda. Their attitude is for you to pay no attention to the men behind the curtain, and do as they say, not as they do.
You are not allowed to hold them responsible for their flagrant jerking off of their minions, with the GB’s BS hypocritical farting in your face teachings.
That is True. Very, very dangerous if One wants to establish one's guide to where? To where ?😢
Paul was an independent thinker, even exposing Peter and Barnabas''s hypocrisy! "I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned. Gal 2:6-11 But that's not all! "But as for the highly esteemed-whatever they were (GB?) makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism-those "leaders" added nothing to me."
Anyone who constantly quotes the Bible shows you that they lack critical thinking skills.
This is a strong statement, that I am not sure I agree with. At the risk of making myself seem foolish to you, I'll point you to 2nd Timothy 2 (especially verses 14-18 & 23-26). These verses tell us that we should: (1) study the Bible, and (2) be apt/ready/likely to teach those who oppose themselves with their own thinking, and (3) meekly instruct those who have been spiritually blinded by Satan. But the question you & I should consider is: what should we use to perform this teaching & instruction?
In my own experience of trying to teach & instruct those under the thrall of cults & false teachers, I find that my words-no matter how carefully thought out they may be-are neither quick, powerful, sharp, piercing, dividing, discerning, etc., but we know that the Bible is ALL of those things, because it is the Word of God. This is why I quote scripture, because the blindness which people labor under is NOT a problem with their reasoning faculties or level of education. It is a spiritual issue. And it is the work of the Holy Spirit to open the eyes of the blind & set the captives free & reveal the things of Christ to man & lead them into all truth. That's not my job. It does NOT depend on me or my thoughts or words, fortunately, because I do not have that kind of power.
If I assert my own reasoning (no matter how rock solid it may be), it is almost always received with efforts to dismiss my testimony. I am accused of being puffed-up, thinking I know so much, or (conversely) too ignorant to be speaking on topics about which I am not educated. Anything they can do to disqualify me or make me seem like a bigot or a hater or a fool-this is easily 99% of the time when I try to speak up for biblical truth. If they disqualify me, then they can ignore my message too.
But what if it's NOT MY message? If it is directly from the Bible? I didn't write that. I just believe it. So, I tend to quote scripture A LOT nowadays. I find that people seldom respond to verses I share-either they don't read them or they have nothing to answer them with. But maybe some verse I type out sticks...maybe they can't shake it...and maybe at some point the Holy Spirit uses that as a seed. Nothing some random guy on RUclips (me) says will stand the test of time & be remembered, but I know the Word of God stands forever!
If this line of reasoning is somehow an evidence of my lack of critical thinking skills, I am open to having my errors pointed out to me. Meanwhile, I will err on the side of trusting in the effectiveness of God's words over my own. After all, if it were my words, my wisdom, my reasoning, I don't know how I could deliver them "meekly", nor what would be the point of my studying the Bible to the point where I could rightly divide the word of truth. (This would make the instruction of 2nd Timothy 2 pointless indeed, and would make Hebrews 4:12 into an irrelevant truth.) 1st Corinthians 1:18-25 seems to speak to this issue. It may sound like "foolishness" to quote scripture rather than enter into rational debate, but I wish I had the discipline to be that kind of fool more often.
GOD is not afraid of being asked questions, but it was the Sadducees, scribes and Pharisees (those in charge of the flock) who rejected JESUS' answers to them!
I lean more towards channels like these that use critical thinking in the scriptures. Not outright bashing the organization but they just using the power of reasoning of what the organization is doing from the scriptures.
And you can see that there's no JW on here, they're good little fearful sheep.
"Governments don't want an intelligent population because people who think critically can't be ruled. They want a public just smart enough to pay taxes and dumb enough to keep voting."
The same principle works in the Watchtower religion.
I’m so happy you did this video! You did a wonderful job showing the need to critically analyze all teachings.😄👍
I even think Jesus’ saying of “whenever two or three are gathered together, I am.” (Or however it’s stated, I think might mean so you can discuss things together, do a little brainstorming, which really opens up the mind for concepts, causing actual learning.) The way JW meetings are, you just take in whatever they put out there, but you might not get a chance to even see what it truly means, to see if it makes sense. I think when JWs stayed home in 2020, it forced them to watch at home, and it maybe gave them the opportunity to stop, or walk away, check if each teaching made sense, or each thought was based on true logic, and NOT JUST LOGICAL FALLACIES. Then in doing so, I doubt the teachings past the test. It sure didn’t for me!
One example I just thought of yesterday, was the JW teaching that Jesus Christ MATERIALIZED BODIES to show the Apostles “See? I AM BACK. Look at MY WOUNDS…” but if those WERE materialized bodies, then THE WOUNDS WERE NOT REALLY JESUS’TRUE WOUNDS, which WOULD mean he was DECEIVING the Apostles and a LIAR. (So, yesterday I mentioned that to my JW mother, which she got really mad! What can you do? Not allowed to make independent thinking after all.)
@@kdrazalotg-usa6345 Thank you for your wonderful comments. That was a powerful question about Jesus wounds!
@@drkKennedyThank you! Please keep these up, because they really can help the JWs “use discernment” (as they say) and actually break the “zombie-like sleep walking cycle” they seem to be stuck in.
2 Timothy 1:7 You were not given a spirit of fear but one of power, love and a sound mind. A sound mind critically thinks about what is being told to them.
Amen and Amen! Excellent video! Bless you!
Many RUclips channels teaching Jesus is God, but Jesus called them fools, @Lukes, 24:19-30,
Son of God
And a prophet, @Lukes :24:18/Deut, 18:18-19,
Sam Shamoun is the best at proving Jesus is God to dumb JWs
@@MrZeuqsav Are you a Muslim ? You need to read that whole passage.
You're a JW, aren't you, MrZeuqsav?
Good video. Very informative. Teaching their members not to think for themselves, is effectively taking away their free will- the very thing that god gave us
Very Good There Sir
@@MervinJohnson-yv8sw Thank you sir
Question ; DO you realize what you are all doing ?
@@SalCasl-rz6qi Opening your minds? What do you think we are doing?
From a sociological perspective, Watchtower uses a monological discursive strategy in a religious context to project conjecture and false premises as ‘established truths’. The use of loaded language and logical fallacies to enhance the religious experience captivates the membership. Group think is the order of the day. Mind guards are in place to enforce compliance. Perspectives, deductions and conclusions drawn independently or logically that expose doctrinal deficiencies are perceived as adversarial.
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You don't get to think what you want when it comes to God. 1 Corinthians 4:6
Eph 6 don't say anything about, governing body where do it come from, not a bibecal office of God Church. Somebody lying.??
The fellow that is running this program quotes from the Holy Bible and He should be a Jehovah's Witness because what he quotes at times is correct. But other things he says sounds like is an enemy just like Satan is the ENEMY. WE AS HUMANS IF WANT VERY GOOD THINGS and make it to EVERLASTING LIFE ; it is very IMPORTANT TO OBEY WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES AND ONE SCRIPTURE THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT AMONG THE OTHER PIECES OF information and it is John 17 :3 [ Read this and other parts of the Holy Bible ].😊
No he is just someone that has found that the WT is a cult and so he is warning people.
THE SUPERIORITY OF THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD LORD YEHOVAH THE LAWGIVER OVER THE TRADITIONS AND INVENTIONS OF MEN
Yehovah is one Yehovah
Yehovah is one God, God alone not God along with some other, God by himself not God by some other.
The law of God Lord Yehovah the Lawgiver is one law not two law or more
The law of God Lord Yehovah is the one law authored by him not the one authored by men that at best may be according to the law of God but is often contradictory to the law of God Lord Yehovah on many points.
The most high, the first and the last Almighty God Lord Yehovah spoke it, said it, commanded it, forbade it, testified it, declared it, that settles it regardless of the traditions, practices, inventions and contradictions of me.
God Lord Yehovah alone is the most high above all in all.
Fear YEHOVAH
Obey Yehovah the lawgiver
Be a disciple of God Lord Yehovah the lawgiver
Trust (have faith, believe) in the trustful (faithful) YEHOVAH the true God
Serve YEHOVAH the true God in sincerity and truth
And it will be well with you.
Isaiah 33:22 ASV
For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.
Isaiah 42:21 ASV
It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Psalm 138:2 ASV
I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
Isaiah 8:13,16,20 ASV
Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. [16] Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. [20] To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Nehemiah 9:13-14,20,30 ASV
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments, [14] and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant, [20] Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. [30] Yet many years didst thou bear with them, and testifiedst against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
Zechariah 7:12 ASV
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
2 Chronicles 15:3 ASV
Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:
Exodus 34:27 ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
Deuteronomy 29:9,29 ASV
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do. [29] The secret things belong unto Jehovah our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 31:24-26 ASV
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, [25] that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying, [26] Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
Psalm 94:12 ASV
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;
Psalm 19:7-9,11 ASV
The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple. [8] The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes. [9] The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether. [11] Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.
Psalm 119:42,44-45,63,66,86,89-90,92,115,128,142,151,160,163,165,172,174 ASV
So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word. [44] So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever. [45] And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts. [63] I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts. [66] Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments. [86] All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. [89] For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven. [90] Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. [92] Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction. [115] Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God. [128] Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; And I hate every false way. [142] Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth. [151] Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth. [160] The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances endureth for ever. [163] I hate and abhor falsehood; But thy law do I love. [165] Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling. [172] Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness. [174] I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
@@gideonopyotuadebo2304 You JWs shock how programmed you are? Put a list verses from wherever may be your study Bible and paste it here, very unrelated to the topic at hand. Shocking!
Jehovah's Witnesses is not a SECT or CULT !
So says the good little sheep taught by his cult leaders
I had a neighbor Mormon tell me how important it is to have a living prophet guide us. I was kind of shocked to hear that. It seems the JW people think the same way. Another problem is that people find security in conformity which makes them feel alright.
God calls us sheep for a reason. Jesus says my sheep hear My voice . LDS is just another high control religion too.
Genesis 15:12-14 , Acts 7:6 H.R1242 ( house resolution 1242) Check THAT OUT !!!
Don’t know why other people are the ones putting words as to how Jehovah’s Witnesses should behave.
How come you do not even know the truth about the Bible teachings if you are all are better in every way?
Are you saying that the more than 9 million people from all over the world lacks critical thinking? These Witnesses became a Jehovah’s Witness not at the same time. Some started young, and various points and periods of their lives.
They are able to organise a truly united brotherhood all over the world. Creating various magazines, books and printing Bibles in different languages. The most modern publishing house could be found with the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their translation capacity is far more than Google. Then you will tell that these people don’t have critical thinking?
You are kidding and joking don’t you? Or you have nothing to throw at these Witnesses anymore? Looks like everything has been thrown at them already and yet, they are still there standing tall.
Sorry people, recently they have grown up in numbers of more 9 million around the world. There are about more than 65,000 reinstated.
You left Jehovah and make RUclips contents about Jehovah’s Witnesses? That’s so cheap man. What a shame!
@@Hallel-o-jahAlthough the video is not about you JWs lacking critical thinking but about how your leaders dont want you to have independent thinking, If you guys had critical thinking you would have put up with such inconsistencies and contradictions and ever changing doctrine in the name of New Light and to be used to build a corporation in the name of Jehovah when the Bible says a labourer is worthy of his wages.
@ You cannot cite any contradictions from the teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses. You yourself knew those teachings are all well biblically supported.
Even during the times of the apostles they don’t have the same understanding about matters. They were expecting Christ was to restore back God’s kingdom in his time here on earth. Which is not.
Another time they argue because they say the Gentiles should also be circumcised just like the Jews.
The changes introduced within the organisation is simply to align with various cultures and norms around the world. It has nothing to do with the faith.
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society had been there since the 1800s and everyone knew there’s not much money in there to begin with. But through the blessings of Jehovah it stood strong to what it is at present. Of course critics with help of apostates would make stories to discredit the loyal and faithful worshipers of Jehovah. Jehovah Himself cannot keep providing blessings if the people manning the headquarters are in themselves questionable. Yes, there are indeed some who committed wrongdoings but they were been removed or replaced. The problem with the critics and apostates is they kept blaming other people for their own shortcomings.
“They came from us but they were not of our sort.”
That’s the very words of apostle Paul in their time. History has just been repeated. And who is correct now, those who remained faithful or the ones who left?
So you wanted to be paid? One reason you left because you thought it was just proper for you to be paid?
Well, who knows one day the directive will say again you must get paid, then why not?
Is that the reason why you make contents now? Because for you, you deserve it?
@@Hallel-o-jah Are you kidding? Every year they contradict each teaching and call it new light.
New light is new lies. God doesn't have an org. God is self contained!
Anything you belong to it would be very good to obey The rules instead of doing things ones instead of the correct way ! 😮😊
There is so much creation of course we need creative thinking to manifest gooodness
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Just be a faithful ROBOT
If you're a God believer you don't have the right to criticize anyone for not critically thinking. You need to look at yourself and find insight. I'm an ex jw and atheism or dystheism is all I can gravitate to. Being mislead to believe in invisible entities like God's and spirits is hard to break out of but you can o it. You've left a cult but are trying to keep the beliefs but can't let it go. I hope you can see it yourself kind sir. Take care
Sorry you need to read the Timothy letters and 1 Corinthians chapter 5.
That is a lie we believe in the plenary inspiration and infallibility of scripture our quality of life improves with the faithful application of scriptural principles further strenthening our faith, we find your arguments for ideas like the trinity for example unconvincing and unscriptural that is why we reject them all our beliefs are based on an intense study of the scriptures. We are cessationists and do not believe in modern day prophets.
Anyone who cares to test their grasp of scripture against me can feel free to bring it on I have every confidence in my God JEHOVAH to defend his truth even through one as weak ss I:
Luke Ch.1:32NIV"He will be great and will be called the Son of the MOST HIGH. The LORD God will give him the throne of his father David,"
John Ch.10:29NIV"My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than ALL c ; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. "
The God and Father of Jesus christ is the MOST HIGH God and thus is co equal to no one.
John Ch.8:54NIV"Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. "
According to Jesus his God and Father is the one and only God of Israel . By common consent the God and Father of Jesus is not triune. Therefore the one and only God of Israel is not triune.
John ch.20:17NIV"Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”"
The God and Father of Jesus is not triune by common consent . The God and Father of Jesus is also the God and Father of Jesus' disciples . Therefore the God and Father of Jesus' disciples is not triune.
Matthew Ch.24:36NIV"“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, f but ONLY the Father. "
ONLY the God and Father of Jesus Christ is omniscient thus only the God and Father of Jesus Christ is the MOST HIGH God.
Roman's Ch.1:9EHV"To be sure, (the)God, whom I serve with my spirit by proclaiming the gospel of his Son, is my witness to how constantly I make mention of you. In all my prayers, "
Roman's Ch.3:30NIV"since there is only ONE(Grk.eis) God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. "
Paul was an actual monotheist and thus rendered exclusive sacred service to one most high God. Whom he clearly identifies as the God and Father of Jesus Christ.
Matthew Ch.16:16NKJV"Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”" not merely the living Father but the living God to whom all believers owe EXCLUSIVE Devotion/Sacred Service.
Malachi Ch.2:10NIV"Do we not all have one Father b ? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?"
The God and Father of Jesus Christ is the only true God.
This is belief from a man named Charles T Russel, he is from earth, a man but Jesus is From the heaven from the Father only begotten of The Father fully man and Fully God, the will of the father is to listen to the Son, the bible didnt day Charles T russel or Governing body, Jesus is the way the Truth and the life, not any religion.
When I looked into the origin of the Bible and the origin of Yahweh it solidified the fact the Bible was a man made book.
@@humbertobaez2104 only the God of the bible JEHOVAH Has taught his followers to live in peace globally every other God has failed ,there is rational arguing with results.
@@playtimewithenzo8154 All my beliefs are from decades of intense bible study, how about you respond to my proofs of the supremacy of the God and Father of Jesus.
@ Sorry but there is no proof of that. Right now the crime of sexual abuse and child abuse is prominent in the organization. There are thousands of court cases of these crimes happening. Watchtower has broken laws in the US for not handing over the database of all these pedophiles. How can you prove to me with facts that this is Gods Organization when all these crimes are happening?
Banning thinking??????? What the HELL trying to control peoples thinking 😅😅😅😅 thats histerakle 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂 thay k ow there END is hea
ROMANS 12:1 ............ "With YOUR power of reason ". !
Very much so much danger when YOU want to be a person that wants to be weak minded and foolish ! So ' Critical thinker in a wrong way is very bad and One will not be successful in Our time or dats into the future! 😊 So that is the way things are set. So becareful and do things right ! So that in Gods eyes He will understand thst you are serious
and that yo I do nit want to mock him. And that is things work ! 😊😊😊😊😊😊 / :)
You really have no idea what you are talking about. When we speak of independent thinking, that is ONLY about thinking differently to what the Bible directs. Thinking we know better than Gods standards. THAT IS ALL
Yes JWs are to do just as inspired Paul mentioned about the Bereans, examine the Bible to see that what we re being taught s true.
JWs are NOT scolded for asking questions. _IF_ some are, there will be two reasons 1) The elders have not followed direction to what they have been told, and that, is it treat questions as genuine 2) the ones asking were not actually asking but complaining about something
If what your saying is True. Go to an Elder and ask them, if they are not INSPIRED nor INFALLIBLE, how do we know it's the Truth. iF these Talks are coming from the MINDS of INFALLIBLE, Non INSPIRED, IMPERFECT Human BEINGS, How do They/You/We, know it's the Truth. "Ohh Because the GB said So, Now Go, and Never Question the GB Again, or you will Lose your WHOLE FAMILY! Have a Good Day
@@michelleallen4585No human since the last of the apostles of Jesus died has been inspired. So of course no elder would ever say that they are INSPIRED or INFALLIBLE not even those on the GB The Bible writers were inspired men but none of the Bible writers were infallible. ALL of the Bible witters made mistakes. God does not look or infallibility or perfection in any man except for his son Jesus when he was here.
The very basics of truth that is important for us to know is, who God is and his name, who Jesus is and why God sent to earth, what God requires for us to be his friend.
Understanding the exact application of a prophecy that relates to our day is not necessary of salvation. Even the New Testament Bible witters got things wrong and they recorded for us some of the things that they got wrong.
Of course one can question what the GB say. What we don’t do is teach sometime different to what the GB say
(2 Thessalonians 3:14) But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked and stop associating with him, so that he may become ashamed.
(2 John 9-11) . . .Everyone who pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God. The one who does remain in this teaching is the one who has both the Father and the Son.
@@michelleallen4585 No human since the last of the apostles of Jesus died has been inspired. So of course no elder would ever say that they are INSPIRED or INFALLIBLE not even those on the GB The Bible writers were inspired men but none of the Bible writers were infallible. ALL of the Bible witters made mistakes. God does not look or infallibility or perfection in any man except for his son Jesus when he was here.
The very basics of truth that is important for us to know is, who God is and his name, who Jesus is and why God sent to earth, what God requires for us to be his friend.
Understanding the exact application of a prophecy that relates to our day is not necessary of salvation. Even the New Testament Bible witters got things wrong and they recorded for us some of the things that they got wrong.
Of course one can question what the GB say. What we don’t do is teach sometime different to what the GB say
(2 Thessalonians 3:14) But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked and stop associating with him, so that he may become ashamed.
(2 John 9-11) . . .Everyone who pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God. The one who does remain in this teaching is the one who has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your homes or say a greeting to him. 11 For the one who says a greeting to him is a sharer in his wicked works. . .
@@michelleallen4585 No human since the last of the apostles of Jesus died has been inspired. So of course no elder would ever say that they are INSPIRED or INFALLIBLE not even those on the GB The Bible writers were inspired men but none of the Bible writers were infallible. ALL of the Bible witters made mistakes. God does not look or infallibility or perfection in any man except for his son Jesus when he was here.
The very basics of truth that is important for us to know is, who God is and his name, who Jesus is and why God sent to earth, what God requires for us to be his friend.
Understanding the exact application of a prophecy that relates to our day is not necessary of salvation. Even the New Testament Bible winters got things wrong and they recorded for us some of the things that they got wrong.
Of course one can question what the GB say. What we don’t do is teach sometime different to what the GB say
(2 Thessalonians 3:14) But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked and stop associating with him, so that he may become ashamed.
(2 John 9-11) . . .Everyone who pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God. The one who does remain in this teaching is the one who has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your homes or say a greeting to him. 11 For the one who says a greeting to him is a sharer in his wicked works. . .
No honey everyone knows that if a JW questions they are reprimanded. The GB wants you to believe that God has an org and that God directs them but that is not true.
Your hate will consume you. Any one can call themselves a doctor.
There is no hate here.
@@jmark7390 Let’s avoid personal attacks. Let’s refute ideas presented or else you are just proving the point of the video.
True anyone can call themselves a doctor until it comes time to prove it..Same can be said about a Cult. Anyone can start a Cult too..just ask the Governing Body they did!!
To Jehovah's Witnesses, truth is hate speech.