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Shawn has been baptized for six years, but is having issues with some of the teachings of the organization. In situations like this, are the elders interested in helping the sheep, or are they more interested in enforcing compliance?

By Sheryl Bogolin    Email sbogolin@hotmail.com The first congregational meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses that I attended with my family was held in the basement of a home filled with many, many chairs. Although I was only 10 years old, I found it to be rather intriguing. The young woman I sat next to raised her hand and answered a question from the Watchtower magazine. I whispered to her, “Do it again.” She did. Thus began my complete immersion into the religion known as Jehovah's Witnesses. My father was the first one in our family to pursue an interest in the religion, probably because his older brother was already one of Jehovah's Witnesses. My mother agreed to a home Bible study only to prove the Witnesses wrong. We four kids were dragged in from our playtime outside and reluctantly sat in on the weekly study, although the discussions were often beyond our understanding and sometimes we nodded off. But I must have gotten something out of those studies. Because I began talking with my friends about Bible

When is Nisan 14 in 2020 (Jewish Calendar Year 5780)? New Moon in the Western Sky begins the lunar month. The Jewish Calendar consists of 12 lunar months of 29.5 days each, bringing the “return of the year” in 354 days, falling short by 11 and one-quarter days of the solar year length.  So the first problem in determining the date is to choose which new moon will mark the first month of the sacred year (as opposed to the start of the agricultural year which is 6 months latter). In the 4th century of our common era the rabbi Hillel II established an official Jewish Calendar that has been in use since then.  A 13th lunar month is added 7 times in 19 years to make up the shortfall.  The long years (13 months) occur at the end of years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17 and 19 in the cycle, which is named for the Greek astronomer, Meton, who first devised it in the fifth century before our common era. This cycle pattern is similar to the black keys on the piano, representing the grouping of long years. Piano Key pattern

After leaving the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses, many lose their faith in the existence of God. It seems that these ones had faith not in Jehovah but in the organization, and with that gone, so was their faith. These often turn to evolution which is built on the premise that all things evolved by random chance. Is there proof of this, or can it be disproved scientifically? Likewise, can the existence of God be proven by science, or is it just a matter of blind faith? This video will attempt to answer these questions.

Review of the November 2018 Study Watchtower article, "Trust in Jehovah and Live".

A review of the November 2018 WT Article, “I will walk in your Truth”

“For God “subjected all things under his feet.” But when he says that ‘all things have been subjected,’ it is evident that this does not include the One who subjected all things to him.” (1Co 15:27)

[Review of ws 11/18 p. 3 December 31 - January 6] "Buy truth and never sell it, also wisdom and discipline and understanding."—Pr 23:23 Paragraph 1 contains a comment with which most, if not all, will agree: “Our most precious possession is our relationship with Jehovah, and we would not trade it for anything.” That sums up the writer’s position. That is why I am here and writing such reviews. I was brought up as a JW and developed a love for truth. I always said to householders that if someone could prove from the Scriptures that some of what I believed was wrong, then I would change my beliefs, as I wanted to serve Jehovah and Jesus Christ in truth. That someone proved to be myself. Hence my presence here. I am not prepared to trade my relationship with Jehovah and Jesus for believing and teaching falsehood. No doubt most, if not all of you, our dear readers, are in a similar situation. Paragraph 2 highlights some ‘truths’ taught by the Organization, but sadly not all are really taught by Jehovah in his w

There is a key problem with Jehovah's Witnesses that transcends all the other sins the organization is guilty of. Identifying this issue will help us to understand what is really the problem with JW.org and whether there's any hope of fixing it.

A Elder of over 40 years in Britain relates his story of being found by Christ.

While we may look back on much of our time spent serving the Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses with regret of misspent years, there is ample reason to look at those years in a positive light.

How can we deal with the emotional trauma we experience when awakening from the indoctrination of JW.org? What's it all about? Can we distill everything down to a simple, revealing truth?

In this new series, we will answer the question asked by all those who awaken from the false teachings of JW.org: "Where do I go from here?"

https://youtu.be/1toETj1oh9U I’ve been looking forward to doing this final video in our series, Identifying True Worship. That’s because this is the only one that really matters. Let me explain what I mean.  Through the previous videos, it has been instructive to show how using the very criteria the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses uses to show all other religions are false also shows that the Witness religion is false.  They don’t measure up to their own criteria.  How did we not see that!?  As a Witness myself, for years I was busy picking the straw out of other people’s eye while being totally unaware of the rafter in my own eye. (Mt 7:3-5) However, there is a problem with using this criteria.  The problem is that the Bible doesn’t use any of it when giving us a way to identify true worship.  Now before you go, “Whoa, teaching truth isn’t important?!  Being no part of the world, not important?!  Sanctifying God’s name, preaching the good news, obeying Jesus—all not important?!” No, of course they are

In the August, 2018 Broadcast on JW.org, Governing Body member, Stephen Lett, utilizes a questionable rendering of Ephesians 4:8 to promote the idea that we should obey the elders submissively and without question. Is this a Scriptural view?

Is the Cry of Peace and Security a final sign before the end, or have Witnesses gotten this wrong? There is real danger in not understanding the true meaning of Paul's words.

Hello everyone. My name’s Eric Wilson. Welcome to Beroean Pickets. In this series of videos, we have been examining ways to identify true worship using the criteria laid down by the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Since these criteria are used by Witnesses to dismiss other religions as false, it seems only fair to measure the Organization known as JW.org by the same yardstick, wouldn’t you agree? Oddly enough, in my experience, I’ve found that when dealing with true-blue Witnesses, failure to meet these criteria doesn’t change anything.  The rule seems to be, if other religions fail these criteria, that proves they are false, but if we do so, it only proves that there are things which Jehovah has yet to correct.  Why do they feel that way?  Because, we are the true religion. There really is no reasoning with this type of thinking because it is not based on reason. Please understand that the criteria we are using are those established by the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  We’re using their measu

JackSprat made a comment under the recent post on Christian neutrality and the Organization's involvement in the United Nations that I'm grateful for, because I'm sure he raises a view that many share.  I would like to address that here. I agree that the chance for change from the letter writing campaign I'm asking everyone to share in is vanishingly small.  Additionally, the impact of any individual letter is miniscule.  However, the field doesn't get wet from a single drop of rain, but every drop contributes to watering the crop.  The question is, what crop are we expecting to reap?  Some, evidently, think I'm going for a positive change and believe that is futile.  I wouldn't disagree, though I wouldn't be a good Christian if such a thing were not to make me happy.  However, being practical, I don't anticipate that. What I anticipate is something else; something more in the nature of the results from the two past campaigns JackSprat points to.  In both Russia and Malawi, the targets of the letters only be

[From ws4/18 p. 3 – June 4 – June 10] “If the Son sets you free, you will be truly free.” John 8:36   Liberty, equality, fraternity was the slogan of the French Revolution of 1789. The ensuing two centuries have shown how elusive those ideals are. This week’s article is setting the groundwork for the study article for next week. However, this article is unusual in that it, for the most part, sticks to the scriptures and common sense understanding.  However, it will be beneficial to evaluate how the organization compares to the principles highlighted by the scriptures. Paragraph 2 says: “This once again testifies to the truthfulness of King Solomon’s inspired observation: “Man has dominated man to his harm.”​ (Ecclesiastes 8:9)” King Solomon well knew the truth of this matter. Around 100 years before, Samuel had warned the Israelites that having a King to dominate them would be harmful, as he prophesied in 1 Samuel 8:10-22. Today, men in general and especially including students of God’s word who should ha

Joining a non-neutral entity, like a political party, results in automatic disassociation from the congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Have Jehovah's Witnesses maintained strict neutrality? The answer will shock many faithful Jehovah's Witnesses.