 Jehovah's Witness are Really "Watchtowerites."
Jehovah’s
Witnesses faithfully go door-to-door preaching the "Kingdom of God." They are
usually quite polite and sincere in their efforts of communicating "Jehovah’s
Good News." As always, they carry with them several books and magazines, some of
which are the New World Translation (their Bible which has been altered in many places),
the Awake Magazine, and, of course, the ubiquitous Watchtower Magazine.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses receive their direction from
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. This
organization claims to be the channel of communication from God to his people, that it
represents Jesus on earth, and that you cannot find Scriptural guidance outside of it as
an organization. Consider the following quotes:
| "It should be expected that the Lord
would have a means of communication to his people on the earth, and he has clearly shown
that the magazine called The Watchtower is used for that purpose." 1939 Yearbook
of Jehovah's Witnesses, p. 85." Make haste to identify the visible theocratic organization of God
that represents his king, Jesus Christ. It is essential for life. Doing so, be complete in
accepting its every aspect." The Watchtower, October 1, 1967, p. 591.
"We all need help to understand the
Bible, and we cannot find the Scriptural guidance we need outside the ‘faithful and
discreet slave' organization." The Watchtower, Feb. 15, 1981. |
Obviously, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society assumes a
great deal, including being God’s "visible theocratic organization" and the
‘faithful and discreet slave" teaching true Christian doctrine. The only problem
is it is the Watchtower brand of doctrine and not biblical doctrine.
Of course, the Jehovah’s Witnesses will strongly
disagree with this statement. They say that they read and study their Bibles and only use
the Watchtower literature as a guide to understanding God’s word. But it is this very
admission which condemns them because their doctrines are not found in the Bible. The
proof is found, believe it or not, in the Watchtower’s own writings. Consider this
quote from The Watchtower Magazine, August 15, 1981 that says:
| "From time to time, there have arisen
from among the ranks of Jehovah's people those, who, like the original Satan, have adopted
an independent, faultfinding attitude...They say that it is sufficient to read the Bible
exclusively, either alone or in small groups at home. But, strangely, through such
‘Bible reading,' they have reverted right back to the apostate doctrines that
commentaries by Christendom's clergy were teaching 100 years ago..." The
Watchtower, August 15, 1981. |
Did you get that? If you read the Bible by itself, you will
become a Trinitarian because that is exactly what the Watchtower is referring to here when
it says "apostate doctrines." In other words, if you read the Bible alone, you
will not arrive at Watchtower doctrines. This is an amazing admission by the Watchtower
organization. It is clear, J.W.’s do not get their teachings from the Bible, but from
the Watchtower literature.
Therefore, J.W.’s are
Really Watchtowerites
The average Kingdom Hall (J.W. church) has "Book"
studies several times a week. It is in these meetings that the J.W. gets new Watchtower
publications, studies with the help of the Watchtower aids, and discusses doctrines in
‘Bible studies." This is how they are indoctrinated. Whether or not a J.W. likes
or dislikes what is being taught is not the issue. Rather, the J.W. is supposed to accept
and believe what is taught via the Watchtower Literature and is discouraged from
independent thinking. Another quote:
| "We should eat and digest and
assimilate what is set before us, without shying away from parts of the food because it
may not suit the fancy of our mental taste...We should meekly go along with the Lord's
theocratic organization and wait for further clarification…" The Watchtower,
February 1, 1952, pp. 79-80. |
This quote clearly shows that the Watchtower Bible and
Tract Society is the J.W.’s teacher and those who follow its teachings are
Watchtowerites. J.W.’s All Believe The
Same Thing
One of the proofs that J.W.’s are Watchowerites, is the
fact that they all believe the exact same thing. Of course, they will say that this is
unity and not confusion as is found in Christendom’s denominations. But precise unity
in beliefs among a people is a sign not of freedom, but of control.
Within Christianity’s denominations are the core
beliefs that unite Christians all over the world. We are allowed differences of opinions
on non-essential doctrines (Rom. 14:1-7). Not so with the J.W.s. They are all taught the
same doctrine from the same publications. They each give identical Watchtower responses to
questions and challenges, and all present the identical claims of "The Kingdom of
God," "the Errors of the Trinity," the "Coming Armageddon," etc.
Essentially, if you’ve spoken to one J.W., you’ve spoken to them all.
If you want to learn what the average J.W. believes, you
don’t read the Bible, you read the Watchtower Magazine. This is because the
Watchtower is the source of their theological beliefs, not the Bible. The J.W. is, quite
plainly, a Watchtowerite.
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