Which variant reading is the original one and why? It must have been at least a year or so of reading the Bible consistently that I first made the observation that there were some peculiar footnotes placed in and at the end of certain Bible verses. Maybe it was due to the type of Bible I was reading or just plain out of my own ignorance. Nevertheless, as I ...
4. Their Logic (final post in this series. Download all 4 parts below) Logic definitely ties in with hermeneutics for you must be able to think logically to interpret the Scripture correctly. However, as the beacons of light in this dark world, when you sit down with the Jehovah's Witnesses ask them to promise in writing that they will not lie to you. In Aid to Bible Understanding pages ...
1. Their History 2. Their Prophet 3. Their Hermeneutic (current) (4. Their Logic NEXT) Hermeneutics is the art and science of interpreting the Bible. It must be said that "most of their interpretations have nothing to do with the grammar or context" of the passage (Morey 34). They twist the Scripture up like a pretzel and are so good at it they deserve a Mary Lou Retton Award for the gymnastics they ...
2. Their Prophet Rather than hold to the Word of God as inerrant, infallible, and authoritative in everything it teaches, Jehovah's Witnesses place the Watchtower Society in this position, as their prophet. Their publications take precedence over Holy Scripture. The issue of authority is the second reason to reject Jehovah's Witnesses. The Watchtower is the Jehovah's Witnesses Pope. In July 15, 1960 on page 439 the Watchtower said it ...
This series will consist of four parts. This is only part 1 of 4. The parts will be posted in the following order: 1. Their History (today's post) 2. Their Prophet 3. Their Hermeneutic 4. Their Logic At the end of part 4 a downloadable pdf of the entire article with footnotes will be available. ------ Everybody knows that Jehovah's Witnesses are identified by going door to door with Watchtower and Awake magazines. Jehovah's Witnesses ...
Which variant reading is the original and why? In a day where literacy abounds and technology is flourishing there is still a large amount of ignorance deeply-rooted within society. Much of this ignorance is manifest in the belief most people have that the New Testament is nothing more than exaggerated tales passed down from generation to generation eventually ending up in written form. There seems to be either a ...
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