by Paralipomenon 12 Replies latest jw friends
Unchanged teachings:
1. Jesus isn't God
2. Holy Spirit is neither God nor a person
3. Hell is the grave, not a place of punishment
4. Spirit = impersonal life force
5. People go out of existence at death / no surviving consciousness
6. Armageddon is coming very soon
7. Bible is God's word
8. Salvation requires exercising faith (= works)
Christ's second coming would be invisible.
Planet Earth would not be destroyed.
Bangalore
Initially there wasn't a paradise earth, all were going to heaven
Not quite true - Russell's original thought was that he & his followers would go to heaven, and that a large part, if not the majority, of the rest of the planet would survive Armageddon & transform the earth into a paradise. Hence the phrase "millions now living will never die" - the "millions" weren't JWs (or Bible Students as they were known then), but people "misled" by false religion.
