Hi
I’d say we need to really study our Bi8bles without Org. interpretations and see if it really says what we’ve been told.
We do need to study the bible, and take in accurate knowledge of Jehovah and Jesus, this means everlasting life. (John 17:3)
But, how do we gain this? Jeremiah 23:18 talks about an "intimate group", that we must belong in, to see and hear Jehovah's word:
"For who has stood in the intimate group of Jehovah that he might see and hear his word? Who has given attention to his word that he might hear it".
Verse 22 continues: "But if they stood in my intimate group, then they would have made my people hear my own words, and they would have caused them to turn back from their bad way and from the badness of their dealings"
So, it is of utmost importance to be in this "intimate group". The WTS have ignored this councel, and the intimate group's warnings. They have rejected the truth, and hence, they are apostate.
I am working on a post discussing Jeremiah 23:16-22, which will be a lot more detailed discussing this.
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