1. No reasonable, believable explanaition presented by the WT for Jesus failure to use the name Jehovah- the name they claim as so important to use in referring to god.
2. Fact that the entire foundation of the WT for over 100 years has been the importance of dates (that have all been failed dates) in spite of the fact that Jesus is quoted as saying that NO MAN knows the day nor the hour NEITHER does the son.
3. The WT misleading statements to the rankand file. (i.e. the reason that was given for putting the magazine and publications placementson donation only status.
4. The missapplication of scripture such as Ez 34: 1- 5. Though they boast of being god's modern day nation of isreal- the shephards of god's people they fail to apply such scriptures to themselves. The scriptures that they so freely apply to "christendom" were used in the bible- not against "pagan" nations but against "god's people".
5.No sound, solid scriptural basis for a "governing body" type of arrangement.
6. The "Reasoning" book defines apostacy as an "abandoning or deserting the true worship and service of god, actually a rebellion against Jehovah God....Others claim to believe the bible but reject Jehovah's organization". Their definition here defies the bible. The scripural basis that they use here is based (numbers 16) on the story of Korah in standing up against Moses and Aaron. If this example is to be followed through then even Jesus and all his followers could be termed "apostates".
7. The WT emphasizes the importance of an earthly organization and the importance of being a member of said organization. If their claims are true, given that the WT is just over 100 years old, what of all the billions that lived on earth for over 2000 years prior to the founding of the WT and after Jesus death?
8. No sound scriptural basis for "judicial committees". Judges and such were part of the nation of Isreal. Jesus taught a much different approach- not to judge. No such committees are mentioned in reference to the early christian congragations.
9. The very name of the WT (Watchtower Bible and Tract Society) defines what the organization is about. They publish books and magazines. In the early christian congregation there was no central location or world headquarters. Their focus has been the distribution of such liturature.
10. Their application of "bible principle" is fluid. In Mexico the "brothers" were allowed to abtain political party cards while in other countries "brothers" endured prison, death, rape and such because the WT refused to allow those brothers ot accept such political party cards.
Though on the surface many of thier basic doctrines may seem well grounded in the bible and are appealing to ones senses thier belief that only they own "truth" and that truth can only be found in the WT has placed them into the "cult" realm. Jesus never said that you would know his people by the doctrine they held or what they believed or the organization they belonged to. Jesus said that you would know his people by the love they held. When asked what one must do to gain eternal life Jesus never referred to an earthly organization or a doctrine. He spoke of a way of life. This way of life is motivated by the heart. Though knowledge can be gained from many sources no man or organization holds the patent on truth. Truth belongs to god. When the Isrealites as a nation turned from "true" worship many in that nation chose to follow the apostate course of the nation in spite of what they had known was right and wrong. It seems certain that the likes of Ezekial were considered apostate by the leaders of Isreal. Just as Isreal developed an attitude of importance- feeling that the nation was more important than the god that they claimed to worship- so has the WT. The words of dedication used at baptisms clearly show this. In recent years the phrase has been changed to provide for an oath to the earhtly organization. Clearly this is in defiance to the power of the god they claim to follow.
