From Study Article January 19, 2003,
Personal Study That Equips us as Teachers WT December 1, 2002, Religion, how Should it be Financed ?
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- Watchtower Library on CD-Rom
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- The Divine Name That Will Endure Forever
- The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived
- Insight
- Should You Believe in the Trinity?
Unlike Consumers Report, however, no Babylonish aids are listed side-by-side in this magazine for comparison, even though it is obvious that Bethel scholars regularly refer to Christendoms reference works to compose WT materials.
A five minute google search on the internet found me a wealth of resources available for the serious researcher. And there is no charge for many of these research materials either, free for download and use off the internet.
This article starts with an out-of-context reference
: For everything there is an appointed time says the Bible at Ecclesiastes 3:1..choose when and where to study.. This scripture has nothing to do with railway schedules, regular bowel movements, or regular WT study. My New Living Translation Application Study Bible (shameless plug) says, The secret to peace is to discover, accept, and appreciate Gods perfect timing. So this scripture is about Gods dependability and regularity, not Mans.
One prominent US clergyman gave a lecture entitled Do You Know God? but not once in his speech did he mention the divine name.
Without further information, I cannot know which prominent clergyman the WT authors may be talking about. There are several sermons online with the same name. Was it Billy Graham, perhaps? Nothing else is said about this sermon except for this supposed error. How did the rest of the sermon go? Does it have a relevant message for honest-hearted sinners desiring reconciliation with the one True God? Oh, well. The Bethel writers must know what is best.Furthermore, of what value is the part of Jesus model prayer our Father in the heavens, let your name be sancitified if Gods name is not even used?
How about sanctifying Jehovahs name by our actions (rather than by rote repetition)? Tell me this, is Jehovahs name sanctified if His name is associated with a single, self-isolated, self-righteous, high-control group? Is His name sanctified if JW is associated with pedophile protectors?My thoughts for the week.