I would like this thread to focus on the realtionship of the Watchtower and religion Jehovah's Witnesses. Maybe this is old news but the watchtower has had so much nightvision it no longer needs "new light". The watchtower as offically resigned at least on paper as being in control over or responsible for Jehovah's Witnesses. In other words they have split and don't know it yet.
Here is the belifes of Jehovah's Witnesses.
WHAT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES BELIEVE| Belief | Scriptural Reason |
|---|---|
| Bible is God's Word and is truth | 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; John 17:17 |
| Bible is more reliable than tradition | Matt. 15:3; Col. 2:8 |
| God's name is Jehovah | Ps. 83:18; Isa. 26:4; 42:8, AS; Ex. 6:3 |
| Christ is God's Son and is inferior to Him | Matt. 3:17; John 8:42; 14:28; 20:17; 1 Cor. 11:3; 15:28 |
| Christ was first of God's creations | Col. 1:15; Rev. 3:14 |
| Christ died on a stake, not a cross | Gal. 3:13; Acts 5:30 |
| Christ's human life was paid as a ransom for obedient humans | Matt. 20:28; 1 Tim. 2:5, 6; 1 Pet. 2:24 |
| Christ's one sacrifice was sufficient | Rom. 6:10; Heb. 9:25-28 |
| Christ was raised from the dead as an immortal spirit person | 1 Pet. 3:18; Rom. 6:9; Rev. 1:17, 18 |
| Christ's presence is in spirit | John 14:19; Matt. 24:3; 2 Cor. 5:16; Ps. 110:1, 2 |
| We are now in the 'time of the end' | Matt. 24:3-14; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Luke 17:26-30 |
| Kingdom under Christ will rule earth in righteousness and peace | Isa. 9:6, 7; 11:1-5; Dan. 7:13, 14; Matt. 6:10 |
| Kingdom will bring ideal living conditions to earth | Ps. 72:1-4; Rev. 7:9, 10, 13-17; 21:3, 4 |
| Earth will never be destroyed or depopulated | Eccl. 1:4; Isa. 45:18; Ps. 78:69 |
| God will eliminate present system of things in the battle at Har-Magedon | Rev. 16:14, 16; Zeph. 3:8; Dan. 2:44; Isa. 34:2; 55:10, 11 |
| Wicked will be eternally destroyed | Matt. 25:41-46; 2 Thess. 1:6-9 |
| People God approves will receive everlasting life | John 3:16; 10:27, 28; 17:3; Mark 10:29, 30 |
| There is only one road to life | Matt. 7:13, 14; Eph. 4:4, 5 |
| Human death is due to Adam's sin | Rom. 5:12; 6:23 |
| The human soul ceases to exist at death | Ezek. 18:4; Eccl. 9:10; Ps. 6:5; 146:4; John 11:11-14 |
| Hell is mankind's common grave | Job 14:13, Dy; Rev. 20:13, 14, AV (margin) |
| Hope for dead is resurrection | 1 Cor. 15:20-22; John 5:28, 29; 11:25, 26 |
| Adamic death will cease | 1 Cor. 15:26, 54; Rev. 21:4; Isa. 25:8 |
| Only a little flock of 144,000 go to heaven and rule with Christ | Luke 12:32; Rev. 14:1, 3; 1 Cor. 15:40-53; Rev. 5:9, 10 |
| The 144,000 are born again as spiritual sons of God | 1 Pet. 1:23; John 3:3; Rev. 7:3, 4 |
| New covenant is made with spiritual Israel | Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8:10-13 |
| Christ's congregation is built upon himself | Eph. 2:20; Isa. 28:16; Matt. 21:42 |
| Prayers are to be directed only to Jehovah through Christ | John 14:6, 13, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5 |
| Images should not be used in worship | Ex. 20:4, 5; Lev. 26:1; 1 Cor. 10:14; Ps. 115:4-8 |
| Spiritism must be shunned | Deut. 18:10-12; Gal. 5:19-21; Lev. 19:31 |
| Satan is invisible ruler of world | 1 John 5:19; 2 Cor. 4:4; John 12:31 |
| A Christian ought to have no part in interfaith movements | 2 Cor. 6:14-17; 11:13-15; Gal. 5:9; Deut. 7:1-5 |
| A Christian should keep separate from world | Jas. 4:4; 1 John 2:15; John 15:19; 17:16 |
| Obey human laws that do not conflict with God's laws | Matt. 22:20, 21; 1 Pet. 2:12; 4:15 |
| Taking blood into body through mouth or veins violates God's laws | Gen. 9:3, 4; Lev. 17:14; Acts 15:28, 29 |
| Bible's laws on morals must be obeyed | 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Heb. 13:4; 1 Tim. 3:2; Prov. 5:1-23 |
| Sabbath observance was given only to Israel and ended with Mosaic Law | Deut. 5:15; Ex. 31:13; Rom. 10:4; Gal. 4:9, 10; Col. 2:16, 17 |
| A clergy class and special titles are improper | Matt. 23:8-12; 20:25-27; Job 32:21, 22 |
| Man did not evolve but was created | Isa. 45:12; Gen. 1:27; Matt. 19:4 |
| Christ set example that must be followed in serving God | 1 Pet. 2:21; Heb. 10:7; John 4:34; 6:38 |
| Baptism by complete immersion symbolizes dedication | Mark 1:9, 10; John 3:23; Acts 19:4, 5 |
| Christians gladly give public testimony to Scriptural truth | Rom. 10:10; Heb. 13:15; Isa. 43:10-12 |
As you can see the GB, WTS, and FDS are all absint. Even 1914, and Jesus is Micheal is missing. It boils down to if you believe all these things you are a Jehovah's Witness regarless of status in the congregation.
THis is what the WTS claim "The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. is a legal organization in use by Jehovah's Witnesses." www.watower.org They are not longer Gods prophet or whatever people claim, but the anti-defamation league for JWs.
Now on to next topic.
Do you believe that you are the only ones who will be saved?
No. Many millions who have lived in centuries past and who were not Jehovah's Witnesses will come back in a resurrection and have an opportunity for life. Many now living may yet take a stand for truth and righteousness before God's time of judgment, and they will gain salvation. Moreover, Jesus said that we should not be judging one another. Humans look at the outward appearance; God looks at the heart. He sees accurately and judges mercifully. God has committed judgment into Jesus' hands, not ours.?Matthew 7:1-5; John 5:22, 27 http://www.jw-media.org/beliefs/beliefsfaq.htm
As we can see here the the watchtower don't believe only JWs will servive armegedon (if that is the case dang it what's the point).
My point is simply the watchtower has branded jehovah's witnesses as any onther religion, relinquished control of them (this probally is due to the death of the FDS "God's channel"), but has yet to acknolege this publicly. It is like they wish to harbor ignorant JWs that are too dense to realize their "religion" the has been disbanded and that Jehovah's Witnesses don't have to listen to the watchtower anymore. The watchtower has moved on to bigger and better things. In about 10 years I think the elders world wide will wake up and realize no body is piloting the plane known as Jehovah's WItnesses after the gulf between the WTS and JWs become too wide to span. They are on autopliot now from years of training.
One day in masses they are going to ask the WTS for help and the WTS is going to scratch its head as say "come again we are Jehovah whats? We are just a non-biased non-profit publishing company that share some Jehovah's Witness belifes, but you if realy need help maybe your religion should form some non-profit organization to represent you, or donate to our legal dpt." I think Jesus commented on this, but I can't tell whom did the skining and throwing the WTS or the JWs I am leaning to the JWs since they stoped reading and "thrown about" their watchtowers years ago.
Anyone have the corporate information of the WTS break up into 3 separate organizations? I am trying to see how far is the gap between the org and the JW's. I also would like to see how many times the watchtower has been at odds with JWs. In which the watchtower says or does one thing and the JWs ignore it or protest it. I think the NGO status is the best example sofar. JWs believe the UN is the beast and the WTS obviously is not beliving that. What many see as hypocracy may actually be a schism in the JW faith effectively two separtate religions too embarassed to say they have gone their separate ways.