I would welcome views please, especially from those who don't rule out the relevance of Scriptures. I used to think Christians & JWs had almost nothing in common, and that can be true in terms of how they treat people. But I do believe some in both groups have made the same kind of mistakes with the Bible. My interest was sparked by comments by a leading theologian, so I explored further. Such comments as:
...I think a literal reading of New Testament statements about the coming of Christ in glory can be shown to be pretty unbiblical. In addition many have very one-sided readings of the biblical teaching about resurrection and life after death. They are extremely selective about which biblical moral teachings they choose to obey. Most oddly of all, their belief in the verbal inerrancy of the Bible is not itself based on biblical teaching.
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Their view is selective because it accepts only some biblical teachings, and interprets imlausibly & literalistic........restrictive because it does not permit alternative interpretations........and exclusive because it seems to interpret the Bible in a way that excludes most people from the saving love of God...even excludes people who sincerly try to love God.