"Only Jehovah's Witnesses"

by nicolaou 6 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • nicolaou
    nicolaou

    I ran a search on my WT CD for the phrase "only Jehovah's Witnesses". There were dozens of results, these are some of the more . . . . interesting.

    WATCHTOWER

    *** w92 4/1 p. 12 Hailing God’s New World of Freedom ***Who are no part of the world and learn war no more? Again, the historical record of the 20th century testifies: only Jehovah’s Witnesses.

    *** w90 6/1 p. 11 Jehovah Is Our Ruler! ***Jesus’ disciples alone saw him depart, even as only Jehovah’s Witnesses recognize his invisible return.

    *** w89 5/1 pp. 27-28 What The Love of God Means ***Who in our time demonstrate such obedience to God’s commandments on love? Who have been persecuted, imprisoned, thrown into concentration camps, or executed because they would not take up weapons against fellow believers—or even unbelievers—of other nations? The record of this century’s history answers: only Jehovah’s Witnesses.


    *** w89 9/1 p. 19 Remaining Organized for Survival Into the Millennium ***7 Only Jehovah’s Witnesses, those of the anointed remnant and the “great crowd,” as a united organization under the protection of the Supreme Organizer, have any Scriptural hope of surviving the impending end of this doomed system dominated by Satan the Devil.


    *** w88 1/1 p. 16 The Last Days—A Time of Harvest ***A person is identified as a ‘sheep’ or as a ‘goat’ by the way he responds to the angelic messages. During this 20th century, only Jehovah’s Witnesses have cooperated with the angels in this vital work.

    *** w88 1/1 p. 20 “The Good News Has to Be Preached First” ***OF ALL those who claim to be Christian, only Jehovah’s Witnesses take the preaching of the good news seriously.

    *** w85 1/15 p. 29 How Do You View Jehovah’s Name? ***In fact, only Jehovah’s Witnesses today follow the example of Jesus’ early disciples and help people worldwide to ‘call on the name of Jehovah and be saved.

    *** w85 8/1 p. 7 Religion and Politics—On a Collision Course? ***
    The Bible commands: “Get out of her [false religion], my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins.” (Revelation 18:4) Only Jehovah’s Witnesses are urging people to heed this command. They, like the early Christians, keep out of war and politics and hence will not be in line for destruction when religion collides with politics.

    *** w82 11/15 p. 20 Who Are God’s Ministers Today? ***And who are doing this God-given work? Only Jehovah’s Witnesses.

    *** w53 4/1 pp. 214-215 Doing the Work Approved by God ***21 It is not a difficult task to recognize and identify God’s visible organization, for there are not many, not even a few, there is only one organization that is pursuing the above-outlined course, namely, Jehovah’s witnesses. Inseparably associated with this widely known organization is its legal servant and governing agency, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. Only Jehovah’s witnesses and their associates are bearing the fruits of the Kingdom by public proclamation. (Heb. 13:15) They alone are heralding forth the good news that God’s kingdom under Christ is man’s only hope. No other group, body, association, society, or organization is proclaiming that God’s kingdom is actually established in the heavens, and that shortly now this heavenly government will transform earth into a glorious paradise with wickedness and violence replaced with perfection and peace. What a high and lofty privilege, to be engaged in a work like this! What a great and singular honor to be associated with Jehovah’s organization, doing the work approved by God!

    AWAKE!

    *** g95 5/8 p. 14 It’s No Secret Anymore ***Only Jehovah’s Witnesses have maintained their neutrality and refused to learn or practice war anymore. And that is no secret.

    Nic's comment: "The quote above was the subject of a 'Questions from Readers' which I've cut & paste below. If you're interested, check the original article - especially the last paragraph - and then re-read the Society's response to fully appreciate their manipulative and decietful use of language."

    *** g95 11/8 p. 30 From Our Readers ***Only Witnesses Neutral? Your May 8, 1995, issue (“It’s No Secret Anymore”) stated: “Only Jehovah’s Witnesses have maintained their neutrality and refused to learn or practice war anymore.” In World War II, of the 11,996 men who refused to fight, only 940 were Jehovah’s Witnesses. I was a conscientious objector myself. The word “only” in your statement was used to paint a false picture that only Jehovah’s Witnesses held to this belief.
    P. B., United States
    We realize that some individuals have refused to participate in war, and we have acknowledged this in our publications. (See “Awake!” of September 8, 1987, page 7.) However, the statement in question specifically referred to the failure of “Catholic and Orthodox believers” to maintain neutrality in Rwanda, Liberia, the Balkans, and other places of recent conflict. Among religious organizations, only Jehovah’s Witnesses have taken a consistently neutral stand.—ED

    *** g75 11/22 p. 23 Can Unity Save the Churches? ***Similarly, today only Jehovah’s witnesses are declaring the good news of God’s established kingdom with the King Jesus Christ ruling on a heavenly throne. They alone are fulfilling Jesus’ prophecy: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.”

    BROCHURE

    *** ol part 7 p. 24 Who Practice the True Religion? ***17 There is no other group of people that does God’s will by preaching the Kingdom good news. Only Jehovah’s Witnesses are making known God’s Kingdom throughout the entire earth.

  • tsunami_rid3r
    tsunami_rid3r

    *** w89 9/1 p. 19 Remaining Organized for Survival Into the Millennium ***7 Only Jehovah’s Witnesses, those of the anointed remnant and the “great crowd,” as a united organization under the protection of the Supreme Organizer, have any Scriptural hope of surviving the impending end of this doomed system dominated by Satan the Devil.

    great stuff

  • avishai
    avishai
    The Bible commands: “Get out of her [false religion], my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins.” (Revelation 18:4) Only Jehovah’s Witnesses are urging people to heed this command. They, like the early Christians, keep out of war and politics and hence will not be in line for destruction when religion collides with politics.

    What about the Quakers? The Amish? For a religion that prides themselves on being able to argue with other religions, that's a pretty dumb statement.

  • Quotes
    Quotes

    This is an excellent quote collection.

    I have created a new page for it at the WTS Quotes web site: http://quotes.watchtower.ca/only_jehovahs_witnesses.htm

    Thanks, Nic! Good Work!

  • Nathan Natas
    Nathan Natas

    Good work, Nicolaou!

    Great idea to run searches based on Dub catchphrases.

    It goes into my "keeper" file.

  • Scully
    Scully

    Quotes:

    I have created a new page for it at the WTS Quotes web site: http://quotes.watchtower.ca/only_jehovahs_witnesses.htm

    The neat thing about including these references, is that if someone were to refer an active JW to this page of your site, they wouldn't necessarily feel threatened by the content. To an active JW, this sounds very positive and complimentary.

    :: evil laughter ::

  • talesin
    talesin

    "only Jehovah's Witnesses" in my pants!

    The WTBTS are soooo self-righteous and bigoted ... uggghhhhh

    btt

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