Dear Jehovah’s Witnesses,
You may be wondering why you haven’t seen us recently. We have been
working through some things and thought we would let you know what they are. We
know how important it is to “make sure of all things” and “always make a
defense for the faith that is in you”.
1. Who is my mediator? Who is
your mediator?
"Likewise, the Greater Moses, Jesus Christ, is not the Mediator
between Jehovah God and all mankind. He is … to only 144,000 members"
Worldwide Security under the Prince of Peace, p10 “There is one God, and
one mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus.” 1 Timothy 2:5 “Christ is a mediator of a new covenant.”Hebrews 9:15
Moses
was the mediator of the Law covenant between Jehovah God and the nation of Israel.
–
Insight on the Scriptures under Mediator God’s prophet and channel of communication to the
nation of Israel was Moses… Later,
the anointed faithful followers of Jesus Christ were to serve as a “faithful
and discreet slave” in communicating to Jehovah’s people how to apply Bible
principles in their lives. Watchtower
1993 2/1 p. 15
Moses helped the nation of Israel to keep the
covenant and to receive its benefits…–Insight on the Scriptures under Mediator The
“great crowd” of “other sheep” that is forming today come under benefits that flow from that new covenant … by associating
with the “little flock” of those
yet in that covenant
. Watchtower 1979 4/1 “No one comes to the Father except through me.”
—John 14:6
We have decided to accept Christ as our
one and only mediator, as the scriptures state. Can you reconcile this
with the doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses?
2. Believing or Exercising?
Another discrepancy: “
It is for the
reward of eternal life that every last person on earth should now be working…
[Jehovah’s Witnesses] are working hard now for the reward of
eternal life… making
themselves eligible to receive the reward of eternal life.”
WT, Aug. 15, 1972
When people work, their wages are not a gift, but
something they have earned. But people
are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith
in God who forgives sinners. Romans 4:4,5
It is clear that Paul wrote to the Galatians, people who had
already accepted Christ’s sacrifice, in order to correct them of their
erroneous view of adding works as a requirement for righteousness. “You are parted from Christ, whoever you are that try to
be declared righteous by means of law; you have fallen away from his undeserved
kindness. How foolish can you be? After starting your Christian lives in the
Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort? For the Scriptures say, “It is through faith
that a righteous person has life.” This way of faith is very different from the
way of law, which says, “It is through obeying that a person has life.” For such freedom Christ
set us free. Therefore stand fast, and do not let yourselves be confined again
in a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 3:3,12; 5:4;1
Upon using the Kingdom
Interlinear translation I found that at John 3:16,18,36 and similar
Scriptures, the Greek word is
“believing”. The word “exercising” has been added in the New World Translation.
3. The Anointed and the Other Sheep Class
Romans 8:8… “So
those who are in harmony with the flesh cannot please God. However, you
are in harmony, not with the flesh, but with the spirit, if God’s spirit truly
dwells in you. But if anyone does not have Christ’s spirit, this one does
not belong to him. You received a spirit of adoption as sons, by which
spirit we cry out: “Abba, Father!” The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are God’s
children. Everyone who practices righteousness has been born from him. See
what sort of love the Father has given us, so that we should be called children
of God; and such we are. Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has
been born from God, Romans
8:8,9,16; 1 John 2:29; 3:1; 5:1 A Watchtower
recently admonished us to walk in spirit as in Romans 8:1-8. Look at scriptures
in context!
The Watchtower says: "Only a limited number are born again. The great crowd does not need
to be born again. Their life is earthly, not heavenly." - Watchtower
4/1/1988, p. 4
But wait, the Kingdom of God is not just in heaven!!!
"Manifestly,
God’s kingdom comes to earth and his will is then done on earth "-- Watchtower 1/1/1959 p.25-29
Look at the parable of the wheat and the weeds.
When
the wheat are left over: “At that time the righteous ones will shine as
brightly as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” Matthew 13:43 Only
righteous children of God are allowed in the Kingdom, whether in heaven or on
earth. There is no other sheep class
in Romans 8, Matthew 13, or 1 John 3 only two classes of people are mentioned
and if they are not Children of God, being led by Holy Spirit and guaranteed a
reward then they are not part of God's people at all. I think that
apostate doctrines are dooming the Great Crowd of
Jehovah’s Witnesses to the fate of no mediator, no Heavenly Father, and no
hope. “The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they
will reside forever upon it.” Psalm 37:29 “Everyone who practices righteousness has been born from him.”
1 John 2:29
I also see that if one is a Child of God, then one is part of the kingdom
covenant as well.
Romans 8:17; There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave
nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for YOU are all one [person] in
union with Christ Jesus. Moreover, if YOU belong to Christ, YOU are really
Abraham’s seed, heirs with reference to a promise. Galatians 3:28,29
4. Is Michael the Archangel Jesus, the only begotten Son of God?
I think that the identity of Jesus Christ is the most important doctrine one
must get right
. If
you do not believe that I am you will die in your sins. John 8:24 Everyone that denies the Son does not have the Father
either. 1 John 2:23 I am ἐγώ εἰμι, John 8:24 Kingdom Interlinear.
Who
is Jesus Christ? The
Apostle John has this to say about Jesus Christ:
he was also calling God his own Father,
making himself equal to God. Look at the context with the quotes.
This was John speaking, not the Pharisees, but
John saying this at John 5:18. John
also has this to say:
He that confesses the Son has the Father also. Whoever
has the Son has eternal life Jesus Himself said:
in order that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He that does not honor
the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.. 1 John 2:23; 5:11,12; John 5:23
‘Michael the great prince’ is none other than Jesus Christ himself.
— Watchtower 12/15/84 I cannot
agree, after reading Hebrews chapter 1 and 2 that Jesus is Michael the Archangel. To which one of the angels did he
ever say: “You are my son; I, today, I have become your father”? But with reference to which one of the
angels has he ever said: “Sit at my right hand, until I place your enemies as a
stool for your feet”? Michael the Archangel?
For it is not to angels that he has subjected the
inhabited earth to come, about which we are speaking. But we behold Jesus, who has been made a little lower than angels,
crowned with glory and honor.
Insight on the Sciptures, Under
Michael: “Scriptural evidence indicates that the name Michael
applied to God’s Son before he left heaven to become Jesus Christ and also
after his return.” To
which name should every knee bow? Michael? No, it is to God’s name. Is it not I, Jehovah,
besides whom there is no other God; a righteous God and a Savior, there being
none excepting me? By my own self I have
sworn—out of my own mouth in righteousness the word has gone forth, so that
it will not return—that to me every knee
will bend down, every tongue will swear. It is to Jesus. so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend
of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, and every tongue should openly
acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord Isaiah 45:21-23 Phil 2:10, 11
“I, Jehovah, am doing everything,
stretching out the heavens by myself, laying out the earth. Who was with me?”
Isaiah 44:24 But
about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever
and ever
, “In the beginning,
O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the
work of your hands.” Hebrews
1:8-10
“You are my witnesses,” is the utterance of
Jehovah, “even my servant whom I have chosen, in order that you
may know and have faith in me, and that you may understand that I am the same One. Before me there was no God formed, and
after me there continued to be none. I—I am Jehovah, and besides me there is no Savior.” Isaiah 43:10,11 In
[the] beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a
god. John 1:1 Hmmm…
“This is
what Jehovah has said, the King of Israel and the Repurchaser of him,
Jehovah of armies, ‘I am the first and I
am the last, and besides me there is no God. And who is
there like me? Isaiah 44:6 “‘Look! I am
coming quickly, and the reward I give is with me, to render to each one as
his work is. I am the Al´pha and the
O·me´ga, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Happy are those
who wash their robes, that they may gain entrance into the city by its gates. Outside
are the idolaters and everyone liking and carrying on a lie. I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear witness
to you” Revelation
22:12-16
5. Destroys families and deceives
In contrast to “No one should be
forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose
between his beliefs and his family.” of Awake! July 2009
p.29, “Does the study of the Bible lead to family breakup? No.”
We have examples in the Watchtower of
parents deciding to obey the organization instead of allowing their natural
feelings for their children: But
they love their son so much! Strong emotions might cause them to reason: ‘How
can we help our boy return to Jehovah if we severely limit our association with
him? Would we not accomplish more
by
maintaining regular contact with him?’
But what will those dear parents
do? Will they obey Jehovah’s clear direction? Or will they rationalize that
they can have regular association with their disfellowshipped son? July 15 2011 However,
because he did
not receive even the slightest communication from any of his family, the
burning desire to be with them became one motivating factor in his restoring
his relationship with Jehovah.
Think of
that if you are ever tempted to violate God’s command not to associate with
your disfellowshipped relatives. April 2012
Page 12, paragraph 17
No where in the Bible do I see these commands. Once again I remember to obey
God
: “For men
will be having no natural affection, and
from these turn away. 2
Tim 3
6. False Christs:
I have decided to listen to the Bible and to Jesus,
rather than to men, to the writers of the Jehovah’s Witness literature. “But sanctify the Christ as Lord in your
hearts.”--1 Peter 3:15 His
name should therefore be sanctified, or set apart as holy. -- Watchtower
1991 9/15 p. 7
…the title “Christ” means “Anointed One” --Watchtower
1969 1/1 p. 29 "First, though, these anointed Christians needed
cleansing. As Malachi 3:1-5 had foretold, Jehovah God and his 'messenger of the
covenant,'
Jesus Christ, came to inspect the
spiritual temple in the spring of 1918."
Watchtower 1993 5/1 p. 15
Religious history is also full of charismatic leaders who inspired people to
be devoted to them but who brought disaster upon their followers.
“Be careful that no one misleads you,” warned Jesus, “for many men will come in my name
saying ‘I am the Christ’, and they will mislead many.” (Matthew 24:4,
5, Phillips)—
Watchtower 1998 2/15 p. 23
At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look,
here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false
messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders
to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you ahead of time.
Matthew 24:23-25
"The book
You May Survive Armageddon
into God’s New World, released last June,
and the article “Jehovah Is in His Holy Temple,” published in the November 15
English issue of
The Watchtower, prove that
Jehovah came accompanied by his Angel of
the covenant, Jesus Christ, to the spiritual temple in the spring of 1918."--
Watchtower 12/15/55 p. 748
How
could we listen to this instead of Jesus Christ? “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is,
out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or,
‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as lightning that
comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the
Son of Man. Matthew 24:26,27
God, who
long ago spoke on many occasions and in
many ways to our forefathers by means of
the prophets, has at the end of these days spoken to us by means of a Son,
For if the word spoken through angels proved to be
firm, and every transgression and disobedient act received a retribution in
harmony with justice; how shall we
escape if we have neglected a salvation of such greatness in that it began to
be spoken through [our] Lord. Hebrews 2:1-3For one
is your teacher. Neither be called ‘leaders,’ for your Leader is one, the Christ. Matthew 23:8-10 And as for you, the
anointing that you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone
to be teaching you; but, as the
anointing from him is teaching you about all things, and is true and is no
lie, and just as it has taught you, remain
in him. 1 John 2:27
If you are reading this, we want you to know that we love you. It is our
sincere hope that Christ may dwell in your hearts and you will know the breadth
and length and depth of His love. We will be bowing our knees before
the Father asking for His intervention in your lives. Ephesians 3:14-21;
Matthew 5:43-44
We will no longer associate ourselves with an apostate cult.
