The Facts on Jehovah's Witnesses

The Facts on Jehovah's Witnesses

The Facts on Jehovah's Witnesses

The Facts on Jehovah's Witnesses

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Overview

John Ankerberg, John Weldon, and Dillon Burroughs team up to revise and update The Facts on Jehovah’s Witnesses, part of the popular Facts On Series (more than 1.9 million copies of books from this series sold). Known for their extensive research and Bible knowledge, these authors offer readers the essential facts they need to evaluate and discuss today’s issues regarding the Jehovah’s Witnesses, a religious organization, and the Watchtower Society. The concise, easy–to–follow information helps readers answer such questions as:

  • What is the Watchtower Society and what power does it hold?
  • Is the Watchtower Society’s translation of the Bible accurate?
  • Is the Society’s teaching on salvation biblical?

Whether the reader is merely curious or searching for specific information, The Facts on Jehovah’s Witnesses will give them what they are looking for—easy–to–understand, factual, and relevant information about this group.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780736939072
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Publication date: 08/01/2008
Series: The Facts On Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 545,381
File size: 254 KB

About the Author

John Ankerberg, host of the award-winning John Ankerberg Show, has three earned degrees: an MA in church history and the philosophy of Christian thought, an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a DMin from Luther Rice Seminary. He has coauthored the 2-million-selling Facts On series of apologetic books, as well as Taking a Stand for the Bible and Israel Under Fire.

Table of Contents

Section IIntroduction
1.Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses?6
2.Who are the leaders of the Jehovah's Witnesses?6
3.How have the Watchtower Society's presidents shaped the organization?6
4.What attracts people to the Jehovah's Witnesses?10
Section IIThe Worldview of the Jehovah's Witnesses: Practices and Teachings
5.What is the religious worldview of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and what logical results flow from it?12
6.Does the Watchtower Society really claim to be the only organization on earth through which God works?13
7.Why do Jehovah's Witnesses prohibit practices like military service, saluting the flag, celebrating holidays, and blood transfusions?14
8.What do Jehovah's Witnesses believe about Christianity?15
Section IIIThe Theology of the Jehovah's Witnesses
9.What do Jehovah's Witnesses believe about God and the doctrine of the Trinity?18
10.What do Jehovah's Witnesses believe about Jesus?22
11.What do Jehovah's Witnesses believe about salvation?23
Section IVAnalysis and Critique: Does God Speak Only Through the Watchtower Society? Four Tests Examining This Claim
Test 1If God speaks only through the Watchtower Society, then the New World Translation (or NWT) must be accurate. But is it?
12.Do Jehovah's Witnesses claim that their Bible (the New World Translation, or NWT) is accurate?30
13.What do recognized Greek scholars believe about the accuracy of the NWT?31
14.What are some examples of NWT mistranslation?33
Test 2If the Watchtower Society is the sole channel for God on earth, then according to the Bible its prophecies must come true. How reliable have its prophecies been?
15.What does the Watchtower Society teach and claim about prophecy?41
16.Has the Watchtower Society ever given false prophecies?42
17.Is the Watchtower Society hypocritical?47
Test 3If the Watchtower Society is God's sole channel for communication on earth, then its scholarship should be trustworthy--but is it?
18.Has the Watchtower Society ever lied, covered up, or changed important doctrines, dates, and Bible interpretations?48
Test 4If the Watchtower Society admits it received much of its teachings from angels or spirits and those teachings have proven to be false, is such a source trustworthy?
19.Has the Watchtower Society ever claimed to receive information from angels or spirits?51
Conclusion
20.What can you do if you are a Jehovah's Witness who desires to live for God and Christ and yet are unsure about what you have been taught?53
Appendix56
Recommended Reading58
Websites58
Notes59
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