Tuesday, August 4 Jehovah . . . has firmly established his throne for justice. —Ps. 9:7. The Mosaic Law limited the possibility that a person would be falsely accused of a crime. A defendant had the right to know who was accusing him. (Deut. 19:16-19;25:1) And before he could be convicted, at least two witnesses had to give evidence. (Deut. 17:6; 19:15) What about an Israelite who committed a [...]
Someone emailed me this brief clip of Governing Body member, Stephen Lett, (below) lecturing the Bethel family about apostates and their lies. First, I do not know why anyone would take exception to the word “permissive.” Has the Watchtower been permissive with pedophiles? Well, when elders are forbidden by the Watchtower from contacting the police or cooperating with them if a crime against a child [...]
Sunday, August 2 When the Lord caught sight of her, he was moved with pity. —Luke 7:13. Jesus himself experienced some of the challenges people faced. For example, Jesus apparently grew up in a poor family. From working with his adoptive father, Joseph, Jesus learned how to do hard physical work. (Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3) It seems that Joseph died sometime before the end of Jesus’ ministry. [...]
Hundreds of millions of people claim to be Christians, meaning they believe in Jesus. The vast majority of “believers” wrongly believe that Jesus is God and part of some mysterious trinity. Most do not believe that Jesus had a beginning, that he was born, that he is the son of a father. On the other hand, a small number of “believers” do not believe that [...]
Friday, July 31 Jehovah is the Spirit, and where the spirit of Jehovah is, there is freedom. —2 Cor. 3:17. To enjoy and benefit from that freedom, we must ‘turn to Jehovah,’ that is, come into a personal relationship with him. (2 Cor. 3:16) The Israelites in the wilderness did not view Jehovah’s dealings with them in a spiritual way. It was as if their hearts and minds [...]
Thursday, July 30 You must assist those who are weak and must keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, when he himself said: “There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.” —Acts 20:35. Jesus Christ, through his anointed brothers and supportive “princes” of the other sheep, provides encouragement and guidance to despondent and discouraged ones in this time of need. That [...]
Wednesday, July 29 You are from your father the Devil, . . . a liar and the father of the lie. —John 8:44. Whether called pastors, priests, rabbis, swamis, or by some other title, religious leaders abound in the world today. Like their first-century counterparts, they are “suppressing the truth” from God’s Word and have “exchanged the truth of God for the lie.” (Rom. 1:18, 25) They promote such [...]
Monday, July 27 Oppose the Devil, and he will flee from you. —Jas. 4:7. Only three books of the Hebrew Scriptures, 1 Chronicles, Job, and Zechariah, mention Satan, which means “Resister.” Why was little said about our enemy prior to the arrival of the Messiah? Apparently, Jehovah did not want to give Satan undue prominence by devoting large portions of the Hebrew Scriptures to discussing him and [...]
The public ministry of Jehovah’s Witnesses is so common in the realm of Christendom that it has become part of the landscape, so-to-speak. Most homes have had visitations from witnesses. In most areas in the USA it is typical that each congregation would work their assigned territory about twice per year. And, of course, in recent years cart witnessing has become a common sight on [...]
