some religions tolerate immorality; others are filled with doctrinal error guilty of sin, jas. 2:10...
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We need to prepare Not deceived, Eph. 4:13, 14 Answer error, 1 Pet. 3:15TRANSCRIPT
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Some religions tolerate immorality; others are filled with doctrinal error
•Guilty of sin, Jas. 2:10•Enemies of the cross, Phil. 3:1-3, 18
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We need to prepare•Not deceived, Eph. 4:13, 14•Answer error, 1 Pet. 3:15
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Traced to Adventist movement of 1800s led by William Miller - failed prophecy
•One group: correct time, wrong event•Other group: wrong time & event
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Founder: Charles Taze Russell•Born in Presbyterian household•Contacted Miller’s followers at 16•Renewed faith & study•Began Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence in 1879•Formally organized in 1881
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Joseph Franklin Rutherford•Baptist background•Encountered JWs in 1894; joined 1906•Became legal counsel, 1907•Became president, 1916•Turned Society from Bible study & growth to selling materials
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Highlights•1920, Millions Now Living Will Never Die•1922, Watchtower official text of study•1929, Mansion bought in San Diego, CA•1931, Name adopted•1938, Society began appointing all responsible positions in congregations
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Organized like many denominations•Board of directors•Branch servant•District servant•Circuit servant
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Organized like many denominations•Congregation•Congregational servant•Pioneers•Kingdom publisher
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“Jehovah created this earth so that humans could enjoy living on it forever”
•Only 144,000 will go to heaven•Artistic drawings of children playing w/ lions
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“Jehovah created this earth so that humans could enjoy living on it forever”
•Only 144,000 will go to heaven•Artistic drawings of children playing w/ lions•You and a rat have same hope of eternity•“Materialism”
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The Bible says all saved will go to heaven•No set number, Jn. 3:16; Rev. 22:17•144,000 symbolic, Rev. 7:1-8•Inheritance in heaven, not earth,1 Pet. 1:3-5; Mt. 6:19-21•Earth to be destroyed, 2 Pt. 3:10-12;Heb. 1:10-12
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JWs do not believe in hell•Believe hell is the grave•Punishment of wicked is not to exist•Belief in eternal torment dishonors God
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JWs do not believe in hell•Would a loving God torment people forever?
-Would a loving God allow sinto run rampant on earth?-Would a loving God let a child die?-Would a loving God annihilate people forever and exclude them from“paradise earth”?
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Hell is real•As real as heaven,Mt. 18:9; 25:46; Rom. 6:23•Place of punishment,Mk. 9:42-48; Rev. 21:8
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Some religions tolerate immorality; others are filled with doctrinal error
•Guilty of sin, Jas. 2:10•Enemies of the cross, Phil. 3:1-3, 18
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We need to prepare•Not deceived, Eph. 4:13, 14•Answer error, 1 Pet. 3:15