Examine claims regarding the identity of God, translation principles, and the foundational text of John 1.
Examining: The New World Translation's rendering of John 1:1 and the inconsistency of anarthrous theos translation.
Examining: The claim that using the specific pronunciation "Jehovah" is a requirement for true worship, contrasted with Jesus introducing the intimacy of "Our Father."
Examine claims regarding the pre-existence, angelic identity, and bodily resurrection of Jesus.
Examining: The claim that Jesus is Michael the Archangel and the first created spirit being (Col 1:15, Rev 3:14), resolved by Hebrews 1 and the Davidic inheritance.
Examine claims regarding who is included in the New Covenant and who has direct access to the Mediator.
Examining: The division of believers into the 144,000 (heavenly/anointed) and the Great Crowd (earthly/un-anointed), resolved by the unified hope of a renewed earth.
Examining: The teaching that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant only for the 144,000, resolved by 1 Timothy 2:5 and his authentic humanity bridging the gap for all people.
Examine claims regarding the timing, visibility, and nature of the King's return.
Examining: The chronological calculation from Daniel 4 claiming an invisible, heavenly enthronement in 1914, resolved by the biblical expectation of a visible, physical return to the Mount of Olives.
Examining: The claim that Jesus's physical body was disposed of and he was raised as a spirit creature, resolved by Luke 24 and the necessity of a physical Second Adam.
Examine the behavioral and structural mandates imposed on members today.
Examining: The interpretation of Matthew 24:45 as a prophecy establishing a centralized, infallible Governing Body, resolved by reading it as a parable on individual readiness.
This study looks at one of the most painful topics in this series: the practice of cutting off contact with those who have been removed from the congregation.
No hospital corridor, no pre-op conversation, no family in crisis. Someone facing surgery is deciding under pressure with their family watching; a doctrinal argument introduced there isn't persuasion, it's force.