This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the volume 20, number 2 (1997) issue of the Christian Research Journal. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org How many times have you...
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Paradise Postponed…and Postponed: Why Jehovah’s Witnesses Have a High Mental Illness Level
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal volume 19, number 1 (Summer 1996) SUMMARY A review of scientific literature shows that the rate of mental illness among Jehovah’s Witnesses is considerably above average. Statistical information...
Faith of Our Fathers (Part 2): Were the Early Christians Jehovah’s Witnesses?
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 18, number 4 (Spring 1996). SUMMARY Jehovah’s Witnesses believe the Holy Spirit is an impersonal force and deny His deity. They further deny that the soul survives physical death and that...
Faith of Our Fathers (Part 1): Were the Early Christians Jehovah’s Witnesses?
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 18, number 3 (Winter 1996). SUMMARY The Watchtower Society (Jehovah’s Witnesses) claims to be the sole religious group faithful to the teachings of Christ and the apostles today. The...
Whither The Watchtower?: An Unfolding Crisis for Jehovah’s Witnesses
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 16, number 1 (Summer 1993). SUMMARY Newly installed Watchtower president Milton G. Henschel, 73, has inherited two major problems from his predecessor, Frederick W. Franz. When Franz died on...
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Deity of Christ
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society or Jehovah’s Witnesses, has always taught from its inception in 1896 that Jesus Christ was no more than a perfect man, “certainly not the supreme God Almighty in the flesh.” Amplifying this, they state...
Discussing Deity with Jehovah’s Witnesses
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 11, number 1 (1988). The full pdf can be viewed by clicking here. Encounters between Christians and Jehovah's Witnesses typically revolve around a discussion of deity. The reason for this is...
A Beginner’s Guide to Witnessing to the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jehovah’s Witnesses come to your door with one main objective: to place literature from the Watchtower Society in your hands so they can come back and discuss it with you. Are you ready? After giving a prepared introduction (usually about the sorry and frightening...
Jehovah’s Witnesses Defended: An Answer to Scholars and Critics
This book review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 21, number 2 (1998). Summary Critique of Jehovah’s Witnesses Defended: An Answer to Scholars and Critics Greg Stafford (Elihu Books, 1998) Jehovah’s Witnesses are not known for engaging...
Jehovah’s Witnesses — Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom
This book review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 17, number 1 (1994). Review of Jehovah's Witnesses — Proclaimers of God's Kingdom Anonymous (Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1993) This is the most significant book Jehovah's...
Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Christian?
ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES CHRISTIAN?- Introduction You’ve probably encountered them at your door. And you may have seen their Watchtower and Awake! magazines neatly displayed upon the counters of your local Laundromat. Who are the Jehovah’s Witnesses? Are they...
What Happens When We Die? Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Soul of Man
Jehovah’s Witnesses deny that man has a soul or spirit that has conscious existence after death. What does the Bible say?To Jehovah’s Witnesses, the word “soul” is interchangeable with the word “human.” In other words, they...
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Destination of Saved Humanity: Who Are the 144000 Witnesses?
WHO ARE THE 144,000 WITNESSES- Introduction Jehovah’s Witnesses say that 144,000 “anointed” Christians will go to heaven as spirits, while the rest of saved humanity will live on the earth. How should we respond to this teaching? WHO ARE THE 144,000 WITNESSES-...
The Resurrection of Jesus: What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe
THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS AND THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES- Introduction Jehovah’s Witnesses say that Jesus was raised as a spirit rather than in a glorified physical body. What does the Bible say? THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS AND THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES- Scripture-Twisting...
Are the Jehovah’s Witnesses Right about the Christian Trinity?
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AND THE TRINITY- Introduction Jehovah’s Witnesses are the most vocal critics in our society of the doctrine of the Trinity. Are their criticisms of the Trinity right? The CRI perspective in a moment. JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES AND THE TRINITY- The Attack...
The Name of God: Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Name of God
THE NAME OF GOD- Introduction Jehovah’s Witnesses take pride in their constant use of the name “Jehovah.” But are their teachings about the name “Jehovah” correct? THE NAME OF GOD- The Real Issue In discussing the name “Jehovah,” we need to point out that the issue is...
The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Jesus: Different from the Jesus of the Bible?
The Jehovah's Witnesses' Jesus- Introduction Jehovah’s Witnesses freely profess to believe in Jesus Christ. But what exactly is their view of Jesus? The Jehovah's Witnesses' Jesus- Very Different from the Scriptures Upon close examination, we find that Jehovah’s...
False Prophets: Are Jehovah’s Witnesses False Prophets?
ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES FALSE PROPHETS?- Introduction Jehovah’s Witnesses freely admit that they have made failed predictions in the past. Is this enough to categorize them as false prophets? The CRI Perspective in a moment. ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES FALSE PROPHETS?-...
A Holy Spirit Encounter with a Jehovah’s Witness
This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 39, number 01 (2016). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For more information about the Christian Research Journal,...
Is It Proper to Worship Jesus? Examining a Jehovah’s Witness Doctrine
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 23, number 4 (2001). For further information about Christian Research Journal please click here. SYNOPSIS Consistent with their denial of the deity of Christ, the Jehovah’s Witnesses deny...
Jehovah’s Witness Child Abuse Cover-Up Alleged
This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 2 (2002). Lack of media attention notwithstanding, to the victims of undisclosed child abuse by members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the scandal is no less...
Sharing Your Beliefs with a Jehovah’s Witness
SHARING YOUR BELIEFS WITH JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES- Introduction Jehovah’s Witnesses seem to have answers for everything. What’s the best way to witness and share your beliefs with a Jehovah’s Witness? SHARING YOUR BELIEFS WITH JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES- No Pat Answers!...
Benny Hinn/Kenneth Copeland/Todd Bentley
I get a lot of letters that come across my desk and some of them are letters from people who are just plain angry. Why are they angry? They don’t like what I’m saying about some of their favorite teachers. I recently got a letter from a man named William...
Q&A: Noah’s Flood, Audible Voice of God, and Boycotting LGBT Businesses
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Q&A: Raising a Family, the 144,000, and Salvation After the Rapture
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Q&A: What Happens After Death, One Day Is Like a Thousand Years, and God’s Eternality
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Q&A: Doubting Thomas, Overcoming Sin, and Watching MMA
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Q&A: Sermon on the Mount, Reading the Bible, and the Christian Standard of Living
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Q&A: The Bride of Christ, Jacob Wrestling With God, and Searching for the Kingdom of God
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The Heart of Christmas – Devotional – Day 13
The Preeminent Christ [Jesus Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. — Colossians 1:15 Please check back daily during the month of December as through Christmas we’ll have an entry from The Heart of Christmas: A Devotional for the...
The Heart of Christmas – Devotional – Day 11
Did the Christ of Christmas Claim to Be God? I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! —Revelation 1:17b–18a Please check back daily during the month of December as through Christmas we’ll have an entry from...
Q&A: Ghosts, Politics, and Memorizing Scripture
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Q&A: Origin of Evil, Paul’s Martyrdom, and Gap Theory
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How Can the Eternal Son of God be the Firstborn Over All Creation?
By Hank Hanegraaff In his letter to the Colossians, Paul called Jesus Christ “the firstborn over all creation” (Colossians 1:15). How can Christ be both the eternal Creator of all things and yet Himself be the firstborn? First, in referring to Christ as the firstborn,...
Q&A: Satan Causing Illnesses, Horror Movies, and Mediums
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Q&A: Revelation, Keeping the Sabbath, and Scripture Memorization
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Q&A: Brain Chemistry, the Great Flood, and the Creation of Evil
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Q&A: The Sermon on the Mount, Date Setters, and the Rapture
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Dealing With the Age of the Universe, and Q&A
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Belief in Things Unseen, and Q&A
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Q&A: Jesus Sending the Seventy-Two, Dating of Revelation, and Music Genres
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The Way, the Truth, and the Life, and Q&A
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The Firstborn Over All Creation, and Q&A
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The Bible’s Use of Metaphor, and Q&A
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One of the Oldest Christmas Traditions, and Q&A
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Q&A: Preaching in Jesus’ Name, Struggling With Sin, and Reconciliation
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Q&A: The Mark of the Beast, Cessationism, and Organ Donation
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Q&A: Homelessness, Students Leaving the Faith, and the Name of God
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