Trickery in WT publications
by bottleofwater 3 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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TTWSYF
Tricker in WT publication !?!?
Wow, that's an understatement! I'm still not over the out right lies in the "Should you beleive in the Trinity" booklet. Not trickery, but blatant lies.
Trickery? If it were trickery we'd all have a laugh....it would be as if the WTS wasn't a cult...but we know better, right?
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TheOldHippie
I do not QUITE see the thourough research done by the blogger in stating that:
An example would be (not a real one, but close enough) 8 "He brought their livestock to blah blah blah." and they would make it refer to the King of one place. and then they would explain verse 9: "He took them to a great mountain." to mean a totally different character, even though the context actually shows that there is no switch in who the passage is referring to.
Not quite easy to find out exactly what trickery he is referring to ..................
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kurtbethel
I do not QUITE see the thourough research done by the blogger in stating that:
An example would be (not a real one, but close enough) 8 "He brought their livestock to blah blah blah." and they would make it refer to the King of one place. and then they would explain verse 9: "He took them to a great mountain." to mean a totally different character, even though the context actually shows that there is no switch in who the passage is referring to.
Not quite easy to find out exactly what trickery he is referring to ..................
Yes, an example would be helpful.
The Watchtower is inherently a dishonest publication because of the philosophy behind those who write it. The basis is that they have a structure of doctrines they want followers to accept. They steal some of the credibility that people give the Bible as a way for their teachings to have credibility. The problem is that the Bible only partially intersects with their doctrines, so they have to resort to various kinds of dishonest writing to make it appear to fit. Watchtower publications are chock full of logical fallacies, scriptural twisting and speculations, unsubstantiated claims, weasel words and outright dishonesty.
One example you will often find is that if you accept their teachings you will have a prospect of eternal life in paradise. A prospect. Did Jesus, Paul, John or any other speaker in the Bible ever offer a prospect? No. It is not found. But that is what the Watchtower offers you in return for obeying their instruction in how to run your life. What exactly is a prospect? Well, consider that when you go into a casino with money, you have a prospect of winning a jackpot. Gold prospectors have a prospect of finding enough gold to pay for their supplies and equipment if they happen to look in the right place long enough to get enough to find enough, and if the gold market values it enough. Think about that when you see the word "prospect" in a publication or hear it in a talk.