I'm old, a retired history prof, and still interested in Watch Tower history. I'm a fan of Schulz and de Vienne's work. Schulz has written a short overview of the next book in their series. You can read that here: http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/
Interesting comments on WT history
by Old Goat 4 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Old Goat
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Magnum
Thanks. Got the link open right now.
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smiddy
Thanks for posting this you Old Goat , very interesting to see their earlier beliefs and how they have rationalised their subsequent changes with the excuse of New light , however they fail to mention the Old light was from the Holy Spirit also.
Old light given to JW`s , by Holy Spirit for a time as new light ,then discarded .
New light now given to JW`s by Holy Spirit for a time , then discarded as old light , and needs to be replaced by New light.
How many times has the light bulb been changed over these past 140 ? years ?
How many brain cells need to be replaced in Jehovah`s Witnesses heads before they wake up to the truth about the truth ?
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Old Goat
Well, Smid, they aren't writing a polemic but a history. They document doctrinal development in their first volume, and I understand there is some of that in the forthcoming second volume. The things you suggest are really fodder for a history of the Rutherford-Knorr era. Russell's doctrine remained remarkably stable until his death.
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Vidiot
smiddy - "How many times has the light bulb been changed over these past 140 years?
How many brain cells need to be replaced in Jehovah`s Witnesses heads before they wake up to the truth about the truth?"
How many GB members does it take to change a (New) Light bulb? :smirk: