Whether you're a doubter or another agitator, just look at what the Bible says:
Jesus seems to have been quite an agitator himself.
1- Jesus started one true Christian religion. After the Christian arrangement had been established for some time, the Apostle Paul under inspiration further showed at Ephesians 4:4, 5 that there must be just one body, or group, of true worshipers of God. Plus, Jesus taught us at Matthew 7:13, 14 that only a few people are on the narrow road to life.
But it doesn't mention anywhere in the Bible that JWs are the one true religion.
2- The Bible foretold at Matthew 7:15, 21-23 that after the death of the apostles, wrong teachings and unchristian practices would slowly come into the Christian congregation. And Acts 20:29, 30 show that men would draw away believers to follow them instead of Christ. That is why we see so many different religions that claim to be Christian, but that doesn't mean that they are all acceptable ways to God.
Those men could just as well be the Governing Body as anybody else, since it doesn't specify anyone by name.
3- The most outstanding mark of true Christians according to John 13:34, 35 is that they have real love among themselves. They are not taught to think that they are better than people of other races or skin color. They aren't taught to hate people from other countries. So they do not share in wars.
No, they're only taught to hate anyone who disagrees with them, which includes, let's see, almost everyone on earth. They don't share in wars but they're all sitting around hoping desperately for the big one that's gonna kill, oops, that would be almost everyone on earth again, including own friends and relatives. I'm not seeing the love here.
4- Another mark of true religion is that its members have a deep respect for the Bible. They accept it as the Word of God and believe what it says. They treat God's Word as being more important than human ideas or customs, as Jesus stressed that importance at Matthew 15:1-3, 7-9. They try to live by the Bible in their everyday life. So they do not preach one thing and then practice another.
There's an awful lot of room for interpretation in living by the bible. There's not a single word in there that specifies JWs as having the right interpretation. But maybe that's just a mistake in the translation.
5- According to Matthew 6:9 the true religion must also honor God's name. Jesus made God's name, Jehovah, known to others. True Christians must do the same.
I'm not getting this. Lots of non-JWs use the name Jehovah. JWs use the name Jehovah. Where's the specialness?
6- True Christians must preach about God's Kingdom. Jesus did so. He always talked about the Kingdom. At Matthew 24:14 and 28:19 he commanded his disciples to preach this same message in all the earth. That Kingdom is the only thing that will bring true peace and security to this earth
Well, I meet lots of people who preach to me about Jesus as saviour. They're all over the place. So no extra credit points there.
7- Jesus' disciples must be no part of this wicked world, as stated at John 17:16. They do not get involved in the world's political affairs and social controversies. They avoid the harmful conduct, practices, and attitudes that are common in the world.
Jesus himself certainly DIDN'T avoid them, he started the biggest political controversy of his time, by saying the people in power were corrupt. Religon WAS politics, and pretty much still is, maybe that's why the JWs joined up with the UN? And lots of JWs indulge in the harmful conduct, practices and attitudes that are common in the world. Exes on here talk all the time about the hypocrital hanky-panky they saw going on, from wife beating to pedophilia to alcoholism, and lord knows I've seen enough of it myself. There's scandal and nonsense from top to bottom and beginning to end of this organisation. Then JWs say, oh but that's just imperfect people. Okay, well then exactly who is it that is supposed to be the basis of this particular "proof" that JWs are the one true religion?
