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Actually, there is no denominational church today that is structured like the Early Church. The Early Watchtower actually was structured like the Early Church, but Rutherford changed that after Russell’s death. Bible Students today still structure their congregations in this Biblical manner. According to the Bible, the election of elders by Holy Spirit anointed congregational Read more… Meet and get to know other Former JWs, Bible Students and maybe even Conscience Class JWs who are seeking an outlet for freedom of expression Facebook – Friends of Jehovah’s Witnesses Facebook – Kingdom Christians – administered by Joe Emerson Facebook – Charles Taze Russell for Truth – administered by Ronald Day
THE RECORDING CAN BE HEARD HERE: DavidSteinInterviewNov12-2011 On Saturday November 12, Ex-JW and former Circuit Overseer Richard Rawe interviewed David Stein a former JW and Bethelite, who is now a Bible Student Elder. David Stein will tell the story of how he was disfellowshipped from the Jehovah’s Witnesses and how his wife was warned Read more… The first ten requests can receive one free copy each of this booklet: C.T. Russell Not Founder of JWs You can order your request by emailing me at BibleStudents1@Gmail.com with your name and mailing address. This information will be kept confidential, but you can request to be included on our event announcement emailing list. Read more… Religion is an extremely sensitive issue for many people — nations go to war over religious differences. Its no surprise that families do, too. In a careless disregard for life the following article in addition to others have been printed, read and studied by J..Witnesses around the world. The November 15, 2011 Study version of Read more… An official magazine for Jehovah’s Witnesses that described those who leave the church as “mentally diseased” is at the centre of a police inquiry, it has emerged. Read more from the UK Telegraph here: Check out related articles on the “Ask Jacqueline” page of this website. The official magazine for Jehovah’s Witnesses has described Read more… “Although the Bible makes a clear distinction between true and false teachings, God allows each person the freedom to choose how he or she will respond. (Deuteronomy 30:19, 20) No one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family. Does Read more… Definition of Fading: is making your presence felt less and less in the congregation until you are almost invisible, not missed, so you can quietly leave. To Fade or not to Fade? Before making a decision to Fade, there are a few issues we need to consider first. Making changes in our lives Read more… The concept of the apostasy as a “falling away” is clearly defined in the Scriptures. The prophetic and historic “apostasy” of the Christian Age has been the Papacy (2 Thessalonians 2:3-8). The Historic Apostasy—and Many Apostasies. As the “mystery of evil [lawlessness],” the apostasy was already fomenting in the Apostles’ day with “elders” emerging as Read more… For over forty years, the early Watchtower taught freedom of thought and liberty in Christ. After the death of C.T. Russell in 1916, everything changed. Here is what the Watchtower used to publish. The following quotes are taken from “The New Creation” book, Volume 6 of C.T. Russell’s Studies in the Scriptures series, starting on Read more… To the contrary, in the early days (1877-1916), the Watchtower was simply a publishing house and lecture service, making its resources available to the Bible Students worldwide. The Watchtower did not govern or manage any congregations. Each congregation had full liberty in Christ to make their own decisions and elect their own elders annually, by Read more… For decades Charles Taze Russell’s legacy has been associated with Jehovah’s Witnesses in published accounts that inaccurately list him as their founder. In 1997, Professor David S. Doran corrected the matter by writing the editor of The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia and delivering a more accurate account of Brother Charles Taze Russell’s life. Through Professor Doran’s Read more… On Saturday April 2, Ex-JW and former Circuit Overseer Richard Rawe interviewd Russ Marten (an elder with the Chicago Bible Students Congregation) about what the Bible says about the formation and structure of the Bible Student congregation, how the early church is set up and how the Bible Students model themselves after this. You can Read more… For Years it has been said that Bible Students are guilty of creature worship. That this “creature worship” led to the largest schism in Watchtower history, and separated the “Faith Slave Class” from the “Evil Slave Class”. What is the creature they are charged with worshipping? None other then Charles Taze Russell, organizer of the Read more… |
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