Jehovah’s Witnesses are known for their worldwide preaching work. In fact, this is something that assures JWs of the truth of their organization….since nobody else is doing what they do. While I commend JWs for their dedication to Jehovah, I would challenge them to take a look at the ministries of “regular Christians” and recognize that…
Author: WordGirl
Hi! Thanks for dropping in. You are viewing my personal notes from my study of the NWT.
I'm a mom...a Christian...a student of the Bible...and a family member of Jehovah's Witnesses. (Never been one myself)
Please understand, my motive is not to bash anyone's faith, but in these short studies, to show examples of how the NWT is strategically translated to conform to watchtower teaching at the expense of what scripture really says. I'll show you how Watchtower's own Kingdom Interlinear Greek text agrees with my Bible (and all the English translations) far more closely than it's own New World Translation.
I'm not a scholar...I don't speak Greek or Hebrew. I can only use the tools available to an English speaker (just like anyone else). But what I have found may surprise you.
I hope you will consider my research a labor of love...because that's what it is. This is just me studying to be equipped to witness to my witness family and any other witness who will listen.
My prayer is that Jehovah would reveal the truth about "the truth"
-WordGirl
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