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- Who are the Friends of Jehovah’s Witnesses who have created this website?
- Why have the Friends of Jehovah’s Witnesses set up this site? What is your purpose?
- Should we really want to be on earth rather than heaven? Does the Bible give us that option?
- Are the Great Crowd the same as all the people in Paradise Earth?
- What is the role of the Great Crowd on Paradise Earth?
- Is the Great Crowd to be in heaven or on earth?
- Who are the “other sheep” of John 10:16?
- What happens to Anointed who do not make the 144,000
- As the Path Shines Brighter, does the Truth Change?
- Why does God Permit Evil and Human Suffering?
- What is the future mission of the Anointed for which they are now being prepared?
- Will Present Unbelievers Serve and Worship Jehovah on Paradise Earth?
- Will Everyone Be Resurrected from the Dead?
- Have People Received Final Judgment for the Past 6,000 or will they have an Opportunity for Judgment and Restitution on Paradise Earth?
- Will the wicked get an opportunity to repent in Paradise earth?
- Who will occupy the land of Israel in Paradise earth?
- Who does Jehovah make the New Covenant with?
- What prophecies regarding Israel’s regathering have already been or are being fulfilled?
RR,
I meant rules like the 141 rules of the JW. Where they try to run your life.
Doug
Doug, those “141 rules” are not Jehovah’s Witness rules that you will find in any of their publication. They are rules that some former JW made up and posted them to a website.
I guess if you read the New Testament and document everything a Christian could not do, you would come up with hundreds if not thousands of “rules”.
Thank you again. That is great to know! Right now I am searching for a Bible Student group to be a part of and maybe my wife too.
Richard,
Thank you very much for this! I did not realize that. I have another question. Do you know if the Bible Student Movement different groups have anything like the 141 rules like the JW? I was looking into the JW and my wife found these rules and they freaked us out and we decided not to pursue involvement with the JW.
Thanks,
Doug
No Doug,The only rules we have are in Gods word, “All scripture is inspired” If it is not in gods word,then we cannot invent rules to cover it.We have freedom in Christ,as long as we do not abuse that freedom!We do not have men telling us what is right-All our Elders are elected by the Eklesia(Congregation).Each class/congregation is Independant,we have no headquaters or central control,the Bible-Gods word is the tie that binds us together!Bro Richard.Bible Student-Australia
Hi Doug, may I ask where these “rules” are? As already mentioned. Bible Students as a whole do not have rules to abide by. We simply use the spirit to guide our thoughts and actions. I guess you can say there are “rules” for nominating Elders, Deacons and other church positions. But that’s about it!
RR
Thank you for the info. Does anyone know what the best bible to use and read for this belief?
Hello Doug,Welcome from Australian Bible Students.The Bible students have just released a new Bible called the RVIC(Which Stands for revised version Improved & corrected)Bro Peter will be able to advise you where you can get it.The cost in USA Is $30.00.I was a witness (as quite a few bible students in Australia,& many other countries were)for over 40 years,I found the Bible Students in 2010,& was rebaptised at one of our conventions in 2013,& have never Looked back since.I am sure our Brethren in the States will look after you.If you would like to know more about our world wide brotherhood & experiences after leaving the WTBTS,Pls feel free to contact me via this site,God bless.Richard.Tazzyman-Bible Student Australia
Thank you Peter for the email. I work M-F during the day. I do have a question, can one be baptized into the bible student belief? I have been baptized before.
Thanks,
Doug
Doug – Bible Students do provide baptism services which are requested and planned for in advance. Most who have become Bible Students are baptized again because they did not feel they understood what they were doing or that God accepted the first time they were Baptized. Others have felt that God accepted their Baptism prior and chose not to be baptized again with the Bible Students. Each New Creature in Christ has the liberty to make that decision for themselves. Find more about what the Bible teaches about Baptism at this link: https://www.friendsofjehovahswitnesses.com/2015/09/12/what-does-it-mean-to-be-baptized-into-christ/
Hello Peter K. and RR,
A rep. from the central Ohio group, http://www.biblestudents.com, did get in touch with me today and he said there are a few students in the Cincinnati area but no meetings. I wish there was or just some people to talk to by phone. I dont have Facebook. Thank you for your help. RR could you check to be for sure though? You both can email me also.
Thanks
Doug
Doug – Rolando as a former JW and researcher knows a lot. You are also welcome to give me a call. I will email you my phone #.
Doug I don’t have your e-mail, but you can e-mail me at RR144@aim.com
Hi Doug, There are Bible Students in the Ohio area. Not sure about Loveland/Cincinnati. I could check, I know we have brethren in the Columbus area. Unfortunately with Covid, like most churches, most brethren are meeting online via Zoom. Who knows when this will blow over. I’m sure some of the Bible Students here will be able to assist you with online meetings.
Hello. I am very interested in the Bible Student beliefs and believing in Jehovah in this way. I just do not want to join the local Kingdom Hall where I live here in Loveland OH. I am near Cincinnati OH and I have been researching to see if there are any Bible Student study groups that I could study with instead. If any one knows of any could they please contact me?
Thank you ahead of time for any assistance on this.
Doug Evans
Doug – http://www.biblestudents.com/ is based in Ohio and if you contact them, they should be able to direct you to the nearest study group. However, there are many online studies you can participate in. For example, we have a Wednesday night study at this link: https://www.friendsofjehovahswitnesses.com/2020/05/26/feb-6-wed-new-study-join-us-the-time-is-at-hand-volume-2-of-studies-in-the-scriptures/
If you let me know what you are interested in, I can direct you to an online study. For example, the Chicago Bible Students are studying the book of Genesis Tuesday night on the Internet. We also have a are covering topics from chapters in Studies in the Scriptures Tuesday and Thursday night. If any of this interests you, I can provide more information by emailing you directly.