There are two areas that I want to recognize this organization in.
First, they have tried to make sense of the whole Bible. Yes, I know that they have bent the meaning of some passages and ignored others. (Be truthful. Many denominations and part of the Christian Church have done that.) The particular belief that the J.W.s have brought out and tried to make sense of that others for many years ignored was what the Bible says about the 'end times'. The J.W.s speak of a new earth, a renewed earth which will be the paradise that God always wanted for mankind. The honest inquiry into the passages about God's plans for the Earth in the future, I believe, forced mainstream denominations to address this part of the Bible. The second thing I want to recognize this organization for is the reasoned way that they address congregation size and plan for growth. It is my understanding that when a congregation gets to a certain number, the rules of the organization require that the congregation split into two congregations. I studied the 'life cycle' of organizations in college and learned that there is a time (size) in the life of an org. when it is prone to split because of fighting factions or to lose steam. It seems that the Jehovah's Witnesses org. has at least tried to address this difficulty with organiztions.
That's all for now.
One more thing: Someone asked if I believe in the trinity, and the divinity of Jesus, and why.
(I guess they asked because I was recognizing the J.W.'s.) Yes, I do believe that Jesus is God.
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