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Testimony of a Former Jehovah's Witness

Jason Wright is pastor of Bourne Evangelical Church. In this testimony, Jason shares how he was marvelously saved out of the Watch Tower Society aka Jehovah's Witnesses. For ten years, Jason and his family were dedicated and committed members of Jehovah's organisation and gave everything to faithfully serve what they believed to be the true religion on earth. With the promise of Armageddon imminent, there was no time to waste. However, as time proceeded, Jason and his wife Jenny, became disillusioned and sought answers. As Jason searched the Scriptures, it pleased the Father to reveal His Son and after a long struggle, Jason and his wife came to find the true Jesus and left the Jehovah's Witnesses losing everything.

May God see fit to bless many as Jason and Jenny share their story.

Testimony of a Former Jehovah's Witness

Jason Wright is pastor of Bourne Evangelical Church. In this testimony, Jason shares how he was marvelously saved out of the Watch Tower Society aka Jehovah's Witnesses. For ten years, Jason and his family were dedicated and committed members of Jehovah's organisation and gave everything to faithfully serve what they believed to be the true religion on earth. With the promise of Armageddon imminent, there was no time to waste. However, as time proceeded, Jason and his wife Jenny, became disillusioned and sought answers. As Jason searched the Scriptures, it pleased the Father to reveal His Son and after a long struggle, Jason and his wife came to find the true Jesus and left the Jehovah's Witnesses losing everything.

May God see fit to bless many as Jason and Jenny share their story.

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Over the past year we’ve brought you stories about tacos, taxidermy, and DDT. But at the same time we’ve been thinking about and researching medicine—specifically, how outsiders to the field have helped change the ways doctors practice. Join us to find out how philosophers, transgender patients, and Jehovah’s Witnesses have influenced health care in the United States over the past few decades. 

Show Clock

00:04 Intro
01:41 Transgender and intersex patients
06:51 Bioethicists
09:55 Jehovah's Witnesses

Credits

Hosts: Michal Meyer and Bob Kenworthy
Guest: Mariel Carr
Producer: Mariel Carr
Associate Producer: Rigoberto Hernandez

Music

"Nature Kid" by Podington Bear, courtesy of the Free Music Archive. Additional music courtesy of the Audio Network.

Al talks about Chanukah, attending an Italian feast, more Jehovah's Witness information, gaining more Twiitter followers, a surprise gift from Siri then the silent treatment, almost falling for another internet guru, the continuing fight for net neutrality, the high cost of fruit specifically apples and coming up with a better way to introduce kids to Santa Claus.

Al talks about what last week's suspicious package was, a conversation with a drunken neighbor, his Thanksgiving,his up and down weight, peoples confusion between hips and knees, small talk, Jehovah's Witnesses and their lack of holidays, the realization that he is an email whore, the enormous amount of motivational gurus on Twitter and the passing of his last living uncle.

• Jehovah’s Witness Leader Rants Against Higher Education, Saying It’ll Lead to “Spiritual Disaster”  Read more: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/01/26/jehovahs-witness-leader-rants-against-higher-education-saying-itll-lead-to-spiritual-disaster/#ixzz3Q3FPwCbK

• Mike Huckabee: Chapel Services In Public Schools Will End School Shootings - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/mike-huckabee-chapel-services-public-schools-will-end-school-shootings#sthash.eON3GksZ.dpuf

• Mike Huckabee: ‘God’s blessing’ will make me president to stop the atheist ‘secular theocracy’

• Bobby Jindal's Prayer Rally Advocates Putting Christians In Control Of Government And All Aspects Of Society - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/bobby-jindals-prayer-rally-advocates-putting-christians-control-government-and-all-aspects-s#sthash.QiXS8IUZ.dpuf

• Fischer: You'll Never 'Find A More Directly Demonic Energy Than When You Deal With The Homosexual Agenda' - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-youll-never-find-more-directly-demonic-energy-when-you-deal-homosexual-agenda#sthash.eXppM1lo.dpuf

• Fox radio host: Jesus would thank ‘American sniper’ for sending ‘godless’ Muslims to ‘the lake of fire’

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In this concluding part, we answer the question 'where will man spend eternity'.  According to Watch Tower doctrine, those who belong to God will spend eternity on paradise earth.   What does the Bible say?  We also examine the doctrine of salvation and ask the question 'how is a man saved?'  Is it by works or by grace?  What role does faith play?  Is faith works?

We conclude by looking at some of the 'changes' in Watch Tower teaching over the last century and even into this one.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses deny the eternal nature of man, i.e. the continued existence of the soul of man after death and instead believe that upon death man ceases consciously to exist until such time as he is resurrected.  This doctrine is known as the doctrine of Soul Sleep.  We tackle and expose this doctrine head on in this teaching, proving from Scripture that man is more than simply a material being empowered by God's life force but that he actually is a living eternal being.  We also consider what the Watch Tower teaches regarding the doctrine of hell and eternal punishment.

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/bethesdashalom/2d_Jehovahs_Witnesses_Pt4.pdf

This teaching follows on from part 2 in continuing to look at the heresies taught by the Watch Tower concerning the person and deity of Jesus Christ.  In what sense was Jesus worshiped?  Was His resurrection bodily or spiritual?  

We also explore in this teaching what Jehovah's Witnesses teach and believe about the Holy Spirit.  Is the Holy Spirit a person or simply God's active force?  

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Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that there are two classes of people within its organisation.  There are those belonging to an earthly class known as the “Great Crowd” and make up 99.9% of all practising Jehovah’s Witnesses on the earth today.  Then there are those belonging to the heavenly class who are known as the “anointed class”.  The anointed class or the “little flock” consists of 144,000

In this teaching we begin to look Biblically at some of the heresies of the Watch Tower, including the doctrine of the 144,000, the doctrine of God and the Trinity and the deity and person of Jesus Christ.

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As of 2012, there are approximately 7.5 million members of Jehovah’s visible organization – aka Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide, spanning over 235 countries which were more than was represented at the London Olympic Games in which 205 countries were represented by their respective athletes.  In the UK, there is a reported 130,000 practising members.  Their infamous Watchtower magazine is the most widely circulated magazine in the world, with an average monthly print run of nearly 45,000,000 copies each month.  It is made available in 209 different languages including sign and brail.  Last year Jehovah’s Witnesses conducted a staggering 8.5 million Bible studies worldwide resulting in a quarter of a million new members being baptized worldwide.  

In this teaching we give an overview of some of the key beliefs and practices of this organisation along with a sketch of its history and beginnings.

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The 19th Century has been rightly been identified as the spawning ground for the cults.  Many of the major cults that are with us today were birthed in the later end of the 19th century which saw a literal explosion of false prophets and teachers which has carried right through to the last century.  Joseph Smith, Charles T. Russell, William Miller and Ellen G. White are just a handful of such false teachers and prophets to rise out of the 19th Century – The cults that they forged and founded; namely Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Seventh Day Adventists have influenced millions for the cause of Satan!!   Jesus warned His disciples when asked about the sign of His coming and the end of the world, saying ”…many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many” (Mat. 24:11).

In this teaching we look at the definition of what constitutes a cult.  We look at the warnings given in the Bible of the rise of such groups who would secretly bring in damnable heresies.  We too look at the emotional and psychological strongholds that cults have on their victims.  

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