- Russell in 1911 - Founder of
Jehovah's Witnesses
- Born Charles Taze Russell
- February 16, 1852 - Allegheny, PA Pennsylvania, US
- Died October 31, 1916
(aged 64) - Pampa, TX
Occupations · Writer · pastor
- Pastor Russell, was an American Unitarian
restorationist minister from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and founder
of what is now known as the Bible Student movement.[1][2][page
needed] He was an early Christian Zionist.[3]
In July 1879, Russell began publishing a monthly religious magazine,
Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence. In 1881,
he co-founded Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society with William Henry
Conley as president; in 1884 the corporation was officially registered,
with Russell as president. Russell wrote many articles, books,
tracts, pamphlets and sermons, totaling approximately 50,000
printed pages. From 1886 to 1904, he published a six-volume Bible
study series originally titled Millennial Dawn, later renamed
Studies in the Scriptures, nearly 20 million copies of which
were printed and distributed around the world in several languages
during his lifetime.[4] (A seventh volume was commissioned by
his successor as society president, Joseph Rutherford, and published
in 1917.) The Watch Tower Society ceased publication of Russell's
writings in 1927,[5] though his books are still published by
several independent groups.
After Russell's death, a crisis surrounding Rutherford's leadership
of the society culminated in a movement-wide schism. As many
as three-quarters of the approximately 50,000[6] Bible Students
who had been associating in 1917 had left by 1931. This shift
resulted in the formation of several groups that retained variations
on the name Bible Students. Those who maintained fellowship with
the Watch Tower Society adopted the name Jehovah's witnesses
in 1931,[7] while those who severed ties with the Society formed
their own groups including the Pastoral Bible Institute in 1918,
the Laymen's Home Missionary Movement in 1919, and the Dawn Bible
Students Association in 1929.
Charles Taze Russell was born to Scotch-Irish parents,[8] immigrant
Joseph Lytel Russell /'l?t?l/ (1813-1897) and Ann Eliza Birney
(1825-1861), on February 16, 1852, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
Russell was the second of five children, of whom two survived
into adulthood. His mother died when he was 9 years old.[9]
The Russells lived for a time in Philadelphia before moving to
Pittsburgh, where they became members of the Presbyterian Church.
When Charles was in his early teens, his father made him partner
of his Pittsburgh haberdashery store. By age twelve, Russell
was writing business contracts for customers and given charge
of some of his father's other clothing stores.[10] At age thirteen,
Russell left the Presbyterian Church to join the Congregational
Church. In his youth he was known to chalk Bible verses on fence
boards and city sidewalks in an attempt to convert unbelievers;
he particularly noted the punishment of hell awaiting the unfaithful.[11]
At age sixteen, a discussion with a childhood friend on faults
perceived in Christianity (such as contradictions in creeds,
along with medieval traditions) led Russell to question his faith.
He investigated various other religions, but concluded that they
did not provide the answers he was seeking.[12] In 1870, at age
eighteen, he attended a presentation by Adventist minister Jonas
Wendell. Russell later said that, although he had not entirely
agreed with Wendell's arguments, the presentation had inspired
him with a renewed zeal and belief that the Bible is the word
of God.[13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Taze_Russell
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Jehovah's Witnesses is a nontrinitarian millenarian
restorationist Christian denomination. As of 2022, the
group reported approximately 8.5 million members involved
in evangelism. The denomination is directed by a group of elders
in Warwick, New York, United States, known as the Governing Body
of Jehovah's Witnesses. Wiki.
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In my early days of ministry, waaaaay before
the Tubes of You, I used to frequent many events that surrounded
the Jehovah's Witness religion. One thing I'd do is visit their
Kingdom Hall. This is different from the time I went to visit
a psychic. My theology wasn't a metaphysical mess this time.
This was a very educational and fruitful time for me, and to
the best of my memory, I want to share what my first visit was
like. I wanted to respect the privacy of the women I attended
the Kingdom Hall with, so I didn't mention them by name or give
details about their lives. There's no way they'd ever have gone
to church with me, because to them our churches are worldly,
of the devil. Me going to them led to many very Gospel-centered
conversations and thoughtful challenges to their beliefs that
I was able to put forth that I otherwise wouldn't have had an
opportunity to do. *I want to be clear and say that I'm not saying
that every Christian needs to go visit a Kingdom Hall, especially
someone that is new in the faith or isn't equipped to enter into
that kind of situation. I was ready, willing, equipped, and knew
exactly what I was walking into and did it for good reasons and
it ended up being a very fruitful thing for me with sharing the
Gospel effectively with JW's. This was the very roots of my ministry.
I like to revisit this time in my life often to remind myself
that there are people that are in the bondage of strict legalistic
religion and know nothing of the love of God. They are stuck
with rigid religious rules that they'll never be able to follow,
and it's a reminder to me of the power of the Gospel and that
Jesus can indeed free them from their bondage. |
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The New World Translation made
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translations I've ever seen. It's made by Jehovah's Witnesses
for Jehovah's Witness theology. This means there have been a
LOT of changes made to it to fit their beliefs. But even then,
is it possible to use it to show them the Gospel and even show
them that Jesus is Jehovah God, one of the most repulsive doctrines
by the religion? My guest Vada Hedgeman, a former gang member
now turned apologist, has a very creative strategy for doing
just that. Join us and see how using their own publications is
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Finally! It's here! The beginning
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introducing some of the topics I'll cover in depth over the next
few weeks. I also speak about why it's so important to reach
out to them. I know there will be a variety of Christians who
watch these videos, but I'm making them with the assumption that
most Christians don't grasp the full extent of the doctrines,
the extreme indoctrination, troubling scandals, and the knowledge
with how to effectively witness to them. |
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This is Part 2 of the Series.
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New Ager or the typical unbeliever. It's paramount, in my opinion,
to understand why they're so difficult to reach. So what's the
'secret sauce' to the Witnesses undying devotion to their Watchtower
Organization? Mind Control. Yes, it's a real thing. In this video,
I break down why and how the Jw's are under spiritual and mental
lockdown, and why it's so important to connect with them understanding
this perspective. I refer to Steven Hassan's work on this. He's
an ex-cult member, now a cult expert. I go over his BITE model:
Behavior Control, Information Control, Thought Control, and Emotional
Control. |
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This is Part 3 of this Jehovah's
Witness 101 series. In this video, I get more into JW world and
their doctrines. I talk about some do's and dont's on how to
talk to them, some JW terminology, and what some of their basic
beliefs are about what they call the 'Great Crowd' and the 'Anointed'.
it's supposed to be somewhat exhaustive. I expand in many areas
on these topics with the intent of giving you good information
so you can reach the Jehovah's Witness with effectiveness and
love. Some of my favorite websites for learning about jw's and
how to reach them: 4jehovah.org jwfacts.com 4witness.org evidenceministries.org
towertotruth.net mmoutreach.org lovetoshareministries.com watchman.org |
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