The hermeneutical errors of the Jehovah's Witnesses in relation to the deity of Christ /by Bryant Malcom Black.
- 1963.
- v, 90 leaves ; 29 cm.
Typescript. I. Present Importance and History of the Organization II. Distinctive Doctrines of the Jehovah's Witnesses III. The Correct Science of Hermeneutics IV. Hermeneutical Errors of the Jehovah's Witnesses In Relation to the Deity of Christ V. Summary and Conclusion
The present importance -- The history of the organization -- The organization. There is no Trinity -- Jehovah is God -- The Holy Spirit is God's active force -- Jesus Christ is God's first creation -- Christ's atonement is no guarantee to eternal life -- Man is a soul and hell is the grave -- Christ's second coming was in 1914 -- In the final immortal state some will be in heaven and others on earth. Hermeneutics -- Definition -- Importance -- Assumptions -- Limitations -- In relation to the Bible -- Divine -- Human -- General principles -- Grammatical approach -- Historical approach -- Geographic conditions -- Culture of the day -- Special principles -- Types -- Prophecies -- Parables. Failure to consider the immediate and wider contexts -- Matthew 1:23 -- John 1:18 -- John 1:34 -- John 5:34 -- John 8:58 -- John 10:34-36 -- John 14:1, 9 -- John 14:28 -- John 20:28 -- Revelation 1:17; 2:8 -- Violations of grammatical usage -- John 1:1 -- John 8:58 -- John 10:30 -- Philological errors -- Isaiah 9:6 -- Colossians 2:9 -- Insufficient attention to the original languages -- John 1:1, 2 -- John 8:58 -- Historical errors -- John 8:59 -- John 1:18. Immediate and wider contextual errors -- Knowledge of the scriptures -- Further proof of the deity of Christ -- A challenge.