Hi LoveBeachGirl,

Are they inspired by Jehovah or are they directed by Jehovah?
This question has amazing consequences when you think about. Jehovah's Witnesses believe the Bible is inspired and infallible. Yet, would say the current authored material in Awake!, The Watchtower and other publications is not so inspired, thus allowing for human error. But a pure human effort is not what is promoted either. A sort of middle ground of "God Directed" is what is put forth. Thus the wisdom and truth value of JW publications is believed to be greater than outside material that is "mere human wisdom".

However the short history has demonstrated several significant changes in doctrinal position. Yet any question or doubt about current understanding is forbidden and considered disloyal. If all this were academic no harm would be done, but such is not the case. People really did avoid vaccinations and organ transplants to their harm when the current understanding said God had forbidden them. A later change in understanding comes too late.

The question of the Bible being inspired is a good one too. Again, when considered objectively, a God who would "inspire" the text of the Bible is someone I would rather not be involved with. It reminds me of Miss California when asked about same-sex marriage, she answered "I would rather be Biblically Correct than Politically Correct". What do you mean by that Miss California? By that do you mean homosexual behaviour between two males should be a capital offence punishable by death? (Leviticus 20:13). Jehovah's Witnesses, like many other Bible-based religions, use sophisticated whitewashing techniques to gloss over what a plain reading of the Bible really indicates. The Biblical moral code is horrid. If someone actually followed such in modern life people would be appalled. Even Biblical heroes like Josiah and Jehu were incredible intolerant religious terrorists.

Take the leap my dear Jehovah's Witness friend, and just consider the possibility the real truth is God does not exist. Once you do, you'll see just how logical such an understanding really is!

Cheers,
Rawe