The Foundation We Share
Before we can discuss what the Bible says about Jesus, we need to establish why the Bible's testimony matters. Here's the good news: we already agree on this.
Jehovah's Witnesses and Christians share something important: a deep respect for the Bible as God's Word. This page isn't an attack on your faith — it's an acknowledgment that we stand on common ground.
In fact, the Watchtower organization itself has set a remarkably high standard for Biblical authority. Consider their own words:
“Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God, and instead of adhering to a creed based on human tradition, they hold to the Bible as the standard for all their beliefs.”
— Watchtower Online Library
“The religion that is approved by God must agree in all its details with the Bible.”
— The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life
“If a religion really accepts the Bible as God's Word, it is not going to use certain parts of it and reject other parts.”
— Why It Is Wise to Examine Your Religion
“Sincere Bible students want to grasp and act upon the message that God inspired. If you are such a person, you need an accurate Bible translation. Really, you deserve nothing less.”
— Watchtower, “How Can You Choose a Good Bible Translation?”
These are powerful statements. The Watchtower has set the standard: the Bible is God's inspired Word, religion must agree with it in all its details, no part can be rejected, and an accurate translation is essential. We couldn't agree more.
The Watchtower's claims about Scripture are rooted in what the Bible itself teaches. Let's see what God's Word says about its own authority, inspiration, and sufficiency.
2 Timothy 3:16–17 (LSB)
“All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be equipped, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
2 Peter 1:20–21 (LSB)
“But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes by one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by the will of man, but men being moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”
John 10:35 (LSB)
“If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came — and the Scripture cannot be broken —”
Matthew 4:4 (LSB)
“But He answered and said, ‘It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
Isaiah 40:8 (LSB)
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.”
Deuteronomy 4:2 (LSB)
“You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I am commanding you.”
Proverbs 30:5–6 (LSB)
“Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words lest He reprove you, and you be proved a liar.”
Revelation 22:18–19 (LSB)
“I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.”
Acts 17:11 (LSB)
“Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”
If we agree the Bible is God's authoritative Word…
And if we agree that what God said matters — in all its details…
And if we agree that an accurate translation is essential…
Then doesn't it matter that we read what God actually said?
The Watchtower says the Bible is the ultimate authority. But they also teach something that directly contradicts this claim — that you cannot understand the Bible without their organization.
Compare the quotes above to what the Watchtower has also published:
“The Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals, regardless of how sincerely they may believe that they can interpret the Bible… the Bible cannot be properly understood without Jehovah's visible organization in mind.”
— Watchtower, October 1, 1967
“Unless we are in touch with this channel of communication that God is using, we will not progress along the road to life, no matter how much Bible reading we do.”
— Watchtower, December 1, 1981
“Let us face the fact that no matter how much Bible reading we have done, we would never have learned the truth on our own.”
— Watchtower, December 1, 1990
Do you see the contradiction?
On one hand: “The Bible is the standard for all beliefs”and “religion must agree in all its details with the Bible.”
On the other hand: “The Bible cannot be properly understood” without the Watchtower, and “no matter how much Bible reading we have done, we would never have learned the truth on our own.”
If the Bible alone is God's authoritative Word, but you need the Watchtower to understand it, then effectively the Watchtower becomes the real authority — not the Bible.
Jesus addressed this exact pattern:
Matthew 15:6, 9 (LSB)
“You invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition… But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”
When any organization places itself between you and the Word of God — claiming you cannot understand Scripture without them — they have made themselves the authority. Jesus warned against exactly this.
We're not asking you to abandon your faith. We're inviting you to do exactly what the Watchtower recommends: examine whether your religion agrees in all its details with the Bible.
The Bereans were called “noble-minded” because they didn't just accept what they were told — they examined the Scriptures for themselves. We're inviting you to do the same.
And that begins with one question: Does your Bible translation faithfully represent what God actually said?