by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 28, 2019 | Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, MCOI Journal, No. 3, Resurrection, Volume 12, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
(Originally printed in the Fall 2006 Issue of the MCOI Journal ) The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (WTBTS)1The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (WTBTS) is the government or clergy of the Jehovah’s Witnesses calls itself a Christian organization, yet they deny...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 28, 2018 | Bible, Bible study, Faithful and Discreet Slave, False Prophecy, False Prophet, False Teacher, Heresy, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, NAR, New Apostles and Prophets, New Apostolic Reformation, Resurrection, The Mirror BIble, The Passion Bible
Some years ago, Bob Anderson of Watchman Fellowship and Erich Grieshaber -former JW and now evangelist – did a short skit called “The Custom Bible Company” at one of the annual Witnesses Now for Jesus Conventions. Although it was a spur of the moment skit that...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 12, 2018 | Adoptionism, Christ in Me International a Cult, Cults and Religions, Definitions, Deity of Christ, False Teacher, Heresy, Hermeneutics, Jesus Resurrection, Resurrection
Christ in Me International (CiMI) is a New Religious Movement developing in South Africa. We were alerted to its existence when we began receiving emails and requests for information: Is this a group that falls within the historic Christian faith but engages in some...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 29, 2018 | Bart Ehrman, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Seminar, John Dominic Crossan, Resurrection, Theological liberalism
Most of us will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord this Sunday. For many, the significance of the celebration gets lost in the now predominant popular “add-ons,” such as Easter eggs, bunny rabbits, and the like. The awe and wonder of the historical event and its...
by Joy A Veinot | Mar 22, 2018 | Christ and the Church, Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Resurrection, Salvation, Theology
(This originally appeared in the March/April 1997 edition of the MCOI Journal) I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teens and early twenties, I became very skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say I...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 26, 2017 | Atheism, Atheist, Deity of Christ, False Teacher, Gnostic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Moonies, Mormon, Mormonism, Resurrection, Trinity
I have recently been involved in an online conversation with a self-described atheist. He raised some questions that I thought might be of interest to our readers. He writes: I just find it fascinating how each of the more significant divisions of Christianity...
