WHAT DOES THE BIBLE Really TEACH? A WT book—Chapter 4 Part 1 "Who is Jesus Christ"

DISCLAIMER--I will, by no means, exhaustively write about each and every error in each and every chapter of this book—that would require a book several times the size of this WT book. I will pick out a topic or two from each chapter to write about. Some will be a “mole hill” in the landscape of Bible doctrine and others will be a “Mt. Everest.”

Chapter 4, “Who is Jesus Christ?,” Here the WT introduces God’s active force (i.e. the Holy Spirit), but I am going to wait until Chapter 10, “Spirit Creatures—How they Affect Us,” to deal with this topic. On page 41 is where the WT took the mirror of truth and shattered it into a million pieces. If I quote from WDTBRT, that will be in RED. “As a spirit creature in heaven, Jesus had a special relationship with Jehovah.” The WT teaches that Jesus, before he came to earth, was Michael the Archangel and after he was crucified he rose again as a spirit creature—the WT does not believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus. Hebrews 1:8 should put this notion to rest: “For to which of the angels did He ever say, “You are my son, Today I have begotten You”? And again, “I will be a Father to Him and He shall be a Son to Me”?

Back to WDTBRT second paragraph second sentence. He (Jesus) is called “the firstborn of all creation,” for he was God’s first creation. (Colossians 1:15)

Where to begin??? Firstborn does not mean First Created. The Greek language, used in most of the New Testament, is a very expressive language with words to describe just about every nuance a word can have. There is a Greek word for First Created (protoktizo) which was in use during Paul’s lifetime, which Paul DID NOT use here in Colossians. So Paul did not want to say Jesus was First Created but First Born (prototikto)—what does that mean? It can mean the first born child in a family (Luke 2:7), but it can also mean "pre-eminence." In Psalm 89:20, 27 it says, "I have found David My servant; with My holy oil I have anointed him . . . I also shall make him My first-born.” As you can see, David, who was the last one born in his family, was called the firstborn by God. This is a title of preeminence. You can also see this in Gen. 41:51-52.

Gen. 41:51-52, "And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, said he, God hath made me forget all my toil.  And the name of the second he called Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction." Now at Jer. 31:9 Ephraim is named the Firstborn," . . . for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn."

Scripture best interprets scripture. Firstborn does not require a meaning of first created as the Jehovah's Witnesses say it means here. "Firstborn" can mean the first born person in a family or it can also be a title of preeminence.

WDTBRT second paragraph third sentence, There is something else that makes this Son special. He is the “only-begotten Son.” (John 3:16) Concerning the term “only begotten Son” and its correct meaning see this excellent article here. What this article shows is that Jesus is EQUAL TO THE FATHER IN NATURE but is SUBORDINATE TO THE FATHER IN MISSION.

The WT also references Colossians 1:16 and says: “Jesus is also the only one whom God used when He created all other things.” Col. 1:16 in the NWT states, “because by means of him all other things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All other things have been created through him and for him.” 

There is just one tiny problem—the WT has changed verse 16 to match their doctrine—they did not change their doctrine to match scripture. Look at Col. 1:16 in the KIT and you will see that the word “other” is NOT IN THE GREEK, it has been ADDED BY THE WT. The verse in the Greek states that Jesus “created ALL THINGS in the heavens and on the earth and ALL THINGS have been created through him and for him.” Combine Col. 1:16 with Hebrews 3:4, “Of course, every house is constructed by someone, but the one who constructed all things is God,” and Revelation 4:11, “You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created.” The Greek word for ALL THINGS in Col. 1:16-17,  Heb. 3:4 and Rev. 4:11 is the same Greek word.  Could this mean that Jesus is God? Isaiah 44:24 should seal the deal. It reads, “This is what Jehovah says, your Repurchaser, Who formed you since you were in the womb: “I am Jehovah, who made everything. I stretched out the heavens BY MYSELF, And I spread out the earth. Who was with me?” (NWT) The WT would have you believe that the Archangel Michael was with God—God drew up the blue prints for creation and Michael (soon to be Jesus) did the work. See below Colossians 1:16-17 from the WT's' own Bible, The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures. Noticed that the left side, the original Greek side, the God breathed side states that Jesus created All Things. The WT, when translating the Greek into readable English for their NWT , has added the word "other" four times to give their followers the illusion that their Bible teaches that Jesus created "all other things" when God's Holy Word, the left side, states that Jesus created ALL THINGS, declaring that Jesus is God.

What Does the Bible Really Teach--A WT Book Chapter 4 Part 2 is here.