GUIDING PRINCIPLE of The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society Revealed!

What is a Guiding Principle?

A Guiding Principle is a principle, precept or a fundamental truth that serves as the FOUNDATION for a system of beliefs or behaviors or for a chain of reasoning that guides an organization throughout its life in all circumstances, irrespective of changes in its goals, strategies or leaders.

The Guiding Principle of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society is:

Control of a “Religious Group” can be Achieved by keeping them Ignorant of what the Bible Really Teaches.

P  R  O  O  F

1. “An INDIVIDUAL MUST have The Watchtower to understand the Bible.” 1983 Yearbook, p. 21.

2. “Jehovah caused the Bible to be written in such a way that YOU NEED his human channel (WTBTS) to understand it.” The Watchtower, Feb. 15, 1981, p. 17.

3. “God has not arranged for that Word to speak independently or to shine forth life giving truths by itself. IT IS THROUGH HIS ORGANIZATION, The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, GOD PROVIDES THIS LIGHT.” The Watchtower, May 1, 1957, p. 274.

4. "All who want to understand the Bible should appreciate that the "greatly diversified WISDOM OF GOD" CAN BECOME KNOWN ONLY THROUGH Jehovah's channel of communication, THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE." The Watchtower, October 1, 1994, p. 8.

5. "It is through the columns of The Watchtower that Jehovah provides direction and constant scriptural counsel to His people." The Watchtower, May 1, 1964, p. 277.

6. “He wants his earthly servants united, and so he has made UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE TODAY DEPENDENT UPON associating with HIS ORGANIZATION (WTBTS).” The Watchtower, Nov. 1, 1967, p. 668.

THE WT ON STUDYING THE BIBLE

 7. “We may think of study as hard work, as involving heavy research. But in Jehovah’s organization it is not necessary to spend a lot of time and energy in research, for there are brothers in the organization who are assigned to do that very thing, to help you who do not have so much time for this, these preparing the good material in The Watchtower and other publications of the Society. But you do not study enough? Take this suggestion: Often the very best and most beneficial studying you do is that done when you read a new Watchtower or Awake! or a new book with the joy of getting the new truths.” The Watchtower, June 1, 1967, p. 338.

THE WT ON THE OPINIONS OF JW'S

8. "AVOID INDEPENDENT THINKING" . . . questioning the counsel that is provided by God’s visible organization (WTBTS).” The Watchtower, Jan. 15, 1983, p. 22.

9. “WE SHOULD MEEKLY GO ALONG WITH THE LORD'S THEOCRATIC ORGANIZATION and wait for further clarification, rather than balk at the first mention of a thought unpalatable to us and proceed to quibble and mouth our criticisms and opinions as though they were worth more than the slave's provision of spiritual food. Theocratic ones will appreciate the Lord's visible organization and not be so foolish as to put against Jehovah's channel their own human reasoning and sentiment and personal feelings." The Watchtower, Feb. 1, 1952, pgs. 79-80.

THE WT TO RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE

10. You MUST be part of Jehovah’s organization, doing God’s will, in order to receive his blessing of everlasting life. (You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth, 1982, p. 255).