Reasoning with Jehovah's Witnesses

Subject Index

 

 
Introduction 
Preface 
Part 1: The Nature of God 
1. The Deity of Christ 
2. The Personality of the Holy Spirit 
3. The Trinity 
Part 2: The Nature of Man 
4. The Spirit of Man 
5. The Soul of Man 
6. The Nature of Death 
7. Resurrection 
8. The Nature of Hell 
Part 3: God's People 
9. Israel 
10. The 144,000 
11. God's Organization 
12. The Great Crowd 
13. The Faithful and Discreet Slave 
14. Persecution 
Part 4: Man's Salvation 
15. The Gospel 
16. Being Born Again 
17. Salvation 
18. Justification 
19. Sufficiency of Christ's Redemption 
20. Relationship with Christ 
21. Christian Freedom 
22. Witnessing 
Part 5: The Last Days 
23. The Return of Christ 
24. Watchtower Chronology -- The Year 1914 
25. The Rapture 
26. The Kingdom 
27. The New Heaven and New Earth 
Bibliography 
Appendix A: Disassociation Letter 
Appendix B: The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 
Scripture Index 
Subject Index 
 
 

Subject Index

Afterlife              Death, Q2
   Soul                Soul, Q2
   Spirit              Spirit, Q2
Angels
   Worship of          Deity of Christ, Q15
Body
   Sleep               Death, Q1
Bondage
   Freedom from men's  Freedom, Q3
Born Again
   Meaning of          Born Again, Q1
   Necessity of        Born Again, Q1
  
Chronology (1914)      Chronology (1914)
   Importance of       Chronology (1914), Q1
Church                 Organization, Q1
Composition of man     Soul, Q1
   Soul                Soul
   Spirit              Spirit
  
Death                  Death
   Sleep               Death, Q1
Deity of Christ        Deity of Christ
   Summary             Deity of Christ, Summary 1, Summary 2
 
Earth
   Creation of new     Earth, Q2
   Destruction of old  Earth, Q1
  
Faith
   Justification by    Justification, Q1
Faithful & Discreet Slave
   Faithfulness of     Faithful & Discreet Slave, Q3
   Plurality of        Faithful & Discreet Slave, Q1
   Trusting in         Faithful & Discreet Slave, Q4
   When identified     Chronology (1914), Q1
                       Faithful & Discreet Slave, Q2
Firstborn              Deity of Christ, SCU by JW's
Freedom
   From Intellectualism  Freedom, Q1
   From men's bondage  Freedom, Q1
   From Pharisaism     Freedom, Q1 
 
Gehenna                Hell, Q2
Gentile Times
   Duration of         Chronology (1914), Q2
God
   Jesus is            Deity of Christ, Q19
Gospel 
   115 occurrences in NT  Gospel, Q1
   Preached by Paul    Gospel, Q2
                       Witnessing, Q5
   Preached by JW's    Gospel, Q3
   Response to false   Gospel, Q4
Great Crowd 
   In God's temple     Great Crowd, Q3
   Standing before throne  Great Crowd, Q2
   Tabernacle spread over  Great Crowd, Q4
   Robes washed        Great Crowd, Q5
  
Hades
   Blessing or torment in  Hell, Q1
Hell
   Gehenna             Hell, Q2
   Hades               Hell, Q1
   Lake of Fire        Hell, Q2
Holy Spirit
   Bearing witness     Holy Spirit, Q4
   Fellowship with     Holy Spirit, Q6
   Jesus speaking of   Holy Spirit, Q1
   Personality of      Holy Spirit, Q1-7
   Position of         Holy Spirit, Q7
   Speaking            Holy Spirit, Q2
   Summary             Holy Spirit, Summary 1
   Teaching            Holy Spirit, Q3
                       Faithful & Discreet Slave, Q4
The 144,000
   Kings, priests, bride  The 144,000, Q6
   When sealed         Chronology (1914), Q1
                       The 144,000, Q5
   Where sealed from   The 144,000, Q2
  
Intellectualism
   Freedom from        Freedom, Q2
Interpretation, Bible   
   Trusting in men's   Faithful & Discreet Slave, Q4
Israel
   OT Restoration prophecies  Israel, Q1
   NT Restoration prophecies  Israel, Q2
  
Jehovah   
   Jesus is            Deity of Christ, Q20
   Name in NT          New World Translation, Q5
Jesus Christ
   All-knowing         Deity of Christ, Q8
   All-seeing          Deity of Christ, Q7
   Changing, never     Deity of Christ, Q11
   Creator             Deity of Christ, Q1
   Forgiver of sins    Deity of Christ, Q5
   Giver of things of God  Deity of Christ, Q4
   Glorifying          Deity of Christ, Q14
   God                 Deity of Christ, Q19
   Headship of         Deity of Christ, Q22
   Humiliation of      Deity of Christ, Q21
   Jehovah             Deity of Christ, Q20
   Judge, authority to  Deity of Christ, Q6
   Lord                Deity of Christ, Q16
   Omnipresence        Deity of Christ, Q9
   Praying to          Deity of Christ, Q13
   Preexistence, eternal  Deity of Christ, Q10
   Savior              Deity of Christ, Q3
   Serve, proper to    Deity of Christ, Q12
   Sovereign           Deity of Christ, Q17
   Son of God          Deity of Christ, Q18
   Sustainer           Deity of Christ, Q2
Judgment(s)
   At resurrection     Resurrection, Q4
   Seals, trumpets, bowls  Chronology (1914), Q1
Justification
   By faith            Justification, Q1
   Works follow        Justification, Q2
  
Kingdom
   Structure of        Kingdom, Q1-4
   Birth of            Chronology (1914), Q1
   Entry into          Born Again, Q4
 
Lake of Fire           Hell, Q2
Little Flock
   Identification of   The 144,000, Q1
  
Memorial   
   Who should partake  Relationship with Christ, Q8
Ministry
   Differing roles in  Witnessing, Q3 
 
New Personality        Born Again, Q3
New World Translation  New World Translation
   Deity of Christ     New World Translation, Q1
   Misc. mistranslations  New World Translation, Q4
   Relationship with Christ  New World Translation, Q3
   Salvation           New World Translation, Q2
   Tetragrammaton      New World Translation, Q5
  
Only-begotten          Deity of Christ, SCU by JW's
Other Sheep
   Identification of   Great Crowd, Q1
Organization 
   Church              Organization, Q1
   Trusting in         Faithful & Discreet Slave, Q4
 
Parousia
   24 occurrences in NT  Return of Christ, Q1
Persecution
   For the name of Christ  Persecution, Q1
Pharisaism
   Freedom from        Freedom, Q1
  
Rapture
   Affect of hope on life  Rapture, Q3
   Bodily              Resurrection, Q2
   Scriptural validity  Rapture, Q1
Redemption
   Sufficiency of Christ's  Redemption, Q1
Relationship with Christ
   Coming directly to Jesus  Relationship with Christ, Q3
   Intimacy with Jesus  Relationship with Christ, Q7
   Knowing Jesus       Relationship with Christ, Q4
   Loving Jesus        Relationship with Christ, Q5
   Position before God  Relationship with Christ, Q2
   Leaving all for Jesus  Relationship with Christ, Q6
Resurrection
   Bodily, Christians'  Resurrection, Q2, Q3
   Bodily, Jesus'      Resurrection, Q1, Q3
   First               Chronology (1914), Q1
   Judgment at         Resurrection, Q4
   Second              Resurrection, Q5
Return of Christ
   Announcement of     Chronology (1914), Q7
   Date of             Chronology (1914), Q6
   To leave heaven     Return of Christ, Q3
   Now present         Return of Christ, Q2
   Parousia, 24 NT occur.  Return of Christ, Q1
   Signs preceding     Chronology (1914), Q5
   Visible             Return of Christ, Q4
 
Salvation
   Assurance of        Salvation, Q10
   Condition of unsaved  Salvation, Q1
   Evidence of salvation   Salvation, Q7
   Future (bodily)     Salvation, Q9
   How to be saved     Salvation, Q2-5
   Present salvation   Salvation, Q6
   Test for salvation  Salvation, Q8
Sheep and Goats
   When separated      Chronology (1914), Q1
Soul
   Living after death  Soul, Q2
   Sleep               Death, Q1
Spirit
   Distinct from body  Spirit, Q1
   Living after death  Spirit, Q2
   Sleep               Death, Q1
Stoning, legal cases for  Deity of Christ, Q19
  
Tabernacle, God's
   Location of         Great Crowd, Q4
Teachers
   Human               Faithful & Discreet Slave, Q5 
Temple, God's
   Serving in          Great Crowd, Q3

Tetragrammaton
   Use by NT writers   New World Translation, Q5
Throne of God
   Standing before     Great Crowd, Q2
Trinity
   In New Testament    Trinity, Q2
   In Old Testament    Trinity, Q1
  
Unsaved
   Condition of the    Salvation, Q1
  
Witnessing
   Christian Message   Gospel, Q2
                       Witnessing, Q5
   Differing ministries  Witnessing, Q3
   Encouragement for   Witnessing, Q1
   Watchtower emphasis on  Witnessing, Q4
Works
   Follow true faith   Justification, Q2