The following quotes in red are taken from the Watchtower magazine dated 7/15/2011
“What must we do to avoid false teachers?”
"Don't let
anyone fool you by using senseless arguments. These arguments may sound wise,
but they are only human teachings. They come from the powers of this world and
not from Christ." Colossians 2:8
"False
messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders
to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Take
note: I have told you in advance." Matthew 24:24-25
Jesus said,
“Watch out! Don’t be fooled! For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’
and, ‘The time has come!’ Don’t go after them.”
Luke 21:8
"The Spirit
clearly says that, in later times, some will fall away from the faith, because
they devote themselves to deceitful spirits and the doctrines of demons." 1 Timothy 4:1
"Do not continue to work for the food that spoils, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval." John 6:27
“We do
not speak to them or invite them into our houses.”
"But mark
this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People
will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful,
proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful,
unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous,
without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash,
conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having
a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such
people.
They are the kind who worm their
way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down
with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always
learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. Just
as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers
oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the
faith is concerned, are rejected. But they will
not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be
clear to everyone." 2 Timothy 3:1-9
"For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or
greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any
inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no
one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s
wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore
do not be partners with them. For you were
once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of
light (for the fruit of the light consists in
all goodness, righteousness and truth) and
find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do
with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It
is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But
everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is
illuminated becomes a light." Ephesians 5:5-13
"We also do not read their books, watch them on television, read what they write on the Internet"
"Why are we so determined to avoid them? First of all, it is because we love 'the God of truth'. So we do not want to listen to false teachings that go against the truth in God's Word."
"Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and
sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the
Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:16-17
"Such people are false apostles and
dishonest workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ. And no
wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. It is no
great surprise then that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of
righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve." 2
Corinthians 11:16-17
"Woe to those who
call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness
for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for
sweet and sweet for bitter." Isaiah 5:20
“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you dressed like sheep, but inside they are vicious wolves. You will know them by their fruit. Do people get bunches of grapes from thorny weeds, or do they get figs from thistles? In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, and every rotten tree produces bad fruit. A good tree can’t produce bad fruit. And a rotten tree can’t produce good fruit. Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, you will know them by their fruit." Matthew 7:15-20
"What are some false stories that could fool us if we are not
careful? We can say that a false story is any religious teaching that turns our
ears 'away from the truth,' that is, that makes us stop listening to the truth."
If we were to draw away
from Jehovah’s organization, there would be no place else to go
for salvation and true joy. w93 9/15 pp. 20-23
Let us point all homing “doves” to the way of “salvation”
behind the protective walls of Jehovah’s organization and
increase “praise” to him at its gates. w85 3/1 pp. 17-22
Still, as a people, “the chosen ones” and their loyal companions will physically survive the end of apostate Christendom by taking refuge in Jehovah and his mountainlike organization. w11 1/15 pp. 3-7
“Sir,” the woman replied, “I see that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, but you Jews insist that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will not worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know, because salvation is from the Jews. But a time is coming and now is here when the real worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for those are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:19-24
"This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by
you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there
is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name
under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts
4:11-12
"They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served what has been created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever. Amen. For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened. For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what he has made. As a result, people are without excuse." Romans 1:25,21,20
"Be on guard so that you do not forget the covenant that the Lord your God made with you and so that you do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything that the Lord your God prohibited. For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God." Deuteronomy 4:23-24
"For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear. They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths." 2 Timothy 4:3-4
“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made with hands. Neither is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, since he himself gives all people life and breath and everything they have. Therefore, since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and planning. Although God overlooked the times of ignorance, he is now commanding all people everywhere to repent, because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man he appointed. He provided proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.” Acts 17:24,25,29-31
"We also love the organization that Jehovah uses to teach us wonderful truths."
“Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them." Jonah 2:8
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