Jehovah’s Witness Claims

Read the text

John 1:1–18

Read the primary passage aloud twice. On the first reading, listen for the burden of the text. On the second, mark repeated words, contrasts, commands, promises, causes, and conclusions.

• John 8:48–59
• Colossians 1:15–20
• Hebrews 1

Language desk

Words that clarify—not words that perform.

Confirm each gloss by its use in this context. A lexicon offers possibilities; the sentence, paragraph, author, and canon determine what a word is doing here.

Form the doctrine

The theological claim

The Son is eternal Creator, not the first creature; the Spirit is personal and divine.

Defense drill

Say it under pressure.

Keep the conversation in one context long enough to test the organization’s translation.

• State the opposing claim in a form its adherent could recognize.
• Open the controlling passage and establish the immediate context.
• Make one clear argument before adding supporting texts.
• Ask a diagnostic question, listen to the answer, and return to Christ and the gospel.

Wednesday assignment

Carry the truth into the week.

Prepare John 1, John 8, and Hebrews 1 without relying on a single disputed verse.