Story of the Worldwide Church of God
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Hi, Mort,
Thanks for the info!
Emmet
Thanks for the info!
Emmet
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It was my understanding that the WWCG did (indirectly), but not the JWs. However, having looked up "Charles Taze Russell" in Wikepedia, I found that he was indeed influenced in 1870 by Johah Wendall, an Adventist.
His followers were known as "Bible Students", and Russell founded the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, and of course became president. Russel died in 1916, and one "Judge" Rutherford, became president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society in 1917. The "Bible Students" separated from the Society in the same year. Rutherford coined the term "Jehovah's Witnesses" for the members of the Society. The "Bible Students" have continued to this day, and continue to follow Russel's teachings. They operate some websites in which they try to make clear that their teachings are different from that of JWs.
Exactly, most people think Charles T. Russell founded the JWs but as you pointed out it was Rutherford and he tried to erase all of Russell's teachings. The bible students are alive and doing well and on average are much more biblically knowledgable then the average christian bible believer. I studied with them for a few weeks a couple of years ago because i thought they were just non denominational christians and they really are but they don't believe Jesus was divine until he was exalted after his resurrection. The reason they give is that since he actually died at his death he could'nt have been immortal at that point which means he could'nt have been divine without immortality.
The SDAs are trinitarian , just check out their booklets at amazingfacts.org and they have a couple on the trinity.
His followers were known as "Bible Students", and Russell founded the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, and of course became president. Russel died in 1916, and one "Judge" Rutherford, became president of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society in 1917. The "Bible Students" separated from the Society in the same year. Rutherford coined the term "Jehovah's Witnesses" for the members of the Society. The "Bible Students" have continued to this day, and continue to follow Russel's teachings. They operate some websites in which they try to make clear that their teachings are different from that of JWs.
Exactly, most people think Charles T. Russell founded the JWs but as you pointed out it was Rutherford and he tried to erase all of Russell's teachings. The bible students are alive and doing well and on average are much more biblically knowledgable then the average christian bible believer. I studied with them for a few weeks a couple of years ago because i thought they were just non denominational christians and they really are but they don't believe Jesus was divine until he was exalted after his resurrection. The reason they give is that since he actually died at his death he could'nt have been immortal at that point which means he could'nt have been divine without immortality.
The SDAs are trinitarian , just check out their booklets at amazingfacts.org and they have a couple on the trinity.
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