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Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
(1Thes:5:21 KJV)
[The Bereans] were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received
the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether
those things were so.
(Acts:17:11)
If you were on trial in a court of law, would it be fair if only your opponent
was allowed to present evidence? No, you would surely want the court to hear
your side of the matter .... Reasonable persons agree that the only fair method
is to examine the evidence on both sides, both for and against a disputed
theory. That is how one arrives at the truth.
(Awake! October 22, 1973 p. 6 - WBTS)
We need to examine, not only what we personally believe, but also what is taught
by any religious organization with which we may be associated. If we are lovers
of the truth, there is nothing to fear from such an examination.
(The Truth That Leads To Eternal Life, p. 13 - WBTS, 1968)
Every man should be persuaded in his own mind and no man should permit himself
to be deterred from examining a question based upon the Bible because a clergy
man or any one else makes the unsupported assertion that it is dangerous or
unworthy of consideration. Error always seeks the dark, while truth is always
enhanced by the light. Error never seeks to be investigated. Light always courts
a thorough and complete investigation.
(Millions Now Living Will Never Die p. 13 - WBTS)
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The Watchtower has repeatedly stressed the importance of using reason to examine one's religious beliefs. Indeed, in calling on the homes of other Christians, Jehovah's Witnesses encourage such a frank examination. In doing so, they are following these Scriptural injunctions to not merely accept what our religion may have taught us, but to "prove all things,"
and only then to "hold fast" to what we find is good and true.
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