I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 12:2
To Jehovah's Witnesses, everything outside of the Watchtower Organization
is controlled by Satan. The Governing Body uses theses verses to
condemn all holidays, civic activities, and association with non-JWs. 6:14-17
"For your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men ... Thanks be to God."
God loves liberals! 9:13-15
Jehovah's Witnesses use this verse
(along with Dt 19:15, 1 Tim 5:19,
and Mt 18:16)
to justify their refusal to report or investigate incidents of child molestation unless two or three
JWs have witnessed the event. If witnesses do not come forward (and they are
discouraged from doing so since it would embarrass the organization), then the
victim is told to be quiet about it -- or risk being disfellowshipped. 13:1
