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lays them aside and ignores them and goes to theBible alone, though he has understood his Bible forten years, our experience shows that within two yearshe goes into darkness. On the other hand, if he hadmerely read the Scripture Studies with theirreferences, and had not read a page of the Bible, assuch, he would be in the light at the end of the twoyears, because he would have the light of theScriptures” (The Watchtower, Sept. 15, 1910, p. 298;see also The Watchtower, June 15, 1951, p. 375;Riches, 1936, pp. 106, 167; New Heavens and a NewEarth, 1953, p. 18).“Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongsto the Christian congregation as an organization, notto individuals, regardless of how sincerely they maybelieve that they can interpret the Bible. For thisreason the Bible cannot be properly understoodwithout Jehovah’s visible organization in mind” (TheWatchtower, Oct. 1, 1967, p. 587; The Watchtower,July 1, 1973, p. 402).“Jehovah God has also provided his visibleorganization, his ‘faithful and discreet slave,’ made upof spirit anointed ones, to help Christians in all nationsto understand and apply properly the Bible in theirlives. Unless we are in touch with this channel ofcommunication that God is using, we will not progressalong the road to life, no matter how much Biblereading we do” (The Watchtower, Dec. 1, 1981, p. 27).2. The JW organization teaches that they are given “newlight” from God from time to time, and that they canchange their doctrine based on this new light. This is howthey have explained the many changes through the years.32