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In July 2017 The Watchtower told readers to 'stick to Jehovah's organization and loyally support the leadership he provides—no matter what imperfections may surface' and not to be 'shaken' by 'attacks by apostates … however plausible their charges may seem'.

Claim ID claim-authority-2017-stick-to-organisation-however-plausible-the-chargesConcerns July 2017Explicit statement
Explicit statement · July 2017 Verified

In July 2017 The Watchtower told readers to 'stick to Jehovah's organization and loyally support the leadership he provides—no matter what imperfections may surface' and not to be 'shaken' by 'attacks by apostates … however plausible their charges may seem'. The Watchtower (study edition), July 2017

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The Watchtower (study edition), “Winning the Battle for Your Mind”

July 2017 · pp.27-30 · p. 30, section 'Do Not Allow Your Confidence to Be Undermined' · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“Be determined to stick to Jehovah’s organization and loyally support the leadership he provides—no matter what imperfections may surface. … Do not be “quickly shaken from your reason” when faced with what appear to be damaging attacks by apostates or other such deceivers of the mind—however plausible their charges may seem.”

Uses a military-propaganda analogy: enemies 'exploit any mistakes those leaders might make'.

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Confidence note. Opened the WOL document; page marker confirms p. 30. The brief's suggested 2018/2016 titles were not located; this July 2017 article carries the 'quickly shaken' counsel.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-2017-0700-winning-battle-for-your-mind

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