What are the Bible Students?

Bible Students find their origin in the teachings of Charles Taze Russell. Russell’s teachings also laid the foundation for the Jehovah’s Witnesses, who are well known, but much fewer people know about the Bible Students, so this video will tell you about who they are and what they believe.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Bible Student History
03:48 Core Doctrines, View of God & Jesus Christ
05:34 Baptism & Communion
05:59 Scripture
06:51 Creation & Evolution
07:44 Epochs of World History, Times of the Gentiles
09:06 Sin & Salvation
10:40 Pentecostalism
11:15 Hell
11:53 End Times
14:46 Family & Sexuality, Abortion
12:13 Alcohol & Food Laws
15:27 Giving & Tithing
15:54 Politics & War
16:14 Christmas & Meeting Day
16:26 Pyramids
17:03 Polity & Offices
17:43 Statistics & Connections
18:28 Comparison to Jehovah’s Witnesses

[andrebaskin]

The Bible Students are a good example of how sincere, well meaning people can wander into heresy if left to their own devices.

[tipark]

We are Bible Students and I am favorably impressed by how well the movement(s) are described.

[philodendron]

In my ignorance I had believed the JWs and Bible Students to be the same group. Fascinating video.

[here_we_go_again]

*He is Risen!*
*Blessed Resurrection Sunday to all!*

[BibleStudentsOnline]

I'm a Bible Student, who is a former Jehovah's Witness. You did good to capture the essence of the Bible Students. Too often people get us confused with the JW's. Thank you!

[quinnjohnson]

Glad he has gotten to the other Bible Students. I have studied them deeply and found the movement interesting. Now if only he can do the other Mormon sects other than the mainstream LDS church. Keep up the good work.

[GarrySummerSummer]

Thank you so much for finnally making a video on the origin of the jehovahs witnessess. Or rather the group they were before, i find them so facinating and hearing you talk about them in your standard non-biased way is just so awesome

[cher-elhagensick]

Well documented and accurate. Thanks for including the websites where your research comes from. I thought I knew a fair amount about Bible Students, but there were a couple of sites I hadn't seen before. I watched a couple of your videos and appreciate your accuracy and sincerity in presenting beliefs which are not your own. This video makes me want to be a student in your classroom and to learn more about history and beliefs of the various religions. I plan to watch the rest of your videos and learn from this academic standpoint. I've shared your video and your channel with friends and family.

[TheStarshipGarage]

Strange and interesting. Happy Resurrection Sunday!

[WisdomFromAshes]

I'm impressed with the amount of research it took to make this video. Very well done.

[toferg.]

I got to admit, you had me hopeful for them in the first part.

[kellyshea]

I was born and raised in this cult. I turn 18 and dipped out. Luckily I was able to talk my family out of it. Converted to Greek Catholic last fall and now im a Catechumen.

[BeingaChristian]

Feels like being a "Bible Student" and testing all scriptures, truth and keep your faith, works and Character, also to be accountable for oneself for their actions and choices in life. Feels like people give more emphasis on being denominational oriented and condemning other denominations as being false or hearsay.

If you Love others like Jesus commanded, we will have tolerance to differences in opinion and keep what's useful for your faith to grow in Christ as his disciples. Thank you for the Non bias videos, it's something to learn always to know about what it means to Be a Christan looking at so many differences within Religon.

[Cuinn]

I used to think that Bible Students was just another name for Jehovah's Witnesses. It's great to know that they are okay with blood transfusions. Thank you for the info!

[Jaggerbush]

I live about 200 feet from the placard that commemorates Russel and the bible students meeting place here in the Northside Pittsburgh. While I was never religious myself, my ex wife is a 6th gen JW - her great great grandfather was of the anointed this placing him as a JW in the 1920s at the birth of the religion here.

[vickigrillo]

I appreciate your thorough and non-biased approach to your research. Keep up the good work! Using all the first hand sources make this very accurate.

[fkrsnofficial]

I’m in a position that I won’t join any membership in one church but multiple
I’m in between the witnesses, Bible students, Unitarians and iglesia ni cristo

[kevanhubbard]

I'd heard of the Bible Students but wasn't sure what they were so very informative.

[pascalfriedmann]

Happy Easter! Another great video. Have you ever thought of doing something on the Community of Christ or the New Apostolic Church? Two really interesting denominations in my opinion

[cygnustsp]

Nice job. I've studied this for way too many hours and you did a great job. The funny thing about the Bible Students that quit Watchtower is that for decades they were talked about as demonic, haughty and working for Satan as the "evil slave class" as opposed to the "faithful and discreet slave class" which were Watchtower adherents. Some time in the last 20 years or so Watchtower finally ditched that perjorative moniker and have pretty much left Bible Students alone, though they still hold Charles Russell in high regard.