THE BIBLE:   Final authority for all Jehovah's Witnesses?

     "Furthermore, not only do we find that people cannot see the Divine Plan in studying the Bible by itself, but we see, also, that if anyone lays the SCRIPTURE STUDIES aside, even after he has used them, after he has become familiar with them, after he has read them for ten years--if he then lays them aside and ignores them and goes to the Bible alone, though he has understood his Bible for ten years, our experience shows that within two years he goes into darkness.  On the other hand, if he had merely read the SCRIPTURE STUDIES with their references, and had not read a page of the Bible, as such, he would be in the light at the end of the two years, because he would have the light of the Scriptures."

    --The Watchtower September 15, 1910, p.298

     "The world is full of Bibles, which Book contains the commandments of God.  Why, then, do the people not know which way to go?  Because they do not also have the teaching or law of the mother, which is light....If we are to walk in the light of truth we must recognize not only Jehovah God as our Father but his organization as our mother."

    –The Watchtower May 1, 1957, p.27

     "Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals, regardless of how sincerely they may believe that they can interpret the Bible.  For this reason the Bible cannot be properly understood without Jehovah's visible organization in mind."

    –The Watchtower October 1, 1967, p.587

     "...Jehovah God caused the Bible to be written in such a way that one needs to come in touch with His human channel before one can fully and accurately understand it."

    –The Watchtower February 15, 1981, p.17

     "From time to time, there have arisen from among the ranks of Jehovah's people those who, like the original Satan, have adopted an independent, fault-finding attitude....They say that it is sufficient to read the Bible exclusively, either alone or in small groups at home."

    –The Watchtower August 15, 1981, p.28

     "These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you.  And as for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him."

    --The Bible  1 John 2:26-27