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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:religious_organization
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Dawn_Bible_Students_Association
gptkb:Pastoral_Bible_Institute
gptkb:Berean_Bible_Institute
gptkb:Laymen’s_Home_Missionary_Movement
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Memorial_of_Christ’s_death
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gptkbp:coreBelief
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non-sectarian Bible study
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gptkbp:emergedIn
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early 20th century
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gptkbp:emphasizes
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autonomous congregations
individual Bible interpretation
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gptkbp:hasNo
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creeds
hierarchical structure
paid clergy
baptismal requirements beyond faith in Christ
central headquarters
formal membership rolls
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Free Bible Students
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gptkbp:meetingPlace
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in homes or rented halls
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Paul_S._L._Johnson
gptkb:Raymond_G._Jolly
gptkb:Charles_Taze_Russell
gptkb:Alexander_F._L._Freytag
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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doctrinal changes of Watch Tower Society after 1917
blood transfusion ban
celebration of Christmas and Easter
centralized church authority
door-to-door evangelism as required practice
governing body structure
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:Bible_Student_movement
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gptkbp:presentIn
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gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:publishes
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gptkb:St._Paul_Enterprise
gptkb:The_Herald_of_Christ’s_Kingdom
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gptkbp:separates
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gptkb:Watch_Tower_Society
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gptkbp:teaches
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resurrection of the dead
nontrinitarianism
Christ’s second coming is invisible
hell is not a place of eternal torment
kingdom of God on earth
ransom for all
restoration of paradise on earth
soul is not immortal
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gptkbp:uses
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gptkb:Studies_in_the_Scriptures
gptkb:Berean_Bible
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bible_Student_movement
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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