Focus on Charles Taze Russell

It is being reported that Charles Taze Russell taught that the Christian God was the devil, not Jehovah. The alleged evidence for this is presented with reference to Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 7, The Finished Mystery, page 410. These statements appear to stem from some false statements made by Dr. John Ankerberg and  Dr. John Weldon  in a book entitled: “Why Is The Doctrine Of The Trinity A Vital Belief For Christians To Understand?”  In that book, it is stated:

This is in response to “Finding Cracks in the Watch Tower” by Brianna Marecki

Since Charles Taze Russell did not believe in the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and since he did not believe in such an organization as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, we believe that it is misleading to speak of Russell as the founder of that which he did not believe in. Nevertheless, since this idea is so generally assumed, and since most writers who write concerning this have never really studied Russell’s writings, we can see why authors keep repeating this idea.