Religion & Spirituality - 22 July 2007

2007-07-22 16:52:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jehovah's Witnesses have the true religion. They are Christian (of course), but they are unique for their rejection of paganisms, use of God's personal name, and global preaching by every active adherent. No other religious organization can claim such purity of worship.

These facts about Jehovah's Witnesses are perhaps relevant to this question. The more one compares this Christian religion with others, the more remarkable it is shown to be.

1. Jehovah's Witnesses have no paid clergy. Yet they remain tightly organized with more than 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witness preachers (about 16 million associate themselves with the religion). Even fulltime preachers and workers at their branch offices are unpaid volunteers.

2. There is no elite class among Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the few 'anointed' among them enjoy no special privileges in their congregations on earth. An anointed person (one of those relative few with a heavenly hope) is not elevated above his fellow congregants in any way, and he may not even qualify for appointment as a simple 'deacon' or elder. There are no titles; EVERYONE is addressed as 'brother' or 'sister'.

3. No person benefits economically from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the 8 to 20 men who serve on their Governing Body receive simply room, board, medical care, and reimbursement for certain personal expenses according to the exact same provision as every other branch volunteer.

4. About a hundred men have served on Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body committee during the past 125 years or so. The vast majority of them have spent the vast majority of their adult lives volunteering for their organization's purposes, and the vast majority have died faithfully and near-pennilessly while still under their legal 'vow of poverty'.

5. Amazingly, Jehovah's Witnesses did not splinter as a sect from some other religion. Instead, a truly tiny but sincere group of bible students studied only the Scriptures to determine the will of God. Thus their religion remains absolutely independent of and not carrying the sins of Christendom's history, yet carries the authority of Christ's teachings.

6. Despite the distortions of anti-Witnesses, throughout their modern history Jehovah's Witnesses have refused to claim divine inspiration or infallibility for their teachings. They have pointed to the bible (and not any particular translation) as the only inspired infallible means of knowing God's thoughts. For over 125 years, their teachings have been presented as merely the results of sincere bible research by imperfect but godly humans.


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http://watchtower.org/e/jt/article_07.ht...
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http://jw-media.org/people/who.htm...
http://jw-media.org/people/statistics.ht...

2007-07-22 16:49:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

If God wants us to be a certain way, why doesn't God make it so?
And, if God is perfect, why would God create something imperfect or inherently flawed/sinful?
And, if God is "testing" us, what's the point of it all? Is it just a big game? Does God delight in sending people to Hell just to prove a point? What the hell?!

2007-07-22 16:49:23 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

They believe their church is the only true church. They also claim to have the holy ghost witness to them the truth.

2007-07-22 16:49:12 · 9 answers · asked by Al Shaitan 3

I've always been confused about Christianity and Catholocism. Are they two completely different religions or is one a branch of the other like Lutheran, Methodist, etc. ? Do most Christians believe Catholics will go to heaven? Obviously it all depends on the individual person but I just mean as a whole group based on their core beliefs.

2007-07-22 16:48:29 · 38 answers · asked by imaqtpai 1

Thanks in advance for your reply :)

A.M

2007-07-22 16:47:56 · 9 answers · asked by   2

I really really mean it and I guess it has to do with the fact that most of the Atheist I have met are very intelligent and quite kind :)

Thanks in advance for your responses,
A.M

2007-07-22 16:46:42 · 28 answers · asked by   2

2007-07-22 16:45:01 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3

What does this Quote mean, as, written by the author?

"In the life of a man, his time is but a moment...his sense, a dim rushlight. All that is body is as coursing waters...all that is of the soul, as dreams, and vapors." Marcus Aurelius

2007-07-22 16:44:22 · 5 answers · asked by Fit~man 2

Some times when I wake up I cant move. I feel extreme fear, and terror. its like being held down by something I cant see. I have a hair riasing feeling something is looking at me. This can occure for hours or minuites.What is this?

2007-07-22 16:44:01 · 12 answers · asked by ? 1

Do you believe that dreams come true?

2007-07-22 16:43:14 · 8 answers · asked by rockin_my_rattail 2

This is purely hypo-ethetical.

Now that you have chosen, explain why:

Hint - This is a trick question.

2007-07-22 16:40:42 · 16 answers · asked by Atrum Animus AM 4

2007-07-22 16:39:22 · 20 answers · asked by   2

He will become the leader of Israel........



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2007-07-22 16:39:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK God is lord, but some say Jesus is lord,but the first comandment say thou shalt not have anyother God before me. So who is lord?

2007-07-22 16:38:49 · 18 answers · asked by ? 1

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bar-art/414998399/

2007-07-22 16:38:34 · 12 answers · asked by in a handbasket 6

2007-07-22 16:38:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or is this a rumor?

2007-07-22 16:34:19 · 21 answers · asked by Mel 2

The trial of Jesus was attended by a disciple. Which one was it though?

2007-07-22 16:33:31 · 16 answers · asked by Not a Superhuman body builder 2

I need to talk to someone that is the Jehoavah witness religion it is very important and very urgent

2007-07-22 16:32:55 · 3 answers · asked by jess 2

Found in the new testament.

2007-07-22 16:32:05 · 7 answers · asked by austin 2

What do you make of this?

"It wasn't until the Ottoman Empire that the crescent moon and star became affiliated with the Muslim world. When the Turks conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, they adopted the city's existing flag and symbol. Legend holds that the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Osman, had a dream in which the crescent moon stretched from one end of the earth to the other. Taking this as a good omen, he chose to keep the crescent and make it the symbol of his dynasty. There is speculation that the five points on the star represent the five pillars of Islam, but this is pure conjecture. The five points were not standard on the Ottoman flags, and as you will see on the following page, it is still not standard on flags used in the Muslim world today.

For hundreds of years, the Ottoman Empire ruled over the Muslim world.

2007-07-22 16:31:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

People think Captain Obvious is crazy. Captain Obvious has not gotten any super hero work in a long time.

2007-07-22 16:30:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I realize it says in the Book of Matthew go into the world and make disciples of every man. But what if your gifting is not evangelism but rather mercy and encouragement? What are ways to share the gospel and bless people having these gifts?

My husband and I love the Lord and we want to bless and glorify God but what are most effective ways to share the gospel with the giftings we have?

Thank you for your answers and God bless you.

2007-07-22 16:29:27 · 33 answers · asked by encourager4God 5

Just wondering, I knew a guy that used to do that cause he couldn't afford all the kids that he had.

2007-07-22 16:29:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have found an amazing christian guy. I love his devotion to Our Lord and the blessed mother. Spiritually he is everything I would want. But he barely knows I exist. We were friends separated a long time ago. A friend's wedding just crossed our paths again. I'm 18, he's 20.
The only problem is that he is very exroverted, and I'm kind of shy at first.
I need advise! Should I try to get to know him better and risk falling flat on my face? Or should I just accept that he doesn't pay much attention to me, and forget about him?

2007-07-22 16:24:31 · 8 answers · asked by Mara Jade 3

2007-07-22 16:24:27 · 32 answers · asked by pulotu 1

I had to teach Sunday School and only had 2 in my class - my kids - summer slump and we stayed for the 11 service. My son went to children's church where he was the only one in his class. again summer slump.

2007-07-22 16:24:20 · 9 answers · asked by Ima Stressed Out 5

2007-07-22 16:21:30 · 17 answers · asked by ripleyxzeta 1

2007-07-22 16:21:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous