What is Jehovah's Witness? please answer?

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a religioun?

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses are members of an international religion that claims to be the restoration of first-century Christianity. From their inception they have been concerned with the second advent of Jesus. Initially holding many views similar to other 19th century Adventist groups, such as the Millerites, they have since developed a unique eschatology. They trace their origin to the religious movement known as "Bible Students" which was founded in the late 1870s by Charles Taze Russell. Following a schism in 1917, those who remained supportive of the Watch Tower Society adopted the name Jehovah's Witnesses in 1931 under the leadership of Joseph Franklin Rutherford. Official membership now stands at over 6.6 million. Their preaching, evangelistic, and publishing activities are extensive, with The Watchtower and Awake! religious magazines being their most widely known publications. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, they are directed by a Governing Body. Each local congregation is led by a group of elders who are appointed by representatives of the Governing Body.

The entire Protestant Bible is considered by Jehovah's Witnesses to be the inerrant word of God. The name Jehovah is believed to be the personal name of God. They believe that Jesus' death was necessary to atone for the sins of humanity, and allows for the possibility of endless life on earth with a limited number going to heaven. In their eschatology, society will be destroyed through Armageddon, which those found worthy will survive. They differ from mainstream Christianity in rejecting the doctrines of the Trinity and Hellfire in favor of unitarianism and extinction of the soul. Being pacifists, they have been victims of governmental persecution, notably by the Nazi government. Their unique stand on refusing blood transfusions has also garnered publicity and controversy as well as criticism from medical and legal sources. The practice of shunning former members has brought criticism as an arbitrary and punitive process.

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witness are a Christian congregation going door to door promoting the Good News Jesus has sent. the website is
www.watchtower.org Oe of the reasons why the congregation chose too use the name "Jehovah's Witnesses" is because a lot
of people label themselves "Christians" & a lot of churches/denominations call themselves Christians as well,but do not follow what the bible correctly teaches, like some support war when Jehovah doesn't you again can find this on their website.
Also it says in the bible "ye are witnesses of Jehovah", & we teach about Jehovah the creator, our God & his son.
I personally love being with the Jw's though i am not a baptized Witness yet, I came from the Baptist church background & though i love the people, the church doctrines i couldn't support, but that's IMO. despite what you might read or hear , they are also loving people & care about others, they follow the bible & do not give into man made traditions, they put Jehovah God first. Sorry so longwinded responses, but I truly am a happy Witnes & learned more about the bible with their help.

Answer 3

I have just read through the answers already given and there are conflicting points of view as to some of the details regarding JWs. Some of what is written is very misleading.

JWs are an international brotherhood of people that come from all walks of life and all sorts of religious backgrounds from every country in the world.

We hold the Bible as our sacred book.

We have no earthly leader (such as the pope or archbishop). We view Jesus as our leader.

Our main objective is to do what Jesus did and preach the good news of Gods kingdom to all the inhabited earth (Matt, 24:14)

We worship the same God Jesus did, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (in other words the God of the ancient Hebrews), known in the English language as Jehovah or Yahweh (Jehovah has been the English rendering since about 1200)

We have change what we believe as more details come to light on various verses and texts, so we continue to strive toward "truth", not content to follow the crowd. That is why we no longer believe in hell fire, the immortal soul, the trinity, do not celebrate what we understand to be "holidays" derived from pagan origins such as Easter and Christmas.

We do not get involved in the politics of any country, nor will we enter any armed forces of any country, we stay politically neutral just as Jesus did.

Our work is organised from a central location in New York State. The work we do is overseen by a "governing body".

No matter where you go in the world the teachings of JWs are exactly the same.

We have no priests or laity class.

Every one is taught to be a minister.

No one gets paid to do the work we do.

No one prophets from the publishing of material.

Contrary to as suggested earlier we do not hold that the NWT is the only inspired word of God. (No Bible in existence to bay is 100% correct) We use many many versions of the Bible. The NWT is published by us and is in a modern easy to read language but is not used exclusively, as many versions in some texts render passages that give a better (or perhaps easily understood) understanding than what the NWT does.

Answer 4

Yes, Jehovah's Witnesses are a religion comprised of some 6.7 million adherents world-wide in over 95,000 congregations. If you wish a more comprehensive answer to your question, please, go to an encyclopedia or to www.watchtower.org or ask a Jehovah's Witness. Please be aware that many responses you receive here will be riddled with rumors, untruths and inaccurate statements. Every time this question is asked here, I see new rumors I have never heard before. They sometimes remind me of the rumors that surrounded Jesus. Some called him a glutton. Some called him a drunkard. Some said he had a demon. Some said he was insane. If you learned anything about Jesus in research or study, did you learn him to be those things? Me neither.

Answer 5

Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) are members of a worldwide Christian religion. Some of the core or notable beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses include: * The use of the Hebrew name of God, commonly transliterated from the Tetragrammaton to Jehovah in English.* A neutral stand in political affairs and military conflicts.* Visible proselytizing, including personal visits to neighbours, and free home study courses using their literature and the Bible.

Answer 6

Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian religion. They are perhaps best known for their persistent global preaching campaign, and their strict neutrality.

Although they are a relatively small religion, Jehovah's Witnesses clearly embody the most prominent global fulfillment of Christ'a command to preach from door-to-door.

(Luke 10:1-17) After these things the Lord designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos in advance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come. 2 Then he began to say to them: “The harvest, indeed, is great, but the workers are few. Therefore beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest. 3 Go forth. Look! I am sending you forth as lambs in among wolves. ...16 “He that listens to you listens to me too. And he that disregards you disregards me too. Moreover, he that disregards me disregards also him that sent me forth.”

The evidence is clear that Jehovah's Witnesses are performing Christ's work and thus they are, in fact, the only TRUE Christians today.

Answer 7

we as Jehovah Witnesses are just like you. we cry and laugh. we worship Jesus Christ and his Father Jehovah. we study the bible and go door to door just as Jesus told us to do. at matthew 28 ver 19 and 20. we also pay bills and shop in stores. your next door neighbor may be a Jehovah Witness. get to know us. for the man under all the witness, we are not a cult. a cult is people living in one place. we live in 235 lands and live in our own homes. look up the word. maybe u will learn something.

Answer 8

I would like to know why "whynotaskdon"believes that JWs have the same beleifs that arians did? I don't believe that at all. I have studied with JWs and found them to be very accurate in their bible teachings, as well as very compassionate and caring of fellow man. When was the last time "whynotaskdon" went to someones house and offered to teach the bible?

Answer 9

In most ways Jehovah’s Witnesses are like everyone else. They have normal problems—economic, physical, emotional. They make mistakes at times, for they are not perfect, inspired, or infallible. But they try to learn from their experiences and diligently study the Bible to make needed corrections. They have made a dedication to God to do his will, and they apply themselves to fulfill this dedication. In all their activities they seek guidance from God’s Word and his holy spirit.

It is of vital importance to them that their beliefs be based on the Bible and not on mere human speculations or religious creeds. They feel as did the apostle Paul when he expressed himself under inspiration: “Let God be found true, though every man be found a liar.” (Romans 3:4, New World Translation) When it comes to teachings offered as Biblical truth, the Witnesses strongly endorse the course followed by the Beroeans when they heard the apostle Paul preach: “They received the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily as to whether these things were so.” (Acts 17:11) Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that all religious teachings should be subjected to this test of agreement with the inspired Scriptures, whether the teaching is offered by them or by someone else.

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in the Bible as the Word of God. They consider its 66 books to be inspired and historically accurate. What is commonly called the New Testament they refer to as the Christian Greek Scriptures, and the Old Testament they call the Hebrew Scriptures. They rely on both of these, the Greek and the Hebrew Scriptures, and take them literally except where the expressions or settings obviously indicate that they are figurative or symbolic. They understand that many of the prophecies of the Bible have been fulfilled, others are in the course of fulfillment, and still others await fulfillment.

Jehovah’s Witnesses? The way they refer to themselves. It is a descriptive name, indicating that they bear witness concerning Jehovah, his Godship, and his purposes. “God,” “Lord,” and “Creator”—like “President,” “King,” and “General”—are titles and may be applied to several different personages. But “Jehovah” is a personal name and refers to the almighty God and Creator of the universe. This is shown at Psalm 83:18, according to the King James version of the Bible: “That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.”

The Scriptural account that Jehovah’s Witnesses draw on for their name is in the 43rd chapter of Isaiah. There the world scene is viewed as a courtroom drama: The gods of the nations are invited to bring forth their witnesses to prove their claimed cases of righteousness or to hear the witnesses for Jehovah’s side and acknowledge the truth. Jehovah there declares to his people: “Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour.”—Isaiah 43:10, 11, American Standard Version.

Some 6,000,000 persons today who are telling the good news of Jehovah’s Kingdom by Christ Jesus in over 235 lands feel that they properly refer to themselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

With Bible Studies, we will use any Bible that the person may have, King James, America Standard, Catholic, etc, etc, you may have heard that we have our own Bible, and that it is the only one we will use, that is not true, the TRUTH can be found in any Bible, I personally have a King James Bible with me at all times in the Ministry because many people prefer that version of the Bible.

Answer 10

it is a religion.
they are Christians.
they do not celebrate Christmas, or birthdays or most of all other holidays. exec pt for anniversaries.
they do not take blood transfusions.
they are not a cult as some believe , they are just another organized religious group.