2006-10-11 19:14:32 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The premise of this question is patently untrue. Jehovah's Witnesses are themselves Christians, and they certainly do not hate themselves.
Admittedly, however, Jehovah's Witnesses are not loved by everyone.
http://jw-media.org/newsroom/human_rights.htm
Some people hate Jehovah's Witnesses out of ignorance, or over some misunderstanding. A few may have had a bad personal experience with an individual who claimed to be a Jehovah's Witness, and prejudicially extended their animus to this entire Christian religion.
However, it seems that the majority of anti-Witness hatred is motivated by religious intolerance and bigotry. A few may even be motivated against their Christian worship by the unseen 'god of this system of things', Satan the Devil.
(2 Corinthians 4:4) the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers
Interestingly, such "hatred" should be expected by true Christians in this time of the end, and it actually helps identify Jehovah's Witnesses as Christ's true disciples:
(John 15:19) If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.
(Luke 6:22) Happy are you whenever men hate you, and whenever they exclude you and reproach you and cast out your name as wicked for the sake of the Son of man.
(1 Peter 4:4) Because you do not continue running with them in this course to the same low sink of debauchery, they are puzzled and go on speaking abusively of you.
(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.
It seems signficant that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are the ones best known for their worldwide preaching work. Yet Jesus commanded that ALL who would call themselves "Christian" perform this public work:
(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/jt/index.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2003/3/1/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2002/4/1/article_01.htm
2006-10-12 11:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I don't hate Jehovah's Witnesses, some of my family on my father's side are Jehovah's Witnesses. I just get a little annoyed when some of them come knocking on Christmas day.
2006-10-12 02:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by Spiritoso 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
think first off that there are not many who hate them. For the most part they are thought of as in error. The big error (in their minds) that makes many wince is the idea that Jesus and God or Jehovah are not one in the same. Thus they deny the deity of Jesus. This causes friction because there are many scripture references that lend credence to their position. This whole idea that we who are the friends of Jesus and Jehovah can actually understand the connection between the two seems to me to be something we should just put in our "I do not know" file, under the heading of not fully understood.
There is another thing that enters in I believe and that is as followers of the way we are to witness to those who do not know about God and Jesus and all that, and the witnesses do that and most other groups do not do it much or give money so someone else will do it, but not us, it is so embarrassing. another point is that the witnesses pretty much separate themselves and lend themselves to criticism by being very regimented.
2006-10-12 02:34:55 · answer #3 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Good question. I have seen lots of Christians who do in fact hate.
I am a Christian and I make a habit of practicing love.
Unless the religion has changed, Jehovah Witnesses do not believe that Christ is God.
http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org/reed.htm?FACTNet
Hate is not good for any reason. I would like to see more people practice love.
2006-10-12 02:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by Jael 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Christians do not hate Jehovah's wintesses. Jehovah's witnesses, as a church, do not want to have fellowship with other Christain Churches. They just want to convert us. I am able to have fellowship with a Lutheran or Methodist even though our beliefs are different because our goal is not to convert each other, but just encourage each other.
2006-10-12 02:35:20 · answer #5 · answered by thechristianviewpoint 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't think that they hate them. I think they hate the fact that they go door-to door like some sales person and tries to sell their religion. they leave those stupid booklets and handouts, and sometimes come to your house repeatedly because you were to nice the first time to say f*ck off.
Whats up with Jehovah's not celebrating birthdays? It's the day God put you on this Earth for pete's sake!
2006-10-12 02:19:09 · answer #6 · answered by jack russell girl 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Did Christ hate? No. Therefore as a follower of Jesus Christ, I do not hate Jehovah's witnesses. If someone hates, then they should reconsider thier title of Christ-ian.
What believers in Jesus Christ don't like is that JW's have attached character qualities to God and to Jesus and the Holy Spirit that are not consistent with Biblical teaching.
Therefore JW's worship a different Jesus, a different God and a different Holy Spirit than the one spoken of in the Bible.
2006-10-12 02:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by NONAME 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I am a Christian and I don't hate Jehovah's Witness people - I just think they are sadly mistaken in some of their doctrine.
2006-10-12 02:17:06 · answer #8 · answered by chris 5 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Where the heck do people like you get the idea that Christians hate all other religions??
Commandment 1
Love the Lord your God
Commandment 2
Love your neighbor as you love yourself
Real Christians follow these Principal commandments and do not hate.
2006-10-12 02:27:13 · answer #9 · answered by Commander 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Christians never hate Jehovah's Witness, but will always ignore them.
Jesus Christ commanded his disciple to preach and Baptize in the Name of Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
Mathew. 28:
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
17 And when they saw him, they worshiped him: but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Jesus Christ have specifically told none would reach to the Father unless through Jesus Christ. He came to give his Life as a ransom for sinners.
Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
1 Timothy 2:6
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
1 John 4
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Jehovah's witness do not believe the salvation Through the faith in Jesus Christ, They do not accept the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
They only consider the name Jehovah.
They don't accept any of the above mentioned, but they say Jesus Christ is an angel of God.
So we do not consider them as believers, but those preach another Gospel.
Galatians 1:
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be
2006-10-12 02:41:30 · answer #10 · answered by Jac Tms 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋