hell. Is that true? I thought that was the whole reason for them wanting to knock on people's doors. So then why knock on doors? Any other religions don't believe in hell too? Didn't Jesus preach about salvation? Wasn't that the whole point?
Galatians 1:8
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
2006-10-18 08:18:41 · 17 answers · asked by Light 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Did you not answer this question yourself already by quoting Galatians 1:8?
2006-10-18 08:21:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The early apostles went door to door and jesus preached all over.
If you have the truth shouldn't you go door to door and help other people to learn the truth? I mean they should all be doing it.
Matthew 24:14 says "this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."
So when the last person heres this good news about the kingdom. A real government by Jesus Christ as ruler of the world. The end of this wicked world will be here.
2006-10-18 22:34:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses do believe in Hell. They believe the English world Hell is translated from the Hebrew word Sheol and from the Greek word Hades.
Hell fire is translated for a different word Gehenna. Matthew 10:28
One other word translated hell is Tartarus. It is the condition of darkness and confinement with regard to the disobedient Angels or demons which were disobedient in Noah's day (2 Peter 2:4,5)
The hell translated from Sheol is just the place of the dead according to the Catholic Douay Bible at Ecclesiastes (9 :5, 10). It says essentially that the dead there are inactive. It is the place Jesus went to when he died as translated hades in Acts 2:31 compare to Psalm 16:10.
Gehenna is the equivalent to the second death spoken of in Revelation 20:14 ( Death and Hell are thrown in there) and Revelation 21:8
That's what Jehovah's Witnesses believe about Hell
2006-10-18 15:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by linniepooh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well that's a double edged question. first of all are you talking about the hell that's a burning place, then i will say they do not believe in that type of hell. the Hebrew word for shello which means the earth, is the root word for hell. the wittiness do believe in the earth exists. so i will say who invented hell as it taught and why would some one do that. Would a god that does all things out of love create something that will give a soul an everlasting torment. if not who did and why?
2006-10-18 15:24:19 · answer #4 · answered by redsyoungstud 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you study the bible you learn that hell is actually the common grave of mankind; not a literal burning place of firey torment. Witnesses knock on doors according to Jesus' direction. The whole point of his coming was to teach us about our heavenly father and make a way for us to have salvation by his perfect ransom sacrifice. We have the bible to teach us true religion; if we take the time to do a personal study we can learn what identifies true religion. I have included some links that you might be interested in.
There are many things that distress people today about religion. Warfare, terrorism, and corruption in the name of those who claim to serve God. This offends many people’s sense of justice. The fault rests with not all religion but with FALSE RELIGION. What are the characteristics of false religion? Jesus gave us markers of this when he stated at (Matthew 7:15-17) that just as a “rotten tree produces worthless fruit,” so does false religion produce bad works. Some of these markers that “rotten fruit” would yield are:
1. Meddling in war and politics: Religious leaders are declaring things such as, “You have to kill terrorists before the killing stops.” A solution, of “Blow them away in the name of the Lord.”
-Jesus says: “Continue to love your enemies: (Matthew 5:44)
-The bible says: If anyone makes the statement: ‘I love God’ and yet is hating his brother, he is a liar.”
2. Spreading false doctrine: Most religions teach that the soul survives the death of the physical body. Many religions exploit members, charging money to pray for departed souls.
-Bible: “The soul that is sinning—it itself will die.” (Ezekiel 18:4) “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5)
-Jesus taught that the dead will be resurrected—an unnecessary action if humans had an immortal soul. (John 11:11-25)
Does your religion teach that the soul does not die?
Tolerating immoral sex: In many lands church groups ordain gay and lesbian members of the clergy and urge governments to recognize same sex marriages. Churches that condemn immorality have tolerated leaders who have sexually abused children.
Bible: Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, not adulterers, not men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men….will inherit God’s kingdom.” (1Corinthians 6:9, 10)
Do you know of religions that tolerate immoral sex?
Go To:Jehovahs Witnesses Who Are They? Then click On The
Questions Frequently Asked Link To The Left
http://www.watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm
What Really Is Hell?
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2002/7/15/article_02.htm
2006-10-19 09:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by research woman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question.
My favorite lie about Jehovah's Witnesses is that we don't believe in Jesus.
or, that we have to earn salvation.
Did you know that according to the bible Jesus was a drunkard and glutton?
Instead of listening to lies, go to the source.
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20050815/article_01.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20010715/article_01.htm
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20050501/article_01.htm
as to Gal. 1:8 what gospel did Paul preach?
*** rs p. 406 par. 1 Trinity ***
In The Encyclopedia Americana we read:
“Christianity derived from Judaism and Judaism was strictly Unitarian [believing that God is one person]. The road which led from Jerusalem to Nicea was scarcely a straight one. Fourth century Trinitarianism did not reflect accurately early Christian teaching regarding the nature of God; it was, on the contrary, a deviation from this teaching.”—(1956), Vol. XXVII, p. 294L.
(Romans 15:4-6) . . .” 4 For all the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope. 5 Now may the God who supplies endurance and comfort grant YOU to have among yourselves the same mental attitude that Christ Jesus had,
6 that with one accord YOU may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul's gospel taught that Jesus worshipped his Father and God.
Do you?
Are you teaching a deviation from what the bible really teaches?
2006-10-18 15:39:59 · answer #6 · answered by TeeM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's true. We don't believe in a fiery hell. Hell is the common grave of mankind. Read the following link to see how we know this:
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2002/7/15/article_02.htm
And realize that the scripture you quoted from Galatians goes both ways.
2006-10-18 15:22:33 · answer #7 · answered by Epitome_inc 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm glad you asked that question because it gives me the opportunity to give you the answer from the horses mouth so to speak.
No, Jehovah's witnesses do not believe in a fiery hell where bad people go to be tormented forever, I have given the links below to the official site of jehovah's witnesses so you can see why we don't believe in hell and the reasons why we do our ministry.
Hope that helps.
2006-10-18 15:24:36 · answer #8 · answered by Frax 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses actually *DO* believe in hell, as the term is actually used in the bible. The bible teaches that "hell" is *NOT* a fiery place of torment, but is actually the common grave of mankind. There is no suffering in "hell", or the grave. Sometime after the post-Armageddon resurrection, death and "hell" will themselves be destroyed.
(Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all
(Ecclesiastes 9:10) there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol ["hell"]
(Revelation 20:14) And death and Hades ["hell"] were hurled into the lake of fire
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2002/7/15/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2002/6/1/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/lmn/article_07.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2001/9/1/article_02.htm
A common misconception is that Jehovah's Witnesses go from door-to-door because they feel it is their duty to help a householder to be "saved from hell". In fact, Jehovah's Witnesses would go from door-to-door even if there were no hope that anyone would change their religion, or even if no one would listen to them!
That is because Jesus Christ specifically assigned the house-to-house ministry to the Christian congregation, with no regard for specific results.
(Luke 10:1,2) 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.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/jt/index.htm
2006-10-19 07:31:12 · answer #9 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
some religions teach that hell does not currently exist that it is not a place but rather a point in time where the sinners of the earth will be burned for clinging to sin. its not that they dont believe in its existence its the idea that it has not been created yet. they derive this because it describes death in the bible as a type of sleep.
if you think of it this way when jesus most beloved friend lazerus died he told them fear not for he is not dead but asleep. now they discovered his body to be lifeless (in other words dead) but jesus had just told them that he was sleeping.
if lazerus was a beloved friend to jesus and a follower of him when he died logicly he would go to heaven correct? but when christ called for him he did not tell him to come down, or lazarus come up he told him to come out.
another thought is dont you think that if he had been sent to heaven wouldnt he be a little upset that christ brought him back to a sinfull world where he was mistreated by people for following jesus?
2006-10-18 15:31:16 · answer #10 · answered by kenshiro 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in answer to tebuny
JW's are not a cult they are over 6million strong in 235 lands united worldwide studying the same literature and reading the same bible.
As for hell no such a place it's the common grave of mankind
2006-10-18 15:46:29 · answer #11 · answered by Twilight_dreaming 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋