What do you think of this? (Came to my door)
2006-10-19 13:16:33 · 14 answers · asked by Unknown 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It seems ridiculous to suggest that Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christians themselves. In all its forms, bigotry is repulsive and disheartening.
Sadly, Trinitarians repeatedly pretend that Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christian. Trinitarians use an artificial, trinity-specific definition of the term "Christian" which excludes anyone who does not believe that Jesus is God Himself, rather than the Son of God. Interestingly, pagans in the first century pretended that Christ's followers were Atheists(!) because the Christians had a somewhat different idea from the pagans about the nature of God.
Jehovah's Witnesses teach that no salvation occurs without Christ, that accepting Christ's sacrifice is a requirement for true worship, that every prayer must acknowledge Christ, that Christ is the King of God's Kingdom, that Christ is the head of the Christian congregation, that Christ is immortal and above every creature, even that Christ was the 'master worker' in creating the universe! Both secular dictionaries and disinterested theologians acknowledge that Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian religion.
The Trinitarian arguments are intended to insult and demean Jehovah's Witnesses, rather than to give a Scripturally accurate understanding of the term "Christian".
In fact, the bible most closely associates being "Christian" with preaching about Christ and Christ's teachings. Review all three times the bible uses the term "Christian" and note that the context connects the term with:
"declaring the good news"
'teaching quite a crowd'
'open eyes, turn from dark to light'
"uttering sayings of truth"
"persuade"
"keep on glorifying"
(Acts 11:20-26) [The early disciples of Jesus] began talking to the Greek-speaking people, declaring the good news of the Lord Jesus... and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.
(Acts 26:17-28) [Jesus said to Paul] I am sending you, to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God... Paul said: “I am not going mad, Your Excellency Festus, but I am uttering sayings of truth and of soundness of mind. ...Do you, King Agrippa, believe the Prophets? I know you believe.” But Agrippa said to Paul: “In a short time you would persuade me to become a Christian.”
(1 Peter 4:14-16) If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy... But if he suffers as a Christian, let him not feel shame, but let him keep on glorifying God in this name
So why do anti-Witnesses try to hijack the term "Christian" and hide its Scriptural implications? Because anti-Witnesses recognize that it is the preaching work that makes it clear that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are by far the most prominent followers of Christ:
(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
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2006-10-19 19:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses have an exceedingly Christian position with reference to no longer being in touch in wars and performance even suffered a great deal for this stance notwithstanding the administration isn't totally with out blood on its hand because it has killed thousands with enforced bans on blood transfusions, organ transplants and vaccination.
2016-10-16 05:41:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's definitely a misunderstanding there. True Christianity is NOT wrong, but the false religion, those who say that they are Christians, are wrong. You can tell the false Christians by their fruits. The religions that killed each other in World War I & II are not Christians.
2006-10-20 04:09:39 · answer #3 · answered by trustdell1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably actually said "Christendom" was wrong. They believe they are the only true Christians, everyone in the churches apparently being false ones, being part of "Babylon the Great", Satan's worldwide system of false religion. JWs pride themselves on getting along much better than worldly Christians. At least they seldom do kill one another. They DO come to a lot of doors. That is like their "Mission Field", the main way they make converts. True, most people just shut the door in their face. They are the "goats". They are out looking for the "sheep-like ones".
2006-10-19 13:23:15 · answer #4 · answered by harridan5 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hi, Are you crazy too? A, meaning a single individual claims anything, especially from a Jehovah’s Witness, means nothing to me. Their traitors, they refused to defend this great nation of U.S.A. during that war or any war to come. Muslims will behead them first in the great war that is at our door.
2006-10-19 14:14:48 · answer #5 · answered by thomas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you expect me to believe one of Jehovah's Witnesses told you that, then you are sadly mistaken. However, I'm sure some will take your statement and run with it. I won't.
2006-10-19 14:37:23 · answer #6 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that was only part of an answer that U remember,and how many times did your Faith leader visit your house to explain anything?
2006-10-19 14:05:43 · answer #7 · answered by hunter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Review all three times the bible uses the term "Christian" and note that the context connects the term with"
Review the very few times the name, "Jehovah" is mentioned.
2006-10-22 05:18:13 · answer #8 · answered by ♥-Madelyn's Mommy-♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not all christians just a few or a group of them which were confused. they are just trying to give all us christians a bad name. there are many of us who do not except this because going to war is killing and killing is trangression of the law.
2006-10-19 13:48:11 · answer #9 · answered by lil kid 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No jehovah witness has ever sinned? Baloney!!
2006-10-19 13:20:41 · answer #10 · answered by little_deb_e 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋