What do you think of Jehovah's Witnesses?

Question

Is it right? Or wrong? Why?

Answer 1

A loving, kind, caring brotherhood that is in every land in the earth today, in every tribe and tongue, doing a volunteer work tirelessly, in imitation of the Christ, and at His command.
The only group on earth who worship and serve the Only True God, the Universal Sovereign, the God of the Bible, whose Name is Jehovah. {Psalm 83:18}
God's NAME PEOPLE, who volunteer their time and resources to bring you the hope and promises of the 'good news about the Kingdom of God', which is a Theocracy soon to rule over all the earth, which will rescue all who are presently 'sighing and groaning' over the detestable things being done in the earth and bring earthwide peace and security under the rule of the Prince of Peace, the King of God's Kingdom, Jesus the Christ of God.

By their 'fruits' you will know them.

When you hear them 'knocking', open the door and invite them in and have your Bible handy to look up what they are teaching in your own copy of the Holy Scriptures, and prove to yourself what is true about them and what is not true.

Answer 2

If they are wrong, what does that say for the rest of Christendom?

Churches tolerating the sexual abuse of children, for hundreds of years, and not just the last five years. My mother, who is in her 80s, grew up in a Catholic Orphanage. She remembers the crematorium in the basement where the aborted babies burned.

Churches being involved in politics, though Christ clearly said to be separate from them. Both for and against this country.

Churches promoting holidays based on pagan rituals, while ignoring the one observance Christ said to keep in memorial, the Last Supper on the proper night.

There are many more, but this last one shows how little the churches think of Christ, that they would rather follow man made rituals, then one he set down.

The witnesses have made their mistakes, but they actively try to correct them. You don't see any other religion doing that. Instead, they keep a steady pace of moving even further away from God and Christ. Finding way to attract people to their church with anything, except the teachings of Christ. They promise social programs, music shows, revivals, speak speakers, actors, and anything except learning God's Word, as a whole, for every individual, adult and child.

How many religions can you pick out a 12-year-old and ask a question like what is the first prophecy of the Bible, and they can quote it?

How many religions can say that teaching abstinence to teenagers truly works, on the whole, and not just for a few select cases?

How many religions, especially one of more than a million members, let alone six million, can survive without passing the plate, mandated donations, having retail businesses, or other outside sources of income?

Here's an interesting one. If you took a survey of movie stars, and asked them what religion do their maids, drivers, etc. practice, how many would say Jehovah's Witnesses?

Jane Fonda said it best, when asked by Charlton Heston why she doesn't become a JW since she liked them so much, she said she could never be as dedicate to God and Christ as they are, and neither could he (Heston).

Answer 3

Many religions have some basis in truth. Christ would have a problem with many religions. The JWs have been studying theology and are in a better position to clarify religious interpretation. Even the Jews or Bible (Torah)scholars are always seeking clarity within the scriptures. Much of which is related to prophecy. The JWs believe in a world without a monetary system. This in of itself is most likely why we still have so many wars because of our own greed or selfishness. It has been suggested that a spirit or entity such as Michael was with Jesus until he suffered on the cross. They however claim Jesus died on a torture stake. His spirit may have left him while he was being scourged but whatever. Their own desire to separate themselves from mainstream religion is either foolish or commendable. They say they are a work in process which also gives them room to modify as well. I don't have any animosity for them but am unwilling to study with them. My Ex-wife was studying to be a JW and I worked for one for awhile. They have family and financial issues just like the rest of us do. It seems like it's easier to find a web site bashing them than explaining them. I really can't stand people knocking on my door regardless. In the end game we'll all find out who was closer to the truth. I loath religious competition though. Many of those who have left the JWs seem to be very critical. I think everyone should be in some amount of agreement that we still don't really know the truth behind it all. I am not a Bible thumper or scholar. So, I couldn't even begin to compare interpretations. I think it's too late in the end game to get picky about something that just might be a moot point anyway. Unless of course you enjoy a good arguement for the sake of arguing.

Answer 4

I have nothing against the Witnesses themselves, but I believe the Watchtower is a 'false prophet'. This is why:

1889 "The ‘battle of the great day of God almighty’ (Rev 16:14) which will end in AD 1914 . . . " (Studies, Vol. 2, 1908 edition, 101).
1891 "With the end of AD 1914, what God calls Babylon, and what men call Christendom, will have passed away, as already shown from prophecy" (Studies, Vol. 3, 153).
1894 "The end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble" (WT Reprints, 1-1-1894, 1605 and 1677).
1897 "Our Lord is now present, since October 1874 AD" (Studies, Vol. 4, 1897 edition, 621).
1916 "The six great 1000 year days beginning with Adam are ended, and that the great 7th day, the 1000 years of Christ’s reign began in 1873" (Studies, Vol. 2, p. 2 of foreword).
1917 "Scriptures . . . prove that the Lord’s Second Advent occurred in the fall of 1874" (Studies, Vol. 7, 68).
1918 "Therefore, we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the faithful prophets of old" (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, 89).
1922 "The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the scriptures than 1914" (WT, 9-1-1922, 262).
1923 "1925 is definitely settled by the scriptures. As to Noah, the Christian now has much more upon which to base his faith than Noah had upon which to base his faith in a coming deluge" (WT, 4-1-1923, 106).
1925 "The year of 1925 is here. . . . Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire this year" (WT, 1-1-1925, 3).
1931 "There was a measure of disappointment on the part of Jehovah’s faithful ones on earth concerning the dates 1914, 1918, & 1925 . . . and they also learned to quit fixing dates" (Vindication, 388, 389).
1939 "The disaster of Armageddon is just ahead" (Salvation, 361).
1941 "Armageddon is surely near . . . soon . . . within a few years" (Children, 10).
1946 "Armageddon . . . should come sometime before 1972" (They Have Found a Faith, 44).
1966 "Six thousand years from man’s creation will end in 1975, and the seventh period of a thousand years of human history will begin in the fall of 1975 C.E" (Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God, 29).
1968 "The end of the six thousand years of man’s history in the fall of 1975 is not tentative, but is accepted as a certain date" (WT, 1-1-1968, 271).

Answer 5

We can spend forever talking about how they come to your door and bug you and how they don't believe in God the father and Jesus the son, But the truth is, what they believe in WHAT EVER it is.. they witness it to others. We as a body of Christ (that believe) ,should be doing the same. If we believe in god the way we think or say we do why don't we go door to door..or why are we not on the corner trying to introduce our savior into people lives. I have friends that are witnesses and all I can do is pray for them that before Christ comes they confess and believe in him. I do admire their will to get what they believe out to others. And I pray that one day Gods puts in me the will to stand on the corner or go door to door telling all about his love and peace. They believe what they believe rather they Know or think it is wrong or not. I do believe that Jesus will hold accountable the teachers of there word not the ones that followed and believed. The word is where you find the truth (holy bible) and if they not being taught the word they do not know the truth...They are being taugh wrong and unfortunately passing it down. but they don't know any better. And I just pray that gods has mercy on the misdirected and confused.

Answer 6

They could at least wait until the afternoon to knock on people's doors. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Michael the archangel is "really" Jesus. That's idolatry to place Michael in a "higher" position than hereally is. Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, not Michael the archangel. Blasphemy!

Answer 7

we are not a cult. a cult worships a man. we worship Jehovah God. we live in our own homes, drive our own cars and pay bills just like you. if you are not interested put your name on the do not call list. we do what Jesus Christ the son of Jehovah God commanded us to do at Matthew 28 verse 19 and 20. we are in 235 lands. a cult lives in one state. and all together

Answer 8

They are really nice people who believe the bible and go to great lengths to teach it to others who rarely appreciate it.
Matthew 24:14 says that this good news of the kingdom of God will be preached to all the nations and then the end will come.
Who is preaching about that?

Answer 9

They have a very fascinating history of changing beliefs, some are 180° - such as Christmas celebration. It used to be something they celebrated (like under the Rutherford years), but it slowly went from something they praised to something they despised. I don't know any JW's personally that well, but the ones I do seem to be nice folks.

Answer 10

A cult that has a ludicrous history that has changed its doctrines more than we change our underpants. I grew up in a JW household, went door to door, when to the hall but I don't remember once learning about the actual history and backbone of the cult. It was hidden because the founder, Russell was completely incompetent and uneducated. Basically he decided what he liked and didn't like about Christianity and created doctrines that pleased him.

Actual JW's are nice in public, but when you are disfellowshipped from the group, you are treated like a criminal. IT is sad because I have seen the effects it has on families. A father and mother will completely disown their child and is not allowed to talk to them anymore. It is sad, children born out of wedlock aren't supposed to be noticed, and are a shame to the religion.