Who has lied to you and told you this about Jehovah's Witnesses and why do you believe them instead of checking it out for your own self? Do you not know that Jesus will hold you accountable for the actions you take even if you let someone else mislead you?
2006-11-02 03:37:57 · 9 answers · asked by Sparkle1 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Globally, there are about 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witnesses; about 14 million associate with Jehovah's Witnesses. Their publications "The Watchtower" and "Awake!" enjoy circulations of about 27 million and 32 million per issue.
http://jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm
It is true that 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
2006-11-02 07:24:53 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes Joseph Franklin Rutherford was sent to prison, but do you know that he was found not guilty in the re-trial. That the original judge who convicted them was a Knight of Columbus, and who was sent to prison himself for various crimes.
Did you know that Rutherford argued before the Supreme Court of the USA in the 30's, something he could not have done if he was a convicted felon.
Did you know that Russell continued to say that if you read the publications in a year that you would have read the majority of the bible because they were quoted thru out the publications.
I find amazing how people will read half truths, but not go to the source to verify it.
2006-11-02 15:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by TeeM 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have read a book on JW"S and they are a false religion. The first man who started it lied in court , and so did the second man. The first man was Russell, and here is a statement from him. It would be better to leave the scriptures unread and read his books rather than to read the scriptures and neglect his books.That statement was taking from The Watchtower Septemner 15, 1910, page 28.
Now the second man I told you was Rutherford. He was put in the Alanta Federal Penitentiary for violation of the Espionage Act in 1918 and was released in March 1919.
I can write so much about them, but for lack of time I want. But if you care to hear more about this false religion, I will type if you wish to hear.
2006-11-02 12:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by iwant_u2_wantme2000 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't agree with the Jehovah's Witness view. They are deceived, but we are to still love them.
2006-11-02 11:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Just me. 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
We are accountable for our own actions and must be careful who we listen to,
2006-11-02 11:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by B"Quotes 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ex-witness here, I can answer any question anyone has on witnesses.
2006-11-02 11:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's always easy to label someone who disagrees with you as "deceived."
maybe someday Christians of all stripes will learn to respect variantions of spirituality that differ from their own.
2006-11-02 11:43:20 · answer #7 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
What are you talking about?
2006-11-02 11:39:35 · answer #8 · answered by Child of God 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, the bible says beware of false prophets.........
2006-11-02 11:39:01 · answer #9 · answered by Webballs 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋