I'm one of them.
Jehovah's Witnesses? Yes, that is the way they refer to themselves. It is a descriptive name, indicating that they bear witness concerning Jehovah, his Godship, and his purposes. "God," "Lord," and "Creator"—like "President," "King," and "General"—are titles and may be applied to several different personages. But "Jehovah" is a personal name and refers to the almighty God and Creator of the universe. This is shown at Psalm 83:18, according to the King James version of the Bible: "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth."
The name Jehovah (or Yahweh, as the Roman Catholic Jerusalem Bible and some scholars prefer) appears almost 7,000 times in the original Hebrew Scriptures. Most Bibles do not show it as such but substitute "God" or "Lord" for it. However, even in these Bibles, a person can usually tell where the original Hebrew text uses Jehovah because in those places the substituted words are written in large and small capitals, thus: GOD, LORD. Several modern translations do use either the name Jehovah or the name Yahweh. Hence, the New World Translation reads at Isaiah 42:8, "I am Jehovah. That is my name."
WHAT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES BELIEVE
Bible is God's Word and is truth 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; John 17:17
Bible is more reliable than tradition Matt. 15:3; Col. 2:8
God's name is Jehovah Ps. 83:18; Isa. 26:4; 42:8, AS; Ex. 6:3
Christ is God's Son and is inferior to Him Matt. 3:17; John 8:42; 14:28; 20:17; 1 Cor. 11:3; 15:28
Christ was first of God's creations Col. 1:15; Rev. 3:14
Christ died on a stake, not a cross Gal. 3:13; Acts 5:30
Christ's human life was paid as a ransom for obedient humans Matt. 20:28; 1 Tim. 2:5, 6; 1 Pet. 2:24
Christ's one sacrifice was sufficient Rom. 6:10; Heb. 9:25-28
Christ was raised from the dead as an immortal spirit person 1 Pet. 3:18; Rom. 6:9; Rev. 1:17, 18
Christ's presence is in spirit John 14:19; Matt. 24:3; 2 Cor. 5:16; Ps. 110:1, 2
We are now in the 'time of the end' Matt. 24:3-14; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Luke 17:26-30
Kingdom under Christ will rule earth in righteousness and peace Isa. 9:6, 7; 11:1-5; Dan. 7:13, 14; Matt. 6:10
Kingdom will bring ideal living conditions to earth Ps. 72:1-4; Rev. 7:9, 10, 13-17; 21:3, 4
Earth will never be destroyed or depopulated Eccl. 1:4; Isa. 45:18; Ps. 78:69
God will eliminate present system of things in the battle at Har-Magedon Rev. 16:14, 16; Zeph. 3:8; Dan. 2:44; Isa. 34:2; 55:10, 11
Wicked will be eternally destroyed Matt. 25:41-46; 2 Thess. 1:6-9
People God approves will receive everlasting life John 3:16; 10:27, 28; 17:3; Mark 10:29, 30
There is only one road to life Matt. 7:13, 14; Eph. 4:4, 5
Human death is due to Adam's sin Rom. 5:12; 6:23
The human soul ceases to exist at death Ezek. 18:4; Eccl. 9:10; Ps. 6:5; 146:4; John 11:11-14
Hell is mankind's common grave Job 14:13, Dy; Rev. 20:13, 14, AV (margin)
Hope for dead is resurrection 1 Cor. 15:20-22; John 5:28, 29; 11:25, 26
Adamic death will cease 1 Cor. 15:26, 54; Rev. 21:4; Isa. 25:8
Only a little flock of 144,000 go to heaven and rule with Christ Luke 12:32; Rev. 14:1, 3; 1 Cor. 15:40-53; Rev. 5:9, 10
The 144,000 are born again as spiritual sons of God 1 Pet. 1:23; John 3:3; Rev. 7:3, 4
New covenant is made with spiritual Israel Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8:10-13
Christ's congregation is built upon himself Eph. 2:20; Isa. 28:16; Matt. 21:42
Prayers are to be directed only to Jehovah through Christ John 14:6, 13, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5
Images should not be used in worship Ex. 20:4, 5; Lev. 26:1; 1 Cor. 10:14; Ps. 115:4-8
Spiritism must be shunned Deut. 18:10-12; Gal. 5:19-21; Lev. 19:31
Satan is invisible ruler of world 1 John 5:19; 2 Cor. 4:4; John 12:31
A Christian ought to have no part in interfaith movements 2 Cor. 6:14-17; 11:13-15; Gal. 5:9; Deut. 7:1-5
A Christian should keep separate from world Jas. 4:4; 1 John 2:15; John 15:19; 17:16
Obey human laws that do not conflict with God's laws Matt. 22:20, 21; 1 Pet. 2:12; 4:15
Taking blood into body through mouth or veins violates God's laws Gen. 9:3, 4; Lev. 17:14; Acts 15:28, 29
Bible's laws on morals must be obeyed 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Heb. 13:4; 1 Tim. 3:2; Prov. 5:1-23
Sabbath observance was given only to Israel and ended with Mosaic Law Deut. 5:15; Ex. 31:13; Rom. 10:4; Gal. 4:9, 10; Col. 2:16, 17
A clergy class and special titles are improper Matt. 23:8-12; 20:25-27; Job 32:21, 22
Man did not evolve but was created Isa. 45:12; Gen. 1:27; Matt. 19:4
Christ set example that must be followed in serving God 1 Pet. 2:21; Heb. 10:7; John 4:34; 6:38
Baptism by complete immersion symbolizes dedication Mark 1:9, 10; John 3:23; Acts 19:4, 5
Christians gladly give public testimony to Scriptural truth Rom. 10:10; Heb. 13:15; Isa. 43:10-12
PS: We are not a cult. We worship only God.
2006-12-19 02:47:45
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answered by Alex 5
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it is spelled Jehovah Witnesses. the only thing that we are forbidden to take is blood transfusions. even if I was not a witness I would never take of blood. we don't celebrate holidays because they are man made. but we do give gifts during the year and do have many parties. we are a worldwide family in 235 lands. if you want to learn more about Jehovah Witnesses so you don't have to ask questions here and read lies about Jehovah Witnesses please see our website at www.watchtower.org
2006-12-19 01:55:39
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answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7
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Giving or taking of blood, this includes eating any meats which still contain blood.
The celebration of Christmas or any other pagan festival.
Fornication, adultery, homosexuality.
Basically, following the bible (old and new testiments) strictly and literally, so any sin that is recorded in the bible is classed as a sin by Jehovah's Witnesses.
2006-12-19 01:56:30
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answered by Anonymous
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It sounds like you may be interested in the brochure "Jehovah's Witnesses - Who Are They? What do They Believe?" which you can find at the link below:
2006-12-19 02:07:13
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answered by Abdijah 7
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Blood transfusions.
2006-12-19 01:53:08
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answered by The professor 4
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Oh, boy! right here we bypass returned! To the questioner: particular, we could all be born returned to dedicate ourselves to Jesus Christ. Jesus himself advised us interior the Bible that as a manner to instruct that we are prepared to stick to him, we could undertake the easy, symbolic ordinance of baptism. Jesus himself became baptized, even nevertheless he became a suitable person, extremely, God of this international (he did this to instruct that he became prepared to obey the commandments of our Heavenly Father.) i'm a Latter Day Saint (Mormon.) right it extremely is a exciting tale: i became interior the army, stationed close to Tacoma, Washington, at feet Lewis. It became an extremely bitter iciness while i became final there. One Saturday morning, 2 candy little previous females, Jehovah's Witnesses from the community Kingdom hall, got here knocking on my door. I knew that i does not share some ideals in ordinary, yet i got here upon them to be some very variety human beings and that i did enable them to in--it became chilly, and that they looked very honest approximately their ideals. i got here upon that very clean. We sat around my kitchen table and had a cup of warm cocoa and studied the Bible together. And particular, of course, we did not interpret some issues the comparable. yet we did share what we've faith and brainstorm over the scriptures. It became extremely exciting and exciting. And an extremely stunning memory. DId they "convert" me? No. Did I convert them? No. yet i've got faith that all of us enjoyed analyzing God's be conscious together. What we did all discover in ordinary is that we've faith that Jesus is our Savior, and that he atoned for our sins, so as that we would have life returned with our Father in Heaven. it extremely is it--it extremely is actual. it extremely is written interior the Bible, as we could constantly comprehend that and function exhilaration that it extremely is actual. So, somewhat scream "CULT!" like a number of those snotty human beings and provide a one million/2-website monologue on why they're advantageous somebody else's faith is cult-like, they might in simple terms prefer to stick to Christ's admonition to minister to one yet another, and to love one yet another. Christ stated that on the judgement day, some will say to him "Lord Lord!" and he will respond "I under no circumstances knew thee." i'm extremely thinking if people who raise themselves over others in calling themselves the only actual disciples are extremely actual disciples in any respect, and could he comprehend those human beings?
2016-12-30 15:44:41
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answered by valaria 4
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Maybe if you have so many questions about the witnesses. you could ask them yourself those questions, when they come knocking at your door. Instead of cursing and slamming it in their faces
2006-12-19 02:00:57
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answered by Joe 2
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Living your life as declared..In the Declaration of Independents
2006-12-19 02:03:15
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answered by babo1dm 6
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Drunkeness, idolatry, fornication,self abuse, adultry, homosexuality, drug abuse, murder, hate, participation in warfare, misuse of the sacredness of blood, racism, greediness, lying, and stealing,
Basically, anthing that Jehovah hates, we hate also.
2006-12-19 02:47:48
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answered by Micah 6
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To hate our neighbor
To kill in Jehovah's name
To steal
To lie
To love wickedness, and hate righteousness
are just a few of my favorites
2006-12-19 03:19:14
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answered by TeeM 7
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