Jehovah's Witnesses, can anyone explain that religion? BREIFLY?

Question

im christian but i just want to learn more.

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians; they teach that Christ was and is divine and of the same nature as 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!

Jehovah's Witnesses understand the Scriptures to teach that God's Kingdom will soon replace all earthly governments.
(Daniel 2:44) God of heaven will set up a kingdom... It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite

That Kingdom will rule over the vast majority of mankind, most of whom will have been raised from the dead after Armageddon.
(John 11:23,24) Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”
(Acts 24:15) There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.

Until that resurrection, there is no suffering in "hell", or the grave. Sometime after the 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

While a limitted number of humans will be resurrected to heaven to share in ruling over mankind, the vast majority (literally more than 99.9%) of Jehovah's Witnesses expect an EARTHLY hope, the same hope given to Adam and Eve.
(Genesis 1:28) God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill THE EARTH and subdue it [caps added]
(Genesis 2:17) You must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die [so never eating from that tree means never dying]

Interestingly, the Scriptures are full of references to this earthly hope.
(Psalms 37:11) 'the meek will possess the earth'
(Proverbs 2:21) 'upright will reside in the earth'
(Isaiah 45:18) 'God formed the earth to be inhabited'
(Matthew 5:5) 'the mild will inherit the earth'
(Revelation 21:3) The tent of God is with mankind

Learn more:
http://jw-media.org/beliefs/trueworship.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/

Answer 2

Disfellowshipped JW
1982 Corning, CA Congregation
For cause, but not the ones some ex-JWs who want to put themselves on a pedestal, want you to believe, and know you will without question.

You could wait until next May when this program about Jehovah’s Witnesses is shown on PBS, or you can order a copy now. It was done by an independent film company.

http://www.knocking.org/
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=54714EBF23EFA251

Setting aside any Bible issues, they believe in obeying the law, even the inconvenient ones, such as speed limits when late for work.

They believe in paying taxes, even though there are many ways they could avoid them, as many religions do.

They believe in keeping their word, such as to the IRS that they will not promote politics in the church, and they actually mean it.

They teach their youth that waiting until marriage is preferable to using protection, and for the most part, the youths actually believe it. As a result, they have the lowest rates of out-of-wedlock births and STDs. Yes, there is the occasional ones who would rather have their fun now than wait, but there are far more who choose to wait.

They treat their youth with respect, not just "do what you're told!"

Youths are taught side by side with the adults, the Bible as a whole, and not just Bible stories. The very young may not understand what they are being taught, but by the time you reach the age of understanding, they have a good basic knowledge of the scriptures.

The congregations never get so large that the individual gets lost in the crowd. Since everyone is taught the same, it is easy to start a new congregation, with a set of elders.

Everyone knows everyone, whether in their congregation, or in their circuit. When Katrina happened, every Jehovah’s Witnesses living in New Orleans could be found in Texas, with every individual accounted for. How many other religions could say for certain they knew that none of those left behind belong to one of their churches?

They believe their Kingdom Halls should compliment a neighborhood, and not overwhelm it, so they are small and don’t include a lot of expensive decorative features. Each KH can hold up to four congregations.

They encourage all their members to read the Bible and submit their thoughts. This was before the NWT and when they were using the KJV, or Authorized Version. It should be noted that this version of the KJV was not the first, but the fifth. It took four revisions over a 150 year period, before it was approved by the Church of England.

JW may have their own Bible, but it came about as a result of reading the KJV by thousands of people and noting the contradictions as a result of errors in translation. A good example is the scripture that says “The Word” is a Mighty God. A Mighty God gets its power and existence from an Almighty God. As for revisions, to my knowledge, it had not been revised since it came out in the 50s. My mother still has her first JW Bible, though it is worn like all the others she has used since them. Witnesses generally wear out a Bible every few years, whereas those in Christendom may have the same Bible for generations.

The greatest difference between JWs and the rest of Christendom can be answered with just one question.

WHAT DAY DO YOU OBSERVE THE MEMORIAL ON?

Everyone else will falter around and perhaps come up with a day in May, but all JWs will say at sunset on Niacin 14, which falls on the first full moon after the vernal equinox, the Memorial of the Last Supper. This is the only day, aside from wedding anniversaries, that Christ said to continue keeping, yet Jehovah's Witnesses are the only Christian organization that does.

Whatever you may say about whether it is right or wrong to observe the man-made holidays created since the first congregations, the fact remains that Christendom does not observe the one day Christ said to keep. What does that say for the leaders of Christendom, that they ignore that one important day of the year, and don't even know what day it falls on?

The question of holidays gets asked a lot, yet the facts of why are clearly evident. Even the Churches of Christendom recognize that the holidays and observances are not in keeping with Bible teachings, yet they fear that doing anything about it will jeopardize their positions and power. Check any religious encyclopedia about the holidays and their history.

So the question is not why don't witnesses celebrate the holidays, but why does Christendom celebrate something not taught in the Bible? Further, why don't they know what day Christ said to observe and why don't you observe it on that day?

Whatever you may think of any of the other beliefs of JWs, you have to ask yourself is the need to observe these holidays more important than observing the day Christ said to keep?

Sorry, a little long.

Answer 3

Okay maybe you dont' wanna hear the long drawn out answers some people will give you so here goes.

1.They are Christians
2.They believe in Jesus(like everyone else)

Really the only difference is that they actually follow what the bible says.

Instead of embracing wrongdoings like most other christians do, they seperate themselves from that

Go to www.watchtower.org

Answer 4

we are not a cult. we are in 235 lands. a cult lives in one state. we come and go as we please. if you want to know more about us. visit a kingdom hall in your area or our website www.watchtower.org. we follow Jehovah God and his son Jesus Christ. no we don't take of blood, there are other blood by products that you can use instead. even if I was not a Jehovah Witness, I would never take of blood. we will not try to change your religion that is between you and Jehovah God. I don't know why people think we can change you

Answer 5

Sure. I'll reprint my answer (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhDRxbuQ47SaoWgX3gK3AxcjzKIX?qid=20061228161437AAC0wLf) to Jackie's question:

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Thank you for your sincere, intelligent question! As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I have become accustomed to the confusion (and misinformation — be very careful of your sources) regarding our religion, the meaning of the name Jehovah's Witnesses, and exactly what it means to be called a Witness of Jehovah. I appreciate the opportunity to answer your question.

The theme of the entire Bible and the reason for the present state of affairs in the world today, relates to the universal issue of a challenge to God's Sovereignty. Thus, the term "witnesses" appears in the Bible in a legal context. In the inspired prophecy of Isaiah, Jehovah illustratively challenges the world's "gods" to a "controversial case" to provide proof of their godship:

"'Bring your controversial case forward,' says Jehovah. 'Produce your arguments,' says the King of Jacob. 'Produce and tell to us the things that are going to happen. The first things — what they were — do tell, that we may apply our heart and know the future of them. Or cause us to hear even the things that are coming. Tell the things that are to come afterward, that we may know that you are gods.'" —Isaiah 41:21-23.

In chapter 43 of Isaiah, the legal case continues. In verse 9, Jehovah commands the nations to be gathered together as in a court of law. Regarding the future events declared as part of God's purpose, Jehovah asks, "Who is there among them that can tell this? Or can they cause us to hear even the first things?” These national groups now have two choices. "Let them furnish their witnesses, that they may be declared righteous" if their "gods" can indeed meet Jehovah's challenge. Otherwise, their only other choice is, "let them hear and say, 'It is the truth!'" If the false gods cannot provide proof of their godship and the nations have no basis for the sovereignty, their only option is to accept the "truth" of Jehovah's rulership.

The fundamental issues of Jehovah's Godship and universal Sovereignty have not changed. False worship abounds, and the world's nations claim devotion and sovereignty that can only rightly belong to God. A witness of Jehovah is one who upholds the rulership of the only true God by his life and by his testimony to Jehovah's purposes and Godship. Our official website provides fine information about the true meaning of "Jehovah's Witnesses", and why the name and identity are so important. I earnestly invite you to learn more.
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Answer 6

Charles Russell grew up terrified about hell. I almost became a Jehovah's Witness because I liked the fact that they did not believe in hell. I know quite a bit about them but I'll give you one reason why you should not consider being one. They use the "New World Translation" which is actually a perversion of the Bible.

Once in New York City a Jehovah's Witness approached me and tried to convert me. He mentioned the fact that Jesus is not God. Immediately I told him to give me his "Bible" so that I could show him John 1:1 which says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." I was shocked to find that the "New World Translation" says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god." The Jehovah's Witness could not explain it to me. He was just as shocked as I was.

There are some basic Bible truths that Charles Russell was afraid of and that is why the Jehovah's Witnesses have changed the Bible to delete from it what they are afraid to believe.

Answer 7

They know the God of the Bible.

Psalm 83:18 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)

Public Domain
[A Public Domain Bible] [KJV at Zondervan] [Zondervan]

18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

Answer 8

a cult that doesnt celebrate anything, doesnt take blood transfusions even if their kids are dying and go round waking everyone up on saturday mornings to preach their religion at them. Oh and they think that armageddon (gods judgement day) will come soon when anyone that isnt a witness will die and the earth will be transformed into a paradise earth for all the witnesses to live on forever. They dont believe in hellfire, people going to heaven (apart from 144,000 that god chose) and they believe jesus dies on a stake instead of a cross.
Thats the brief summary.

Answer 9

The shortest explanation is they deny most of the key doctrines that you hold dear.
If you want a more involved explanation, see
bcmmin.org
mcgregorministries.org

Answer 10

Check out the two links below:

It is hard to describe BRIEFLY but Achtung Heiss did a good job.