who are jehovah wittnesses?

Answer 1

iam a jehovah wittness its a religion n to be honeest not to try to preach to u i think its based on truth n not onn money like all the others (pass the plate 4 money ) i think what we do is just tell the truth n thats why people hate us n we tell people that god has never asked 4 ur $ so why should we u should look further into it n u will see what im talkin about take care

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 most 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, along with neighbors, living in New Orleans could be found in Texas, with every witness 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?

Answer 3

The do not believe in the trinity - that, Jesus Christ, God the Father and the Holy Spirit are all one God.They consider Catholic similar to Buddhist because both catholic and buddhist worship an Idol installed in the Church.God is one and only.God dont need to upbringing families etc.
There is ine boss in one company,rest all are employeee.In terms of religion no shareholder.Thats is the main belief of Jehovah witness.

Answer 4

They are a relgion. And to disprove the rants of the exJW whoever he is. Contrary to your sayings the LDS (mormons) for you that dont know Chuch or the Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. Was the first ones to act on behalf of the hurricane & the Tsunami of 2004 who do you think was the first to help out -the LDS church sent over tons and tons of humanitarian aid to help out. SO. If you are thinking of joining a church do it from your heart and not by what others tell you or like Evangelists do they just join there church because Its the easy way out they dont have to do anything. They dont want to even try. All they do is accept jesus christ by saying i accept. We need to accept him and do his will at the same time. That means do service to others such as Hurricane and Tsunami victims

Answer 5

Jehovah's Witnesses are the restoration of first-century (C.E.) Christianity as practiced by the apostles and Christian bible writers. They are Christian (of course), but they are unique for their rejection of paganisms, use of God's personal name, and global preaching by every active adherent. No other religious organization can claim such purity of worship.

These facts about Jehovah's Witnesses are perhaps relevant to this question. The more one compares this Christian religion with others, the more remarkable it is shown to be.

1. Jehovah's Witnesses have no paid clergy. Yet they remain tightly organized with more than 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witness preachers (about 16 million associate themselves with the religion). Even fulltime preachers and workers at their branch offices are unpaid volunteers.

2. There is no elite class among Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the few 'anointed' among them enjoy no special privileges in their congregations on earth. An anointed person (one of those relative few with a heavenly hope) is not elevated above his fellow congregants in any way, and he may not even qualify for appointment as a simple 'deacon' or elder. There are no titles; EVERYONE is addressed as 'brother' or 'sister'.

3. No person benefits economically from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the 8 to 20 men who serve on their Governing Body receive simply room, board, medical care, and reimbursement for certain personal expenses according to the exact same provision as every other branch volunteer.

4. About a hundred men have served on Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body committee during the past 125 years or so. The vast majority of them have spent the vast majority of their adult lives volunteering for their organization's purposes, and the vast majority have died faithfully and near-pennilessly while still under their legal 'vow of poverty'.

5. Amazingly, Jehovah's Witnesses did not splinter as a sect from some other religion. Instead, a truly tiny but sincere group of bible students studied only the Scriptures to determine the will of God. Thus their religion remains absolutely independent of and not carrying the sins of Christendom's history, yet carries the authority of Christ's teachings.

6. Despite the distortions of anti-Witnesses, throughout their modern history Jehovah's Witnesses have refused to claim divine inspiration or infallibility for their teachings. They have pointed to the bible (and not any particular translation) as the only inspired infallible means of knowing God's thoughts. For over 125 years, their teachings have been presented as merely the results of sincere bible research by imperfect but godly humans.


Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_07.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20040601/article_02.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/who.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm

Answer 6

I believe no one would wish her/his church and beliefs trashed! In the final analysis, we are all God's children. Distributing free bibles and free pamphlets as Witnesses do is a most noble undertaking service for the Lord in my opinion although I am not one of them.
You may want to get more about them in their congregation called "Kingdom Hall."
Good luck

Answer 7

They are the guys banging on your door with your free copy of Watch Tower magazine who will tell you, if you listen, that Jehovah God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.

Answer 8

iehter contact your local Kingdom Hall (there's usually someone ther just about all day Sunday, some mornings, some evenings, or try
http://www.watchtower.org or http://www.jw-media.org
try to stick to Watchtower Bible and Tract Society for info direcrly from them about who they are and what they believe. Many sites about Jehova's Witnesses are from small minded complainers who have never actually talked to a Witness or read any of their literature, and are totally clueless.

Answer 9

Sadly deluded, well meaning but very much a cult which say they believe the Bible, until you question them further they have written their own bible which contradicts the True and Living Word. They believe themselves to be the chosen prophets - but most of their prophesies are way off mark and have never been fulfilled. Like they gave a date for the end of the world. And we are still here!!!

Answer 10

HI
They are the true worshipper of God who go door to door as comanded and follow the scriptures and jesus faithly.
Lammy