What is Jehovah Wittiness?

Answer 1

Worldwide Christian society of people who actively bear witness regarding Jehovah God and his purposes affecting mankind. They base their beliefs solely on the Bible.

There are 6.5 millions witness worldwide in 236 lands.

They are the ones who go door to door sharing the "Good News of the God's Kingdom".

They do not get involved in politics or go to war, no matter what country they live in. They are for God's Kingdom only. Follow Jesus example to be "no part of the world".

They have a worldwide brotherhood.

They do not believe the bible agrees with the Trinity doctrine, Hellfire doctrine or the Immortality of the Soul. They believe that the dead are conscious of nothing, that they are in God's memory, with the hope of a resurrection.

They do not celebrate any holidays due to pagan origins.

They believe we are living in the last days according to the bible.

All their work is by voluntary contributions. No collection plates or paid ministers.

They try to live their everyday life by the Bible's moral standards. By not practicing, adultery, fornication, homosexuality, drug abuse, drunkenness, lying, or stealing. Anyone practicing these things that is unrepentant and not willing to change, cannot be a Jehovah's Witnesses.

Answer 2

Dear "Ear:"

I apologize. I hope it tickles your humor.

Your Question: Jehovah’s Witnesses today form an international organization that is completely separate from all other religious organizations. Since we are often misrepresented, it would be a mistake to expect to learn the truth about us from prejudiced sources. So we are pleased to explain to you some of our principal beliefs.

WHAT JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BELIEVE:

Belief: Scriptural Reason:

Bible is more reliable Matthew 15:3; Col. 2:8
than tradition.

God’s name is Jehovah. Psalms 83:18; Isaiah 26:4; 42:8.
Ex. 6:3.

Christ is God’s Son and Matthew 3:17; John 8:42; 14:28;
is inferior to Him 20:17; 1 Cor. 11:3; 15:28.

Kingdom will bring ideal Psalms 72:1-4;
living conditions to earth. Revelation 7:9, 10, 13-17; 21:3, 4

Earth will never be destroyed Eccl. 1:4; Isaiah 45:18.
or depopulated

God will eliminate present Revelation 16:14, 16; Zephaniah 3:8;
system of things in the Daniel 2:44; Isaiah 34:2; 55:10, 11
battle at Har–Magedon.

Wicked will be eternally Matthew 25:41-46.
destroyed

People God approves will John 3:16; 10:27, 28; 17:3;
receive everlasting life. Mark 10:29, 30

There is only one road to Matthew 7:13, 14
life.

Hope for dead is 1 Cor. 15:20-22;
resurrection. John 5:28, 29; 11:25, 26.

Prayers are to be directed John 14:6, 13, 14; 1 Timothy 2:5 -
only to Jehovah through Christ

Images should not be used in Ex. 20:4, 5; Leviticus 26:1;
worship. 1 Cor. 10:14; Psalms 115:4-8.

A Christian ought to have no 2 Cor. 6:14-17; 11:13-15;
part in interfaith movements Gal. 5:9; Deuteronomy 7:1-5 -

Obey human laws that do not Matthew 22:20, 21;
conflict with God’s laws 1 Peter 2:12; 4:15 -

If you would like further information or a free home Bible study, please contact Jehovah's Witnesses at the local Kingdom Hall. Or visit their official web site - http://www.watchtower.org

Answer 3

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 4

A Jehovah's Witness is an adherent of the religion more formally known as "Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses". They are especially well known for neutrality, use of God's personal name, and global house-to-house preaching.

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

Answer 5

People that knock on your door and want to start a Bible study,they pass out these magazines called "Watchtower" I believe they have good intentions but their beliefs differ from mine.For example they don't believe in hell and as terrible as some people have been,there must be a hell for them to kick in for eternity !! They also believe that there are a predestined number of people going to heaven,144,000 to be exact,since there are more Jehovah Witnesses than that,Well you get the idea !!

Answer 6

to learn all about the Jehovah Witnesses, please see our wonderful website at www.watchtower.org. we are christian and we are not a cult or brainwashed. we live next door to you and many work. we pay bills just like you. a cult lives together and do not work. we live in 236 lands worldwide and one big happy family.

Answer 7

Hello!

I am a JW!

You can go to www.watchtower.org to learn about JWs.

We believe that Gods name is Jehovah. (Psalms 83:18)
We believe that Jehovahs sons name is Jesus.
We try to live our life according to the Bible.
We do not believe that hell is a place to burn for your sins (God is loving and does not do that, and the Bible does not say that) instead hell is the common grave according to the scriptures. "Dust you are and dust you shall return" Acts 2:25-27, KJ: “David speaketh concerning him [Jesus Christ], . . . Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell,* neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.” (The fact that God did not “leave” Jesus in hell implies that Jesus was in hell, or Hades, at least for a time, does it not?) (*“Hell,” Dy; “death,” NE; “the place of death,” Kx; “the world of the dead,” TEV; “Hades,” AS, RS, JB, NW.)
Eccl. 9:5, 10: “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all . . . "

We also go door to door bringing good news as we are told to do. “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.”—Matt. 28:19, 20.

We encourage Bible reading when we go door to door. So when we come to our door, feel free to get YOUR personal copy of your OWN Bible to read the scriptures. :)

www.watchtower.org

Answer 8

They're a branch of Christianity.

Answer 9

Peace!
A fundamentalist Christian group. They believe that every word in the Bible was written by God. The people who wrote the Bible were just robots, God guided their hands as they wrote.

Answer 10

They are a certain type of religion that don't celebrate Christmas, Birthdays, or anything like that, (though they can celebrate passing driving tests and exams).