Who do you think offends God more - someone who says He doesn't even exist, or someone who says He does exist and then distorts doctrine and changes His teachings?
2007-01-23 06:53:47 · 12 answers · asked by Justbrowsing 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think you can pin it to one specific group who mocks God more.
As a Jehovah's Witness, I do believe that God exists. I also believe that the writings in the Bible are from God. He inspired man of old to write those things, and they have been preserved for us today.
Also, we don't change his teachings. We are Bible students, and our beliefs are based solely and completely on what the Bible teaches, not man made doctrines.
So the answer to your question would have to individuals who mock God. Not groups.
Go to www.watchtower.org and do some research for yourself ou our beliefs before you make assumptions based on rumors or what you heard someone else say.
Wish you the best in your quest!
2007-01-23 07:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by ♥LadyC♥ 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
You know, Saul of Tarsus could make a clear and educated argument that the Jewish Sect calling themselves Christians was a cult. They were going house to house trying to teach their brethren that their rituals, beliefs, and observances (holidays) they held dear for 2000 years was no longer valid.
Christ tried doing the same things with the Pharisees.
Now, we have JWs, doing the same thing as Christ, in all things.
Distorting doctrine?
Do you mean things like no sex until marriage, pay your taxes, obey the laws, and don't get involved in the business of human governments? All things that the Churches of Christendom avoid or ignore.
There are many, supposedly educated individuals, who get paid for their opinions, that try to claim JWs are a cult, just Saul of Tarsus did. It took a miracle to change his mind and learned he was completely wrong. Thereafter, he became known al the Apostle Paul.
The fact is that the JW Bible is not the only one that doesn't distort the view of Christ as the Savior and Son of God. Besides, those who do believe in the Trinity are most often the least Christ like in their lives. JWs always strive to be Christ like in all aspects of their lives. Yes, there are those you fall off the narrow path, just as happened in the time of the Apostles.
What is more mocking, going out and teahcing people about Christ, in all the lands of the Earth, or someone who gets drunk and has sex with various partners on a Saturday, than goes to church the next day to appear as a good Christian?
2007-01-23 15:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses teach plainly from the bible, rather than from human tradition and pagan philosophy. Their unique rejection of paganisms demonstrates the purity of their Christian worship. They are well-known for pointing to the bible as their only authority.
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.
2007-01-24 11:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right now, I find you as being the big MOCK! You're such a sh!t starter! Let it go! Move on with life! Don't worry about what others are doing. Is it harming you in any way? Damn I hate people like you! Want to be the preacher man like you know the almighty right! Please call it a damn day!
2007-01-23 14:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses do believe in God and follow the bible, not doctrines of man.
How must Jehovah feel when people say he doesn't exist, and that his Son is the "Almighty God".
2007-01-23 16:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus spoke out against the pharisees more strongly than the tax collectors to be sure. He talks about the "Harlot" in the book of Revelation. He truly dislikes heresy or apostacy.
2007-01-23 14:57:17 · answer #6 · answered by sheepinarowboat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Christians who know Gods will but don't do it. those of us who live as hypocrites and treat the blood of Christ as an unholy thing will receive a very strict judgment.
2007-01-23 15:03:15 · answer #7 · answered by james p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would an all powerfull being be offended by anyone, would an ant offend you?
2007-01-23 14:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those who profit by taking advantage of people's faith. Faith healers, televangelists, and their ilk.
2007-01-23 14:58:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
who mocks people more, you or atheists?
2007-01-23 14:57:32 · answer #10 · answered by Shellular Kellular 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋