what is the base of the Jehovah Witness religion?

Question

I am confused on what they believe. Can someone help me out?

Answer 1

The religion more formally known as "Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses" carefully draws all of its teachings from the bible.

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://watchtower.org/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_10.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_06.htm
http://jw-media.org/beliefs/trueworship.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/

http://watchtower.org/e/dg/index.htm?article=article_11.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/pr/index.htm?article=article_07.htm

Answer 2

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

They believe that to have eternal life, you must believe in Jehovah God, Jesus Christ, the Bible and the Watchtower Society. They are taught that the WT is God's "channel" in the earth today and if anyone thinks they can have a relationship with God without going through the proper channel, then they're just fooling themselves.


In their Kingdom Ministry of November 1990 in an article titled Directing Bible Students to Jehovah’s Organization it is stated that Bible students must appreciate that identifying themselves with Jehovah’s organization is essential to their salvation.

The WT has been making this claim since it's first editor, Charles Taze Russell began publishing the Watchtower magazine in 1879 to alert the world to the "fact" that Jesus had returned invisibly to earth in the year 1874. He considered himself to be "God's mouthpiece" and was happy to allow himself to be used by the Lord to announce that the Second Coming had already taken place. That was the original basis of the Watchtower magazine and religion. They no longer believe that Jesus came to earth in 1874, but they continue to claim that God is using them to spread the "truth".

I was a JW for decades and am extremely familiar with their history as well as their present teachings. I can provide references from their own publications to prove the above and a whole lot more.

Answer 4

If it is in the bible they beleive it. Baisic chistian teaching. Bible does not teach hellfire, only a few will go to heaven, the rest will live upon the earth in a paradise after God steps in and overthrows Satan.

They are very nice people. the organization is worldwide. They volunteer their time to study the Bible with people for free. Visit the webpage below to find out more.


BTW They do beleve in Jesus. He is the son of God (Jehovah)

Also all those who die will be resurected to judgement before God. they only " cease to exist" until they are resurected.

Answer 5

1) Jesus is not God; He is "a god."
2) before Jesus was born as a human being, He was Michael the Archangel.
3) Only 144,000 Jehovah's Witnesses go to Heaven; the rest of us live on earth forever.
4) When you die, you cease to exist, except as a memory in God's mind. Later on, He'll recreate you from that memory (this is known as "soul sleep.")
5) Jesus was not crucified on a cross, He was nailed to a single vertical pole.
6) All other believers are "Christendom," and although we don't realize it, we really worship Satan. Since we're not JWs, we'll go to the "common grave" and cease to exist after death.
7) The JWs are "spiritual Israel," and are the inheritors of the promises God formerly made to the Jews. This is known as "Replacement Theology."

etc etc etc

Don't worry about learning the fine points -- their beliefs are completely un-Scriptural.

Answer 6

They believe in God the Father (Jehovah) but not the Son. They do not believe in the Trinity, which is supported by Scripture. They do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God. They also do not believe in Hell.

Answer 7

The base is the bible. In their magazines Watchtower and Awake they explain bible teachings.
www.watchtower.org

Answer 8

here are some links to help you out


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah's_Witnesses


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beliefs_and_practices_of_Jehovah%27s_Witnesses


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses_and_blood


this is just a few of their beliefs and stances there are many more anyway i hope this helps you out

Answer 9

Nonsense.

Answer 10

check out
www.watchthetower.com

very informative.