What is the difference between the following Christian denominations?

Question

1. Catholics
2. Jehovah's Witnesses
3. Anglicans
4. Baptists
5. Lutherans
6. Protestants
7. Seventh Day Adventist's
8. Include any other's that I have left out.

Answer 1

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, here’s a few differences:

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 2

Well:
3. Anglicans
4. Baptists
5. Lutherans
All come under the heading of 'Protestant',although some Baptists will say that they were never part of the Catholics to begin with,and therefore are not 'Protestants'.
For a comparison betwwen the main denominations,see here:
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/comparison_charts.htm
Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christians,but pseudo-Christian.
http://www.carm.org/witnesses.htm

Answer 3

As an ex Catholic, I know that in the Catholic Church it is more important than God's Word to The Bible to follow the Church. policies, Now as one of Jehovah's Witnesses I know that to us the Bible is the most important authority in our beliefs, and we worship the true God Jehovah in spirit and in truth as he requires his people to do.(John4:24)Jehovah's peopple also are the only ones fulfilling the prophecy in (Matthew24:14) They are proclaiming God's kingdom worldwide, from house to house and door to door just as Jesus did as an example for us to follow closely(1Peter2:21)I have visited other denominations too before becoming a Jehovah's Witness and there is not too much difference in their beliefs, Jehovah's Witnesses are truly unique in that they shun all forms of paganism, unlike the other denominations who cannot claim such purity of worship, the more I have looked into this ChristianReligion the more amazing i have found ito be even though it is hated for basing it's beliefs on Bible truth, it is accused of being a cult, which claim is unfounded as well as untrue, For we do not have any leader except Jesus Christas our head of the congregation. We do not have paid priests or Clergy none of our members have any special priverlidges as in exemption from the preaching work we all take part in this work as it was God's command,every active Witness takes part in this work at their own expense none of us get paid for any work that we undertake,it is all voluntary and we fund this Bible work by our secular jobs from our hearts we provide free in home Bible study for anyone who is willing to learn from the Bible the hours we spend doing these things are not for payment our reward is in showing people the truth from the Bible not any doctrine of men.There is no other denomination that spends that sort of time and their own money to do so, out of true Love for others.

Answer 4

Seventh-day adventist follow the Bible exactly. They are not made up of traditions passed on through the ages but are based wholly upon scripture. They are a relatively new church that sprang up in the 1844 movement....after the dissapointment

The believe in the seventh day sabbath (as in the Bible) and in the 2nd coming of Christ....plus much more

therefore the name "Seventh-day Adventist"

we believe that we are the true remnant church

find out more beliefs at www.itiswritten.org

God Bless

Answer 5

Seventh Day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses.
First Roman Catholic Bible was published at Rheims in 1582.
Second one published at Douay in 1609.
These called RCV version of Bible.
The Protestants regarded 7 books as ‘apocrypha’ (doubtful authority) and removed them from Bible.
(The Book of Judith
The Book of Tobias
The Book of Baruch
The Buck of Esther, etc. )
Jesus pbuh said in the book of Revelation Chapter 22 Verse 18-19 ". . . If any man shall add to these things (or delete) God shall add unto him the plagues written in this Book."
On deleting 7 books from bible, the Catholics call ‘cult of Christianity’ to the Seventh Day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses.

Answer 6

Your number 2 choice is not Christian. They preach heretical doctrine. Jehovah's Witnesses reject traditional Christian doctrines such as the Trinity, eternal torment in hell and the immortality of the soul.

Answer 7

Each group has different beliefs, so ppl find the group that suits them.

---The Nazarenes -Are against drinking and dancing.
---Seventh Day Adventist's -Don't eat meat
---Jehovah's Witnesses -Don't celebrate birthdays or accept blood transfusions.

Answer 8

Well, you want to know the difference between which and which dear ... there is long list ... and an open option to add some more ... but you have not specified the two items or sects of which we could tell you the difference... would you mind being a little more particular in your Qn please.

Answer 9

jehovah's witnesses ignore the Christ's divinité. Catolics Angelicans Prothestatans All accept that JESUS IS GOD the MESSIA

Answer 10

That would take ages, considering there are thousands of them.