What do you think of Jehovah's Witnesses,Witnesses welcome.?

Question

just how has it helped you *if you are one* or if your not what do you think of them?

Answer 1

Set aside the Bible and consider other issues of what make it or any church a true religion. They:

Believe in obeying the law, even the inconvenient ones, such as speed limits when late for work;

Believe in paying taxes, even though there are many ways they could avoid them, as many religions do;

Believe in keeping their word, such as to the IRS that they will not promote politics in the church, and they actually mean it;

Teache 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;

Treat their youth with respect, not just "do what you're told!";

Teach their youths 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;

Don’t allow their congregations to get so large that the individual gets lost in the crowd and since everyone is taught the same, it is easy to start a new congregation, with a set of elders;

Have members who know all other members, whether in their congregation, their city, or their county....When Katrina happened, they made sure everyone living in New Orleans could be found in Texas, with every individual accounted for;

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 Hall can hold up to four congregations;

Encourage all their members to read the whole Bible and submit their thoughts to see whether the religion could be following God’s Word better...for 50 years they used the King James before the NWT;

Don’t pay or elect leading members or governing board....a fisherman or a carpenter can end up on the Governing Board of the Society.

Can have every member, over the age of 12 answer the following question without just referring to a secular holiday in May:
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 it is kinda hard for me to rattle off specifics but, I know that by being a Witness I have:

Come to know the Bible to a degree that, sadly, many youths have not
Avoided various STDs
Learned how to speak my mind both clearly and repectfully
Gained a good reading ability
I don't smoke

These are just a few small things I have gained. Most importantly I feel I have gained a relationship with Jehovah

Answer 3

I used to be a catholic.But found the rituals empty,the teachings confusing and basically found it all too hypocritical.So I stopped going.I still believed in God but didnt know how or where to find him.I began studying the Bible with Jehovahs Witnesses and knew straight away that they had the truth about God and an accurate knowledge of his holy word.
I have been one of Jehovahs Witnesses for ten years and it has made my life complete and full.I no longer need drugs and alcohol to cope with life.I have a close relationship with my Creator and a purpose in life.It is the best thing that has ever happened to me.And I thank him every day for allowing me this wonderful priviledge

Answer 4

I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses. I read all of the answers from my brothers and sisters and from one who will be soon! They have really all said it so well! I came from a very messed up life, but after I gained accurate knowledge of what the Bible teaches, and began applying what I learned to my life, everything changed! Serving our awesome God Jehovah, and his Son, Jesus Christ is the best privilege I have ever received! I have a wonderful worldwide family of brothers and sisters from 236 countries (at least!!) I love them all! My life is amazing now, and it is all because Jehovah is my God! May his Kingdom come!!!!

Answer 5

As one of Jehovah's Witnesses I feel privileged to be counted among them. I know that the way I worship is approved by God and that if I continue on the narrow, cramped road, it will lead to everlasting life in God's new world. (2Peter 3:13) Meanwhile I enjoy a spiritual paradise that includes study, prayer, and association with people of like faith. I want as many as possible to enjoy these same blessings, which is part of the reason that I share as much as possible in preaching the good news of God's Kingdom.

Answer 6

Jehovah's Witnesses do not push anything on people. Their preaching techniques are not new. It was first done by Jesus' first-century disciples. As Paul pointed out, it was done door-to-door. Acts 20:20 If a person does not want to hear our Bible message, we leave him/her alone, the same way Noah did those who chose to ignore his warning of coming destruction.

Being one of Jehovah's Witnesses has helped me to appreciate the Bible more. I read it every day. I try to apply it, then I share what I know with others. People call us a cult because we do not believe in the unscriptural trinity. I don't take that personally because I know we aren't.

Although we stay clear of pagan holidays like Christmas and Easter, we give gifts to one another all the time. They are more appreciated that way.

Answer 7

Jehovah's Witnesses have the true religion. 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 8

I am an unbaptised publisher of Jehovah's Witnesses working on baptism and I am happy to be associated with them. There is no other christian organisation on earth like them and prolific though out all the lands of the earth. They live in peace and do not involve themselves with the spirit of the world. Neither waring against nations or indulging in it's politics.
They use and glorify the name of God, Jehovah, and preach the kingdom of heaven that will be brought to the entire earth with Jesus as king! They fulfill 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."

They endure persecution for their stand for God and Jesus but they are spread over 230 lands and over 6 million Bible studies and more than 1.3 billion hours of ministry work were conducted in 2006. Holy spirit has blessed them for the zealous work they do in the name of Jehovah God and our saviour Jesus Christ.

Answer 9

I like them. They are nice and take time to witness and share with others. They are unselfish, kind, and friendly. I'm not one, but I have studied with them.Some things they teach seem valid, like not celebrating holidays( except the memorial of Christ's death), the name Jehovah which they teach is God's name. Other things I'm not sure about, like paradise, heaven, hell, and trinity. It makes sense that Jesus is Jehovah's son and not Jehovah, but I'm not sure about other aspects of trinity. But the JW's I know, I like so far.

Answer 10

I think it is ok for them to believe in this religion, as it should be any religion, but to push people into it is not the right thing to do.. door to door advertising, it is a decision people should come across on their own and make without any outside influence (outside influence being Jehovah's witnesses, them telling you only what they want you to hear)