I see many questions and answers accusing Christians of participating in pagan holidays. That's correct. Jehovah's Witnesses have recognized this and rejected them. The trinity as well has pagan origins and no Biblical basis. So they have rejected this. They are accused of changing their beliefs over the years. But honestly, what is worse: admitting when you are wrong and doing something about it, or clinging to false beleifs out of pride and adapting the truth around your doctrines? The apostles had wrong ideas and assumptions. They took years to get a real grasp on the truth. God said that "the light would get brighter," not that truth would be known all at once. For those of you who are bothered by their preaching why do you answer the door? They are doing what they feel is right. To people who say they have a false translation, have you really researched this or are you just parroting what you were told?
2007-04-05 11:40:32 · 5 answers · asked by greenage05 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Uncle Thesis: This is Yahoo Answers. I asked quite a few questions. They are followed by a ? But so far, you haven't ANSWERED any of them.
2007-04-05 11:50:43 · update #1
teebone: Just because something is named after Christ, doesn't mean it has anything to do with him. He wasn't born on December 25th. That is widely acknowledged. But the pagan festivals of the winter solstice were observed around that time. Coincidence?
2007-04-05 11:52:48 · update #2
The Bible was actually altered to SUPPORT the doctrine of a trinity.
2007-04-05 11:53:59 · update #3
The Witnesses I talk to will use any Bible you want to.
2007-04-05 11:55:13 · update #4
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.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20030301/
http://watchtower.org/e/20020401/
2007-04-06 04:55:44 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You want to know about Jehovah's witnesses? Suffice to say that they are a cult and they deny most of the cardinal truths of Historical Christianity.
They have an amazingly long list of false prophecies and contradictory thoughts.
2007-04-08 09:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have researched the JW's they teach from a bible that they changed to suit their agenda. Doing what feels right and doing God's will are 2 different things. The Trinity is biblical they deny it by changing the bible and only believe Jesus to be nothing more then an angel as in the Arch Angel Michael. Christ mass is not pagan it is the celebration of the birth of Jesus our Lord and Savior, notice Christ mass begins with CHRIST, not paganmas
2007-04-05 18:49:34 · answer #3 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
When people hate Jehovah's Witnesses or falsely accuse us, they are actually fulfilling Bible prophecy. Jesus said that the world would hate his disciples because they would be no part of the world.
2007-04-05 18:47:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I answer the door because it is my door. I am not going to hide in my own house from them. Just because they feel it is right to come to my house does not mean it is. Yes they have changed their religion, but that does not mean it is now correct.
I am glad that they found something to believe in, but I am not interested in any religion. I would rather they keep it to themselves.
2007-04-05 18:45:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋