Can Jehovah's witnesses demonstrate with deeds that Jehovah is the right name of God?

Question

People needs deeds, not words like religions uses.

Answer 1

Not sure exactly what you're asking there.

Jehovah's Witnesses demonstrate that they believe Jehovah is the right name of God by declaring or witnessing about him.
If you have someone who comes to your door explaining & sharing scriptures about Jehovah, using his name & highlighting his qualities, what religion would you say they were?
Deeds are important as they're an outward display of our faith in Jehovah. However, we do not believe that through our deeds we will be saved (as many who spread misinformation about us will say). Faith without works is dead but more than works is needed to be saved.



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Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses do wonderful deeds....First and most importantly, we preach god's word and give you and opportunity to recieve it.......Second, we are at present in the congregation collecting household furnishings and actually building houses for ppl that lost every thing that they had some 2 years ago in New Orleans......Is that not a deed? What else should we do?

Answer 3

It is true that the Almighty did not say, "Listen, thousands of years from now when a new language called English comes along, they can pronounce my name as 'Jehovah' and that's fine."

Instead, like with any and every personal name, different languages TRANSLATE personal names to fit their lingual tendencies. George becomes "Hor-hey" in Spanish or "Gay-org" in German and no one gets upset.

It's not exactly wrong to call the Almighty by the impersonal "God", just as it's not wrong to call one's offspring "Child". If we want a familiar and close relationship, however, it makes sense to use the personal name of someone we love. The Scriptures encourage us to use God's personal name.

The Hebrew name “Yahweh” (or “Yehowah”) does seem to accurately pronounce the divine name. Just as the Hebrew name “Yeshua” (or “Yehoshua”) is translated into “Jesus” in English, the Hebrew name “Yahweh” is translated into “Jehovah” in English.

The important thing is to use God’s personal name in whatever language you speak, rather than insisting upon the impersonal! The name “Yahweh” is certainly preferable to the non-name “God” or “Lord”, especially if you speak Hebrew. If you speak English, feel free to use the name "Jehovah".

(Psalms 83:18) That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth

(John 17:26) [Jesus said] I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/na/
http://watchtower.org/e/20040122/
http://watchtower.org/e/19990208/article_03.htm

Answer 4

In the Hebrew text, the name of God is spelled YHWH. His name is thought to be so holy as to be too holy for human lips. The vowels were left out, out of respect for him. Because of this, no one is certain how his name is pronounced. The most likely in Hebrew is Yahweh, and in the Greek is Jehovah. Personally, I call him Jehovah, although I do not belong to the Jehovah's Witness church.

Answer 5

Well you can either wait for God to step in and prove what his name is which will happen or you can look at the amount of people we have talking to other people about him.

If on the other hand you want words from the bible just look at psalm 83:18.

Answer 6

I am not sure what you mean. My name is Michael. What would I do to prove it to you. I can show you my driver's licence. That is just words on paper. Psalms 83: 18 shows Jehovah is God's name in your Bible.

I can have people that know me come by and say my name is Michael. I could have 6.7 million people plus who know who Jehovah is.

I could demonstrate that the only people using Jehovah's name and claiming to be His people are the only ones following His Word by living it.

If you go to different churches just a few miles away on the same highway they will teach and believe a little differently. Indeed, that may have been the reason for splitting up the congregation-- someone disagreed with the preacher.

With JWs, go to any congregation on earth, any country, the beliefs and teaching will be the same. We are unified.

We have love among ourselves for our family of brothers & sisters in the faith. Any congregation you go in to, you will find happy people, families together. We do not fight our brothers because they are from another country or race.

More is involved to become one of JWs than the churches you are familiar with. There is no showing up and writing a name on a role and you are in. Much study is needed. It is more streamlined now than in the past; but, you must come to a basic knowledge of the Bible which takes time.

Meeting attendance increases that knowledge. At meetings we learn more about the Bible and how to spread that knowledge. We don't have bake sales or pancake breakfasts as meetings. You learn Bible knowledge to put, not only in your head but in your heart. We learn WHY we believe not just what.

After you have acquired this basic knowledge, you will want to share what you know with others. It is just human nature. If a group of mature Christian elders give the OK after talking to you, you can join us in the house to house ministry. By this time, you will KNOW more about the Bible than most anyone you meet. We preach, not because we know less, but we know more.

After this has been done, you will want to make a public declaration of dedicating your life to Jehovah's service. That is symbolized by water baptism. Then you can be called one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

After this, your study is only beginning. You explore the deep teaching of God. Things you would not fully understand without a basic understanding of the Bible. There is personnal study. Preparation for the meetings. Study for Bible studies you conduct.

All this is done because of putting Kingdom (or spiritual) interests first in our lives. We will never be rich materially from this. Unlike the clergy in churches, we do as Jesus commanded. Matthew 10: 8 says, "You recieved free, give free." We do not take money for our work. Gas money costs you. Time we spend out talking to people is only a small part of time we devote to service. We are not paid for any of it. There is never a collection plate passed. A contribution box is in the back of the Halls usually blending in with the wall paint so you will miss it unless you look. This is voluntary. No one is looking over your shoulder.

There is no clergy class with JWs. We are all ministers as in Jesus' time and according to his arrangement.

We do not teach anything that is not according to Bible principles. Jesus and the apostles did not have computers or TVs. There are Bible principles that apply to them though. As Jesus taught and did, we have nothing to do with pagan religious beliefs unlike the churches do today. He had nothing to do with politics or celebrations of religions not from his Father.

Today preachers just chomp at the bit to have a political "voice". Some look like they would knock you down if you got between them and a TV camera. Celebrating holidays from religions opposed to Jehovah and had human sacrifices is treated as perfectly fine for the churches. The Bible clearly tells true Christians to have nothing to do with unclean pagan things. We obey.

I hope that is the answer to your question.

Answer 7

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2006/11/robertson_says.html

Answer 8

I am not from Jehovah's witnesses..but..i thought Jehovah's witnesses is only Jesus and The Holly Spirit..as Jesus says somewhere in the Bible...that He is the witnesses for God The Father..at the making of the world..so Jesus saw God making the world and making beings with soul from Him..

Answer 9

No, the name Jehovah is a mistaken reading of YHWH with the vowel marks of Adonai or "Lord" which reminded Jews reading the Torah aloud not to pronounce the Shem ,the Name or personal and revealed Name of the God of Abraham which name was disclosed to Moses.
if JWs fed the poor,clothed the naked,helped the imprisoned,built hospitals to help the sick,sheltered the homeless the way Catholic,Orthodox and Protestant groups do,then maybe their claims to be of God would be more credible.

Answer 10

NO, if you press them they will tell you the name is in error. I'll give you this the name was coined by a monk in Spain by the name of raymundus Martini in the 12th century and did not find it's way into the bible until the 15th century, now with the newer bibles the name is being omitted because it's a error.