What's is Jehovah's Witnesses and.....?

Question

whats different about them? I know they dont celebrate B-days nor holidays etc...

Answer 1

Among self-described Christians, Jehovah's Witnesses are relatively unique in understanding the Scriptures to teach that God's Kingdom by Christ Jesus is a real government which 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

Answer 2

You could start by checking out some of the segments on You Tube taken from the PBS feature “Knocking” which gets shown in May. Here’s the web link:
http://www.knocking.org/

Check the link for previews. Some survivors from the German Holocaust will be speaking at them.

Aside from being the most Christ like people, if you set aside any Bible issues, my guess is that some of the irritating issues people have with them could be:

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 Nasin 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

I am a witness to the man - the main man - Jehovah but we all witness differently I love most holidays and exchange gifts and birthdays WOW! cake and ice cream for everybody!!!!! May we Christians all witness our father " Jehovah " in our own ways! AMEN.

Answer 4

A Jehovahs witness is someone that only believes in the first testament of the bible. Therefore they do night believe Jesus was the son of God or that he died on the cross. So they do not celebrate Christmas bc well thats Jesus' birthday or Easter bc well thats the day he died. And birthdays im not too sure about. They believe Jesus was just a disciple and that "their messiah" has not yet lived on this earth. Which by the way is WRONG!!! You can only go to heaven if you believe Jesus died for your sins to be forgiven and that he was the son of God:)

Answer 5

"What's is"???? You may want to work on your wording before you go worring about religious groups.

What though makes the JW's different? Simple, it's their understanding of the Bible, how they understand some passages in a different way then others have.

Their active and aggresive door to door work also makes them different. I don't think there is a nother religious body that percentage-wise has as many of it's members out sharing what they believe the Gospel is as the WTBTS does with it's members.

Their training program for their members, through their 5 weekly meetings also makes them different.

The fact that someone like me could walk into a Kingdom Hall and walk out with four brand new books for free makes them different. I honestly have not seen another group this generous in that regard.

Answer 6

they have their own Bible, they don't follow the KJV. The only holidays they celebrate are anniversaries, they don't tend to mix with people not of their faith, they don't believe in blood transfusions, they are encouraged to put in so many hours going door to door (what they call pioneering), they believe that they are the only ones that are going to get into heaven. When they celebrate their version of Easter, which is called "Memorial", they pass around wine among the congregation, and the ones that are "chosen" to get into heaven take a swig while the others just keep passing it around.

Answer 7

we are christians and we do follow Jesus Christ who is the son of the Most Holy Father Jehovah. we are a worldwide family in 236 lands. we did not make up our bible. the king james bible took out the name of God Jehovah and our bible has it in over 7,000 times. in the king james bible it is only is two places. see ps 83 verse 18. Jesus died on a stake not cross. we do what Jesus Christ commanded us at Matthew 28 verse 19 and 20. Jesus is the Head of all the Kingdom Halls in 236 lands. www.watchtower.org

Answer 8

If you really want a intellectual discussion about the truths of the JW's bible then visit here:

http://www.contenderministries.org/jehovahswitnesses/nwt.php

They have most definitely re-written the Bible to meet their agenda. That is how a cult often begins. Mormons have done the same thing by writing their own companion to the Bible of which they will only use the outdated King James Version because the old English says what they need for it to say.

Answer 9

Jehovah's Witness are very "religious" People, However, They DO NOT CONFESS JESUS AS GOD! Therefore, they do not receive Salvation. Jesus said " I and MY Father are ONE" If you do not believe this , You do not Know Me.>>>>He Is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. We must believe this, and Accept it, Or We Cannot Be Saved. WHY? Because we do not have a Savior! ONLY RELIGION.

Answer 10

Why do you celebrate birthdays and holidays?