Would you change your religion?

Question

Would you become a Jehovah's Witness? Why or why not?

fanofchan: Jehovah's Witnesses are EVERYWHERE! 230 lands, worldwide,in your neighborhood,work, schools....everywhere.

Answer 1

I did change my religion to become a Jehovah's Witness.
I left the false teaching of the Baptist Church.

to Trainer53; you are wrong on all accounts. I don't know where you get your information but please talk to a JW. We do pray through Jesus to Jehovah. We end every prayer "in Jesus name we pray" ...Jesus paid the price for us. Jesus is Jehovah God's son. He is a mighty God but NOT the Almighty God, his father Jehovah is.
No we don't believe that works get you into heaven. We do the ministry work because God and his son Jesus ask that it be done. Everlasting life is a gift. You do not "earn" it.

Delores; The 144,000 are the humans that are given the opportunity to become "spirit creatures" and enter the heavens to rule with Jesus. Rev 5: 9,10 says ...and with your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God and they are to rule as kings over the earth.
That's pretty clear! Jesus has co-rulers with him. They make up the "kingdom" that you were taught to pray for...you know, "let you kingdom come, let your will be done, on EARTH as it is in heaven.
Paradise will be here on earth, just as it was for Adam & Eve before they lost it. The "Billions and Billions" will be here, just as God purposed. He never changed his plan, God cannot lie. The earth will be a paradise and full of perfect people loving Him. "Fill the earth and subdue it".
The 4th of July is a national holiday and no we do not "pledge our allegiance" to an earthly government.
You cannot believe in Jehovah's Kingdom and pledge your allegiance elsewhere.

Do you truly believe that God only sees "One nation, under God" ???

Marriage is an arrangement from God. Of course we would recognise and celebrate it.

I'm still amazed at all the misunderstandings and lies told about Jehovah's Witnesses even though there are so many of us out there just hoping to sanctify Jehovah's name and stop the lies.

Answer 2

I too am a Jehovah's Witness
I also changed from the false teachings that the baptist faith is using.

I agree with " i wanna be a fish"-- it's almost shocking to see that so many people have incorrect information about Jehovah's Witnesses.
they are misinformed about our beliefs concerning almost everything.
sad to say that this is showing how many people are swayed by the '''traditions of man" (see mark 7:13)

In my past, I was one of the lucky ones: kind witnesses kept returning to visit me to help me to see the truth of what the bible teaches. I'm now so happy that they did!!! and this did not just happen in one town because I had several addresses but-low-n- behold- other witnesses would find me. this tells me that it wasn't just the JW's that were "looking for a person,", it was actually Jehovah God that saw something in my heart that he liked and saw that I could become a servant of His.
THERE IS NO GREATER PRIVILEGE KNOW TO MAN THAN TO BE A SERVANT OF THE MOST HIGH GOD,JEHOVAH!

Answer 3

I would become a Jehovah's Witness for many reasons.
Check my profile then you will see why I'm interested in becoming one of Jehovah's Witnesses [someday].

Additional Info:
Right now, I'm still teenager and can't change my religion until I'm 18.

Answer 4

I am afraid that most of you are mis-informed about the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses. We do believe that Jesus is God's son, that we should pray to God through Jesus, and he is our lord who we must obey. That is why we preach to People about the Good news of God's Kingdom and we teach about the role of Jesus as our ransom and the King of that Kingdom. In doing this we follow the example of Jesus who taught this same message, and who gave us the commission to take this message to people of all the nations.As a Christian I believe that this is an obligation for me to do so, and I am not trying to earn my way to heaven just as Christians of the first century were not trying to earn their way to heaven when they did this same work. We are unpopular, but it is not because we are doing anything wrong, but instead we are unpopular because we are different.

(John 15:19)
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.

Answer 5

Change my religion? I've done that a couple of times in my life. Become a Jehovah's Witness? Never.

Answer 6

While I do agree with JW's that there is no trinity and that God is one, not three, I disagree with the 144 thousand heavenly limit. How can Paradise have any limit? Why would God create billions upon billions, only to accept a mere drop in the bucket?

Also, I don't understand why JW's do not celebrate holidays. I have a JW friend who said that to celebrate a holiday would be putting that holiday first before God, and that we are to put God above all else. I agree that we should put God first in all things, but don't see the harm in celebration of an event or anniversary of some sort, wihch is what a holiday is.

For example, to celebrate the 4th of July, one celebrates the anniversary of the independence of our country from England. It doesn't mean that in their hearts, they are placing this event before God, no.

Also, JW's do celebrate wedding anniversaries. Couldn't the same principle be applied? Couldn't one say that a JW places their marriage first before God if s/he celebrates its anniversary? Of course not, they're just celebrating, that's all. It's not a statement of what's first in someone's heart, it's just merrymaking.

To answer your question, no, I would not become a JW.

Answer 7

I've changed my position in a major way twice, when it became irrefutably clear that another way of seeing, describing and interacting with the world was closer to reality.

JW is not a future possibility, as it's something I've already considered, and found unconvincing as a Christian variant.
(On the history of the church, and the handling of scripture, principallly. It was 20 years ago, so I'd have to go back to refresh the details.)

Answer 8

Are Jehovah's Witnesses' now on the Internet and have they given up going door to door?

No. I am a Christian. I wouldn't become a follower of your religion because they deny the deity of Christ and the infilling of the Holy Spirit............and many more crucial biblical facts.

Answer 9

i would or would have, but i noticed at some points that the elders in some churchs enjoyed their leadership or power status a little too much. some of the stuff in their literature was changed just to appease some of them. seriously.

Answer 10

Why would we? What would push us over the bridge? Why would we still be in our respsective religions if we wanted to be a jehovahs' witnesses?