What do Jehovah's witnesses believe?

Question

My best friend is one and I never really understood it. I should probably ask her.

Answer 1

Jehovah´s witnesses preach what will Jesus do during his 1000 year kingdom, are you agree?

What will Jesus do during his 1000 year kingdom? Jehovah ´s witness preach that Jesus after Armageddon and destruction of evildoers, Satan and his demons will be "Jailed" for 1000 years in the mean time Jesus will rule the earth with a group redeemed from earth (Revelation 5:10, 14:1-5) will resurrect people (Acts 24:15 and John 5:28-29) will provide food and eliminate famines (Psalm 72:16) will restore the health of humans (Isaiah 35:5-6, 33:24) will eliminate the death and the cause of the death and suffering (Revelation 21:4) in resumen will transform the earth in a great place to live a "new earth" the original purpose of God with Adam and Eve before they sinned (Genesis 1:28) .
After 1000 years , Satan will be release and mankind will have a second test and after that Satan will be cast into the lake of fire (destroyed) and Jesus give the kingdom to his father (Jehovah) (1 Corithians 15:28)

I am telling directly what we believe , if you dont believe me ask any other people who claim that is christian what is going to be the future of this planet when Jesus rules this world and you will notice that have no clear answer, now do the same with a JW and notice the answer.

Kait Top contribuitor why don´t you tell that all angels are called sons of God in Genesis 6:1, Job 1:6 and 2:1 and also the bible says that they are gods in the book of Psalms 82?

So an angel can be called son of god and god ...uhhmmm interesting.

Answer 2

Close scrutiny of their doctrinal position on such subjects as the Deity of Jesus, Salvation, the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, the Atonement, etc., shows beyond a doubt that they do not hold to orthodox Christian positions on these subjects. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe Jesus is Michael the archangel, the highest created being. This contradicts many Scriptures which clearly declare Jesus to be God (John 1:1,14; 8:58; 10:30). Jehovah’s Witnesses believe salvation is obtained by a combination of faith, good works, and obedience. This contradicts countless Scriptures which declare salvation to be received by faith (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5). Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the Trinity, believing Jesus to be a created being and the Holy Spirit to essentially be the power of God. Jehovah’s Witnesses hold to a ransom theory of the atonement, in which Jesus' death paid only for what mankind lost when Adam sinned - namely, the right to perfect life on earth. Thus, they believe in a faith + works arrangement, where sin and death are freely atoned for by Christ, but physical perfection is attained through personal effort, coupled with faith in Christ.

How do the Jehovah’s Witnesses justify these unbiblical doctrines? (1) They claim that the church has, over the centuries, corrupted the Bible, and (2) They have re-translated the Bible in what they call the New World Translation. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society altered the text of the Bible to make it fit their false doctrine – rather than basing their doctrine on what the Bible teaches. The New World Translation has gone through numerous editions, as the Jehovah’s Witnesses discover more and more Scriptures that contradict their doctrines.

Answer 3

Be careful following the advice of the first answer. If you consult with a Jehovah's Witness or the Watchtower Society, they will slowly lead you into their system of beliefs. They never tell you outright what they believe, unlike other religious communites.
They believe in God who they call Jehovah. But they are not Christians since they think that Jesus is Michael the Archangel and not the only Son of God.

Answer 4

Are you thinking of joining? I won't tell you their beliefs, as I'm sure you'll get plenty of those responses, but I can share with you a couple of their practices. Please forgive me for repeating this post from another answer.

You should know there are many things they don't tell you in the beginning (and none of them here will share this with you, either), when you're studying the bible with them. One of them is when you join, you'll eventually be compelled to leave behind any of your "worldy" friends (from before your conversion) and your "worldly" relatives who haven't converted. If any of your relatives convert and change their minds about being a JW, they'll forbid you to associate with them, which means.. you can't eat with them, you can't socialize with them at all. You're supposed to cut off relatives who have given up the JW religion, for as little as disagreeing with their teachings. Many people who've become jehovah's witnesses and left have had this happen and have lost association with their families.. their mothers and fathers... grandchildren.. sons and daughters. Also, if you leave the church, the people there will turn their back against you and cut you out of their lives, you don't even have to have sinned, just.. not agree with them and say so out loud.

I'm sorry to be a wet blanket but I think this is VERY important to know before you let yourself be seduced. To me, nothing is more important than the love of my family, and I would never let religious belief or disbelief come between me and my family. This is a requirement with them, so you know. It's not optional

this post will lead to angry comments, I'm sure, but know it has happened and no matter who says I'm lying, it's true. God bless and help you in your search for Him.

Answer 5

we believe the following:

JEHOVAH - the almighty god (psalm 83:18)
JESUS - son of jehovah (luk 1:31-33)
BIBLE- word of god (2tim 3:16)
KINGDOM OF GOD - the only way to solve human problems (Dan2:44)

we believe what the bible says and must to be follow. We follow jesus footstep what he did when he is here in the earth. We as jehovah's witness must to be preached also the kingdom of god to all sort of people without discriminating(matthew24:14).

Answer 6

Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians who understand 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
http://jw-media.org/beliefs/trueworship.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/

http://watchtower.org/e/dg/index.htm?article=article_11.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/pr/index.htm?article=article_07.htm

Answer 7

The next time they call on your door why don't you ask them! They won't mind answering any of your questions including this one.

Hope you find all the answers to your questions!

Answer 8

I was a JW for over 20 years...If you want to study what they truely believe. Look at..Pedic..basicly covered some of it...the reat you can look up or e mail me...


http://freeminds.org
http://watchman.org
http://silentlambs.org

Answer 9

Here is an official explanation of our beliefs and history, and so forth. Just use the arrows at the bottom to navigate.

Answer 10

Don't ask people here, find one of their worship centers and ask one! They are better prepared to tell you than us crazy people on here who aren't of that faith. But I believe they have their own website, like watchtower.com or something like that.