How come people say Jehovah's witnesses?

Question

Dont use the bible? I rember going to my old christan chruch, and the pastor or preacher w/e never used the bible during his sermon. But at the kingdom hall of Jehovah's witnesses they not only use the bible, but everyone has their own bible so they can follow along.

Answer 1

I may be the only one here who understood your question: "Why do (so many) people SAY that Jehovah's Witnesses don't use the Bible?"

You are correct. Unlike, your old pastor who "never used the bible during his sermon", the JW's frequently use scriptures as their authority to back up the message that they preach because they know that the words they use will have much more meaning when coming from the Bible and not themselves.

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses do use the bible. In fact some brothers on Sunday say a few words then look up the scripture to prove what he is saying are God's words. Then he says a few more words and proves it again.
It carries more weigh when we tell what God has to say rather than our own interpretation of what the scriptures say.

In this way we are so familiar with the scriptures we can show you proof at your door when you ask for it.

We are being trained as the 12 apostles and the disciples were to bring the good news to those all over the world.
Why? So that they may get saved.
But so many don't want to be bothered. What do we do then?
Shake the dust off your feet and move on.

Yes we use the bible to a greater degree than most religions. And we will be blessed by putting Jehovah first in our lives.

Answer 3

Jehovah's Witnesses are supposed to read the Bible day and night, as the Bible says to. I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and I read the Bible very often. True, everyone has their own Bible so they can follow along.

Answer 4

Just another myth that people think about JWs that's clearly not true. And the Bible we use is the SAME thing as the King James version; the only differences are that the language in the New World Translation is the more modern way of speaking. We no longer use words like "thou", "shalt", and "ye", so why continue to use a translation that uses that older way of speech. And the King James version omits God's name throughout most of it, except for a few scriptures like Psalm 83:18. But if you compare the scriptures, they have the same meaning.

Answer 5

Heb 12:5 But you have entirely forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons: "My son , do not belittle (the) discipline from Jehovah, neither give out when you are corrected by him; 6 for whom Jehovah loves he disciplines; in fact, he scourges every one whom he receives as a son." NWT The verses continue in talking about discipline. We are all imperfect and continue to sin, consider the discipline of today as compared to the discipline of the Law Covenant. The whole congregation would stone the sinners. Now which one do you prefer? Because of the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we can be forgiven our mistakes if we repent and change course. The time it takes to be reinstated shows humility on the part of the wrong doer, but if they truly love Jehovah and value being part of the congregation they will persist. A note to Godislove: Remember the bible says "Be wrathful, and yet do not sin: let the sun not set with you in a provoked state, Eph 4:26, So true Christians are very capable of getting angry and being perhaps "rude" sometimes with their comments. Keep in mind, the bible uses the word "stupid" many times, and again, Jesus was not nice when he threw the money changers out of the temple.

Answer 6

Jehovah's Witnesses use the Bible, not just the NWT. In their publication, quotes are made from many different Bibles.

If you wish to study with JW's, you don't have to use their Bible; use your own.

Answer 7

When a bomb was exploded in the Kingdom Hall in Australia, the fire fighters who came were amazed that all the bibles were openned to the same page.

They also stated that because the congregation had their heads down reading the scripture, the nails that were placed in front of the bomb went over the heads of the brothers and sisters instead of into their faces.

So when the brother says please open your bibles to " ", wisdom says to do it.

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Answer 8

Not true. Everything they say and teach comes from the Bible.

Answer 9

Some anti-Witnesses are more concerned with their tradition-based agenda than with the truth of a matter (and the truth in the bible).

In fact, Jehovah's Witnesses have always been tireless in teaching that the bible is the Word of God; Jehovah Himself is the Divine Author of the Holy Scriptures.

(2 Timothy 3:16) All Scripture is inspired of God

(2 Peter 1:20-21) No prophecy of Scripture springs from any private interpretation. For prophecy was at no time brought by man’s will, but men spoke from God as they were borne along by holy spirit.

(Acts 28:25) The holy spirit aptly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to YOUR forefathers

(Acts 1:16) For the scripture to be fulfilled, which the holy spirit spoke beforehand by David’s mouth

(Mark 12:35-36) Jesus began to say as he taught in the temple: “...By the holy spirit David himself said [a particular Scripture]

(2 Samuel 23:1,2) And these are the last words of David: “...The spirit of Jehovah it was that spoke by me, And his word was upon my tongue.

(Zechariah 7:12) The law and the words that Jehovah of armies sent by his spirit, by means of the former prophets

(Luke 1:68-70) Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, because he has turned his attention and performed deliverance toward his people... just as he, through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, has spoken


Those who allege as this question describes seem less concerned with magnifying the Divine Author and more concerned with demeaning Jehovah's Witnesses. At times, anti-Witnesses pretend that Jehovah's Witnesses insist upon using a particular bible.

It is true that Jehovah's Witnesses have distributed more than 145 million copies of "New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures", in dozens of languages.
http://watchtower.org/languages.htm

The entire text of NWT is freely available at the official website of Jehovah's Witnesses, and a personal printed copy can be requested at no charge:
http://watchtower.org/bible/
https://watch002.securesites.net/contact/submit.htm
http://watchtower.org/how_to_contact_us.htm


Jehovah's Witnesses certainly like NWT, but they are happy to use any translation which an interested person may prefer, and in fact Jehovah's Witnesses themselves distribute other translations besides NWT. Jehovah's Witnesses attach no particular infallibility or inspiration to NWT.

The "New World Translation Committee" which oversaw the translation work request anonymity 'en perpetuity', and are likely all dead since the primary work was completed 45 years ago. Guesses at specific names have always been merely guesses. Since the same manuscripts used by the NWT translators are still widely available for study, and since there are dozens of alternate translations for comparison, anyone who chooses to use NWT does so informedly.

It seems that the vast majority of the criticism against the New World Translation is actually as a proxy for blind hatred against Jehovah's Witnesses. The hatred must be "blind" since secular experts of biblical Hebrew and Greek have consistently refused to condemn any particular verse or phrase as an unacceptable translation. Instead, it is religionists with preconceived theologies who bigotedly insist upon particular wordings, since these are necessary to prop up the shaky tenets of their false worship.

(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 significant 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/20000622/
http://watchtower.org/e/na/
http://watchtower.org/e/20020915/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20050715/article_02.htm

Answer 10

Hello,

Attending a sermon is much like a lecture in university. If you have the bible in your hand and are glancing through it whilst the priest or minister is talking then you are not concentrating 100% on what is being said so chances are you'll miss the drift of the discussion.


Michael