What do Jehova's Witnesses believe in ????

Question

I've heard it's a cult, or some kind of religion.....????

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses are relatively unique among self-described Christians in that they understand the Scriptures to teach that God's Kingdom by Christ Jesus is a real government which will soon replace all earthly governments. It is a religion, not a cult.
(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.co.uk/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_10.htm
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_06.htm
http://jw-media.org/beliefs/trueworship.htm
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/jt/
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/dg/index.htm?article=article_11.htm

Answer 2

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES believe in Almighty God, Jehovah, Creator of the heavens and the earth.

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the earth will remain forever and that all people, living and dead, who will fit in with Jehovah’s purpose for a beautified, inhabited earth may live on it forever.

WHAT JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BELIEVE -

Belief: Scriptural Reason:

Bible is more reliable Matthew 15:3; Col. 2:8.
than tradition.

God’s name is Jehovah. Psalms 83:18; Isaiah 26:4; 42:8.
Ex. 6:3.

Kingdom will bring ideal Psalms 72:1-4;
living conditions to earth. Revelation 7:9, 10, 13-17; 21:3, 4

People God approves will John 3:16; 10:27, 28; 17:3;
receive everlasting life - Mark 10:29, 30

There is only one road to Matthew 7:13.
life -

Hell is mankind’s common Job 14:13.
grave - Revelation 20:13.

Hope for dead is 1 Cor. 15:20-22;
resurrection. John 5:28, 29; 11:25, 26.

Images should not be used in Ex. 20:4, 5; Lev. 26:1;
worship. 1 Cor. 10:14; Psalms 115:4-8.

A Christian ought to have no 2 Cor. 6:14-17; 11:13-15 -
part in interfaith movements Gal. 5:9; Deuteronomy 7:1-5 -

Obey human laws that do not Matthew 22:20, 21;
conflict with God’s laws 1 Peter 2:12; 4:15 -

A clergy class and special Matthew 23:8-12; 20:25-27;
titles are improper. Job 32:21, 22

If you would like further information & learn more - please get in touch with Jehovah's Witnesses at the local Kingdom Hall. Or visit

Answer 3

Easy to see, the 1's telling the truth,
aren't being rude or obnoxious.
Anyways, I went & read the answers 1st,
so I wouldn't be repeating myself, over another.
Since, LineDancer said what I may have said;
and Mr.Cal has spoken well;
and then the beautiful sister gave u the website;
(I'm laffing).

So, I will say check out the website.
So you can nativate for yourself
where / which way you want to go.

And 'may I add?'....
What 'Dapper Napper,' said;
that is how things get started as rumors....
#1...
Adam & Jesus the same person?...No.
I haven't even ever heard of that
through any Christian faith, from anywhere.
Not even here @ Y/A's.
Your # 2 Q...
u r getting 2 different groups of ppl mixed up.
And # 3....
What you are implying; simply
is not true.
Do more research, I did.
The public library is still open.
Pull books, and learn, man....learn. ;~)

(No, I'm not being rude either.)

Answer 4

Anit-Jehovah's Witnesses say its a cult but its not. Many people disagree with our beliefs, but all of our beliefs come from the Bible. Those who think its a cult are just ignorant.


Edit:

Go here for our beliefs.

http://www.jw-media.org/beliefs/index.htm


Edit: Ignore people such as Wally, and hes obviously wrong. As shown on the website above, hes proven wrong.

Answer 5

To answer your question within here is to tell you to go to the people who know and it's not here ,at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses ,a personal Bible study which is free, or check here first (watchtower.org) ,Bambi, Line Dancer ,Heiss will direct you if you are serious.

Answer 6

Instead of relying what someone else claims, check it out for yourself. There are several imposters on "Yahoo! Answers" who give false information. It can be very confusing trying to decide which answerers are telling the truth, so Why not let Jehovah's Witnesses directly answer your questions,
to be sure you get the accurate truth:

Answer 7

JWs believe Jehovah is the Almighty God and Jesus is His son. They also believe that salvation comes through Jesus Christ; therefore, making them Christians. They are consider a cult by many. However, they consider themselves God's organization on Earth.

Cult, organization, or religion, it is all the same...just another denomination of faith.

Answer 8

We are a Bible based Christian Religion.

Answer 9

If you want to know the truth about Jehovah's Witnesses, it's best to ask them. This is what we believe in:

(1) Bible: Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God, and instead of adhering to a creed based on human tradition, they hold to the Bible as the standard for all their beliefs.

(2) God: They worship Jehovah as the only true God and freely speak to others about him and his loving purposes toward mankind. Anyone who publicly witnesses about Jehovah is usually identified as belonging to the one group—“Jehovah’s Witnesses.”

(3) Jesus Christ: They believe, not that Jesus Christ is part of a Trinity, but that, as the Bible says, he is the Son of God, the first of God’s creations; that he had a prehuman existence and that his life was transferred from heaven to the womb of a virgin, Mary; that his perfect human life laid down in sacrifice makes possible salvation to eternal life for those who exercise faith; that Christ is actively ruling as King, with God-given authority over all the earth since 1914.

(4) God’s Kingdom: They believe that God’s Kingdom is the only hope for mankind; that it is a real government; that it will soon destroy the present wicked system of things, including all human governments, and that it will produce a new system in which righteousness will prevail.

(5) Heavenly life: They believe that 144,000 spirit-anointed Christians will share with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom, ruling as kings with him. They do not believe that heaven is the reward for everyone who is “good.”

(6) The earth: They believe that God’s original purpose for the earth will be fulfilled; that the earth will be completely populated by worshipers of Jehovah and that these will be able to enjoy eternal life in human perfection; that even the dead will be raised to an opportunity to share in these blessings.

(7) Death: They believe that the dead are conscious of absolutely nothing; that they are experiencing neither pain nor pleasure in some spirit realm; that they do not exist except in God’s memory, so hope for their future life lies in a resurrection from the dead.

(8) Last days: They believe that we are living now, since 1914, in the last days of this wicked system of things; that some who saw the events of 1914 will also see the complete destruction of the present wicked world; that lovers of righteousness will survive into a cleansed earth.

(9) Separate from the world: They earnestly endeavor to be no part of the world, as Jesus said would be true of his followers. They show genuine Christian love for their neighbors, but they do not share in the politics or the wars of any nation. They provide for the material needs of their families but shun the world’s avid pursuit of material things and personal fame and its excessive indulgence in pleasure.

(10) Apply Bible counsel: They believe that it is important to apply the counsel of God’s Word in everyday life now—at home, in school, in business, in their congregation. Regardless of a person’s past way of life, he may become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses if he abandons practices condemned by God’s Word and applies its godly counsel. But if anyone thereafter makes a practice of adultery, fornication, homosexuality, drug abuse, drunkenness, lying, or stealing, he will be disfellowshipped from the organization.

Answer 10

From an answer above: "Why do you believe that Adam was Jesus?"

This is news to me.