Do Jehovah's Witnesses believe in the Biblical Jesus?

Answer 1

The clue here is in the word BIBLICAL. In other words, does
their view of Jesus match up with the Biblical view of Jesus?

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus was resurrected as a spirit, that the body in the tomb conveniently disappeared. They say that when Jesus appeared before the disciples he was a spirit and could materialise a body of any description. Then he ascended into heaven as a spirit.

What does the Bible say about the resurrection of Jesus? They have taken 1 Peter 3:18 and subtly changed the wording to read "he was put to death in the flesh but made alive IN the spirit." The original text says "BY the spirit." An entirely different matter altogether. Changes the whole thing, doesn't it?

In Luke 24:36-43 we are told his disciples though he was a ghost when he appeared. Jesus soon disabused them of that false notion. "A ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." Then he ate a piece of boiled fish, just to prove the point. He was not a spirit.

Note, too, that when he appeared to them, they were in a room behind locked doors. This indicates that his body was of a different order. It was the glorified body of the resurrection. The point is that after the resurrection his body changed from a corruptable body into an incorruptable body - such as we all will enjoy when we too are resurrected.

Another significant difference between what JW's teach about Jesus and what the Bible says about Jesus is in Luke 24:51-52: "While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then THEY WORSHIPPED HIM and returned." What! No thunderbolts from heaven to strike them dead for blashphemy?

JW's refuse to acknowledge the deity of Jesus. They REFUSE to worship him because of their failure to understand the triune nature of the Godhead. They have deliberately confused the issue by pointing to the Roman Catholic teaching on Mary as being the 'Mother of God' and used that to back their claim that trinitarians are polytheists. What utter rubbish! Anyone with half a brain (who dumped their prejudices and actually opened up their mind before reading the Bible) would soon see that the triune nature of the Godhead has been described from Genesis 1 onwards.

Those are but two JW beliefs about Jesus that are in conflict with the Bible. There's also their strange notion that Jesus is Michael the Archangel, but that's so weird and off the wall that it doesn't really merit a rebuttal. Mormons also have pretty strange ideas about who Jesus was in heaven before he came to earth.

So, in answer to your question, Jehovah's Witnesses, whilst claiming to believe in Jesus, do not believe in the Jesus of the Bible.

Answer 2

sure. The Bible would not tutor Jesus replace into God Almighty. the two Jesus and Moses are stated as God or a god in the Bible (Moses extra often than Jesus). Exodus 4:sixteen, 7:a million, John a million:a million. it is via fact the two have been God's skill of showing himself to human beings. of direction, Jesus replace into the brightest of the morning stars....a Bible term for God's angelic sons in heaven. Revelation 22:sixteen, pastime 38:7. One won't be able to be God's son he despatched down from heaven without being a created being, a literal son. John 3:sixteen, 17:3. Trinitarian religions edit cutting-side Bibles lots to eliminate the word God's son or sons of God all they are able to and pretend different trinity proofs, yet such words nevertheless often proceed to be in the old KJV in simple terms as they do in the NWT of Jehovah's Witnesses. Debbie

Answer 3

Yes.

The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses accepts everything the bible teaches about Christ Jesus.

Yes.

The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses accepts everything the bible teaches about Christ Jesus.

Ironically, the bible most closely associates being "Christian" with preaching about Christ and Christ's teachings. Review all three times the bible uses the term "Christian" and note that the context connects the term with:
"declaring the good news"
'teaching quite a crowd'
'open eyes, turn from dark to light'
"uttering sayings of truth"
"persuade"
"keep on glorifying"

(Acts 11:20-26) [The early disciples of Jesus] began talking to the Greek-speaking people, declaring the good news of the Lord Jesus... and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.

(Acts 26:17-28) [Jesus said to Paul] I am sending you, to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God... Paul said: “I am not going mad, Your Excellency Festus, but I am uttering sayings of truth and of soundness of mind. ...Do you, King Agrippa, believe the Prophets? I know you believe.” But Agrippa said to Paul: “In a short time you would persuade me to become a Christian.”

(1 Peter 4:14-16) If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy... But if he suffers as a Christian, let him not feel shame, but let him keep on glorifying God in this name


So why do anti-Witnesses try to hijack the term "Christian" and hide its Scriptural implications? Because anti-Witnesses recognize that it is the preaching work that makes it clear that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are by far the most prominent followers of Christ:

(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


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Answer 4

Jesus was the greatest man who ever walked this earth.

Answer 5

Oh my Yes we believe in Jesus...
He is Gods Son... Jehovah is God...

We are Christians. :)

Have a GREAT day!

Answer 6

Yes.

According to the Bible, Jesus is not Jehovah. Jesus is the son of Jehovah. Jesus is our Lord, the Christ, the only begotten Son of God.

Jesus is not called in the Bible as the ONLY TRUE GOD. In Jesus’ own words, he said that the only TRUE GOD is his Father. (John 17:3) Is Jesus a false God, No. Jesus is neither, because Jesus is the Son of the True God. Jesus though was given a position or title of becoming a Mighty God as Isa 9:6. The difference is that in Isa 9:6 it is in FUTURE tense (WILL/SHALL) , and it is a PROPHECY. So that title (Mighty God) has a beginning. Since the prophecy stated in Isa 9:6 has not happened yet at that time, so those titles are not yet given to Jesus at the time Isa 9:6 was prophecied.

Notice too, that Jehovah is called “God of gods” , it doesn’t mean that the other gods do not exist.Just like saying “King of kings” the other kings do exist. If you also say that “Jesus is my best friend”, it doesn’t’ mean that the “Father” Jehovah, and other human friends are false friends.

Why is Jehovah called “God of gods” acc to Deut 10:17? If the “gods” are all false gods, then are you saying that Jehovah is the God of “false” gods? Someone cannot be called God of “gods” if these other “gods” do not exist same as saying King of kings if other kings do not exist.


Jesus admitted that his Father is his Source of Life.
John 5:26 states “For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted also to the Son to have life in himself”. So who is Jesus’ SOURCE of Life?"

In Heb 1:5 it states "You are my son; I, TODAY, I have become your father"?. Why did it use the word "today"?

Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten(Gennao) thee. Acts 13:33

The word begotten in Greek is gennao. It means “to be born” –Strong’s dictionary defines this as procreate (properly of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively to regenerate: - bear, beget, be BORN, BRING FORTH, conceive, be delivered of, gender, MAKE, spring.

At Acts 13:33, it states the Father “has MADE/BRING FORTH” the Son. This verse talks about the relationship of God to his Son whom he MADE/BROUGHT FORTH (Gennoa).
Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten(Gennao) thee. Acts 13:33

Jesus is the beginning of the creation by God. Rev 3:14 & Prov 8.

Jesus said at John 20:17 “‘I am ascending to my Father and YOUR Father and to my God and YOUR God.’” Notice Jesus has a God, whom he called “My God” and who is also his Father.

Is God composed of THREE PERSONS?

Gen 17:1 states “, then Jehovah appeared to A´bram and said to him: “I am God Almighty”

Now, please use your understanding,

Do you use the phrase “I am” for THREE persons or you only use it for ONE Person?
If God is composed of THREE persons, God should have said “WE ARE God” but you cannot find that it the Bible.

You never use the phrase “I am” for THREE Persons. I am is only used for one person.

JESUS said to the Father also in John 17:3, that the Father is the “ONLY True God”, this means there is one and only one person who is God, the Father. and this is confirmed in 1 Cor 8:5 where is states “6 there is actually to us one God the FATHER”.Notice the Father only. Notice also in John 17:3 Jesus excluded himself as the only true God. Instead of saying “We are the only true God” JESUS said “YOU (referring to the Father), and not US” as the only true God. Now are you against Jesus?

Now, if the Son is Jehovah, the Father is Jehovah and the holy spirit is Jehovah according to the Trinity doctrine, then these THREE PERSONS, are THREE Jehovah.

But the Bible says in Deut 6:4 Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is ONE Jehovah.

Notice in Deut 6:4 it used “IS” and only ONE person is involved. If there are three Jehovah then it should have used ARE for THREE persons.

There is ONLY ONE JEHOVAH, who is God Almighty.

1 Cor 8:5-6 states
“. 5 For even though there are those who are called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him..”


One of the things that the holy spirit is consistently called in the Bible is the “spirit of God” and also the “spirit of Jehovah”. (Mat 3:16, Zech 6:8). Now if the “spirit of God” is a person as the Trinitarians are saying, then they will have a problem, when they read Rev 4:5 where it states “. 5 And out of the throne there are proceeding lightnings and voices and thunders; and [there are] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, and these mean the SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD”

So now, Trinitarians are now believing in 7 more persons of God. But of course, as expected, in Rev 4:5 they will NOW change the meaning of the “spirit of God” to something else. And in that case, it is NOT a person.

1 Cor 15:42-45 talks about the resurrection of the dead. For the holy & anointed ones and also Jesus, they were given a spiritual body not physical. Please notice the contrast.

1 Cor 15:42-45
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised up in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised up in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised up in power. 44 It is sown a physical body, it is raised up a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual one. 45 It is even so written: “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

1 Cor 15:44 – sown PHYSICAL body, raised up a SPIRITUAL body.
1 Cor 15:45 – Adam became a soul(i.e. with PHYSICAL body) , the last Adam became a life-giving SPIRIT (i.e with spiritual body).
Notice the context is talking of the resurrection of the dead.

Answer 7

Of course we do, and anybody who says we don't obviously doesn't know what they're talking about...

Answer 8

I think they do in a way, but they are jehova witnesses, not christians.

Answer 9

No they don't.

Pastor Art

Answer 10

FOR 2,000 years now, much attention has been focused on the birth of Jesus. According to the first-century physician Luke, a young virgin named Mary was told by an angel: “Look! you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you are to call his name Jesus.” What did the angelic messenger say about Jesus? “This one will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,” he said. “He [Jesus] will rule as king,” and “there will be no end of his kingdom.”—Luke 1:31-33.

Surely that is what mankind needs—a righteous world ruler to administer earth’s affairs in a loving way! Indeed, long before Jesus’ birth, the Bible foretold: “To us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called . . . Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.”—Isaiah 9:6, 7, New International Version.

A righteous government and peace—what glorious prospects! But note that this government was foretold to be on the shoulders of a prince—the “Prince of Peace”—revealing that the King over all, Almighty God, entrusts such rulership to His Son. So Jesus repeatedly called this government of which he would be Ruler “the kingdom of God.”—Luke 9:27, 60, 62.

Early in his ministry Jesus said: “I must declare the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this I was sent forth.” (Luke 4:43) Jesus even taught his followers to pray for God’s Kingdom to come. (Matthew 6:9, 10) The journal Christianity and Crisis says that “the Kingdom was the dominant theme of [Jesus’] teaching,” adding: “No other subject was so much on his mind or so central to his message. It is mentioned over a hundred times in the Gospel narratives.”

Questions for Consideration

In what way do you think of Jesus today?

In what way do you think of Jesus today? Commonly at this time of the year, he is depicted as a babe in a manger. And it is true that he was briefly a helpless baby. (Luke 2:15-20) But is that how he should primarily be remembered? Think about it, Why was Jesus born as a human? Really, who was he?

“Was Jesus the Son of God, the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Bible?” the Encarta Yearbook of 1996 asked. “Or was he simply a man, an extraordinary one perhaps, but a man nonetheless?” Such questions deserve serious thought. Why? Because our very life and happiness depend upon how we view Jesus and act toward him. “He that exercises faith in the Son has everlasting life,” the Bible says, but “he that disobeys the Son will not see life.”—John 3:36.

No Ordinary Man
After describing Jesus’ activities at Jerusalem’s temple when he was 12 years old, the Bible says that he returned home with Mary and her husband, Joseph, and “[Jesus] continued subject to them.” (Luke 2:51, 52) But after Jesus grew up, it became clear that he was not an ordinary man.

When Jesus calmed a storm-tossed sea, a frightened friend exclaimed: “Who really is this?” (Mark 4:41) Eventually, Jesus was turned over to the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate on trumped-up charges. Certain of Jesus’ innocence and moved by Jesus’ dignity in the face of cruel, unjust treatment, Pilate in admiration presented Jesus to the crowds, exclaiming: “Look! The man!” But the Jews replied: “We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself God’s son.”—John 19:4-7.

At hearing Jesus referred to as “God’s son,” Pilate was fearful. He had earlier received word of his wife’s dream about Jesus, whom she called “that righteous man.” (Matthew 27:19) So Pilate wondered who Jesus really was! Although knowing Jesus was from Galilee, Pilate asked: “Where are you from?” When Jesus refused to answer, the conversation soon ended.—John 19:9, 10.

Jesus clearly was a man, but he was unlike other men in that previously he had been a spirit person, known in heaven as the Word. Then his life was miraculously transferred by God to the womb of Mary. “The Word became flesh,” the apostle John testified, “and resided among us.”—John 1:1, 2, 14, 18; Revelation 3:14.

Why a Divine Origin Necessary
Before the first man, Adam, fathered children, he succumbed to sin. A rebel angel, who came to be called Devil and Satan, succeeded in causing him to disobey God. As a result, Adam lost his relationship as God’s son, as God said he would if he disobeyed. Thus, Adam suffered the consequences. He became imperfect, grew old, and eventually died.—Genesis 2:15-17; 3:17-19; Revelation 12:9.

Describing the effect that Adam’s disobedience had on all of us, his descendants, the Bible explains: “Through one man [Adam] sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.” (Romans 5:12) Sadly, we all inherited sin from our forefather Adam, along with its dire consequences, namely aging and death.—Job 14:4; Romans 3:23.

Release from such consequences could only be realized by having a perfect father, one who had not inherited sin and its dreadful consequences. Consider how that new father, comparable to the perfect Adam, was provided.

The Needed One Provided
The promised “Prince of Peace,” as you will remember, is also called “Everlasting Father.” (NIV) His human birth was foretold this way: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son.” (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:20-23, NIV) Jesus did not have a human father, nor did Adam, the first man. In tracing Jesus’ lineage back to the beginning of human history, the Bible historian Luke shows that Adam came into existence as a “son of God.” (Luke 3:38) But, as we have learned, Adam lost that relationship as God’s son—for himself and for all of his offspring. So we all need, as it were, a new father who is perfect—one like Adam when he was created.

Why is Jesus called “the last Adam”?

God sent his Son from heaven to be that new Adam to replace the first one. The Bible says: “‘The first man Adam became a living soul.’ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. The first man is out of the earth and made of dust; the second man is out of heaven.” (1 Corinthians 15:45, 47) Jesus, “the last Adam,” is like “the first man Adam” in that He was a perfect man, capable of fathering perfect offspring, who could live forever in perfection on earth.—Psalm 37:29; Revelation 21:3, 4.

Jesus, who fathered no children, remained faithful to God until his death, despite every attack of Satan. The perfect human life of integrity that Jesus sacrificed, or gave up, is called the ransom. “We have the release [from the sin and death inherited from Adam] by ransom through the blood of [Jesus],” the Bible explains. It also says: “Just as through the disobedience of [Adam] many were constituted sinners, likewise also through the obedience of [Jesus] many will be constituted righteous.”—Ephesians 1:7; Romans 5:18, 19; Matthew 20:28.

If we exercise faith in Jesus, he will become both our “Everlasting Father” and our “Savior.” He will exercise his princely rule in a marvelous way as he serves as Ruler of his Father’s Kingdom. Let us next examine what it will be like to live under that rule and consider when we might expect to realize such grand blessings.—Luke 2:8-11.