if they are the one true church, or God's channel of truth and salvation on the Earth (or however they like to be called), how were people saved before it's inception?
Oh and what happened to Jesus? Salvation is in Christ alone and not in an organization, Christian or not.
2007-12-17 09:26:44 · 10 answers · asked by Gruntled Employee 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They were saved the same way now as they were before, by accepting Christ's sacrifice on the cross and His resurrection as payment in full for our sins.
Merry Christmas and God bless!
2007-12-17 09:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by Devoted1 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
What many anti-Witness activists fail to understand is that Jehovah's Witnesses understand and agree that the religions of Christendom served some purpose prior to Christ's second presence (which began in 1914). A Witness who had understandingly requested and received Christian baptism prior to 1914, even by a non-Witness religion, did not have to be re-baptized into the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. To repeat, prior to 1914, the religions of Christendom served some purpose to Jehovah God and Jesus Christ. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that many faithful Christians from the nineteen centuries between Christ's two presences will be among the "kings and priests" who rule alongside Jesus in heaven.
(Revelation 20:6) Happy and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him
Of course, that nineteen centuries of tolerance was no excuse for clergymen and certain knowledgeable laymen to perpetuate practices they knew to be unscriptural. As He did with rebellious ancient Israel, Jehovah tolerated their polluted worship only until it was God's time for Christ to step in, as he did circa 33 CE and 1914 CE.
(James 4:17) If one knows how to do what is right and yet does not do it, it is a sin
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20040301/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/ti/index.htm?article=article_09.htm
2007-12-18 17:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Read Hebrews 11:1- 12:1 for the list of more witnesses of Jehovah who lived before the "Jehovah's Witnesses denomination was started"
2007-12-17 17:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Salvation is not by US (Jehovah's Witnesses) or our organization... It has never been... Salvation is by Jehovah God through Jesus Christ by faith...
Only Jehovah, and whom he appoints in heaven can Judge (Jesus Christ)...
We do not claim salvation through us, but through faith...
Romans 10:11-15 - "For the Scripture says: “None that rests his faith on him will be disappointed.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for there is the same Lord over all, who is rich to all those calling upon him. For “everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.” However, how will they call on him in whom they have not put faith? How, in turn, will they put faith in him of whom they have not heard? How, in turn, will they hear without someone to preach? How, in turn, will they preach unless they have been sent forth? Just as it is written: “How comely are the feet of those who declare good news of good things!"
Acts 4:10-12 - "let it be known to all of YOU and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Naz·a·rene′, whom YOU impaled but whom God raised up from the dead, by this one does this man stand here sound in front of YOU. This is ‘the stone that was treated by YOU builders as of no account that has become the head of the corner.’ Furthermore, there is no salvation in anyone else, for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved.”
Journey Well...
2007-12-17 17:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by Juggernaut 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Whoever gave you that garbage that the J. W's are the one true church is having you on.Anyone who beleives in God can be saved. It's not just exclusive to one religion.How dare any one religion assume they are the one true church!God created us all, so he therefore loves us all.
2007-12-17 18:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Then there were all the people before Jesus but after Abraham, and all the people in the preceding 200,000 years before that. What happened to them? Why would any caring god wait over 200,000 years to reveal his plan to humans? What about the Neanderthals? They made tools and had a belief in the after life, is there hope for them?
2007-12-17 17:32:15 · answer #6 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 6⤋
That's easy. They are NOT the 'one true church'.
2007-12-17 17:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by lady_phoenix39 6 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Yes, can anyone say cult?
2007-12-17 17:29:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 5⤋
its not even a religion
2007-12-17 17:30:48 · answer #9 · answered by moe 3 · 2⤊ 6⤋
exactly. ;)
2007-12-17 17:36:00 · answer #10 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋