could you give me like an overview of that religion?? i don't really understand it. just a like general description of jehovas witness...or as much detail as you like! thanks!!
2007-12-18 17:10:32 · 16 answers · asked by Jordana 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses set them apart as different from other religions?
(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.
2007-12-18 17:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by Mr_Dees_65 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They are a more fundemental sect of Christianity that take the bible literally . There soul belief is that God will cleans e the earth n and will raise all the dead to live on a new earth free from sin, hate ,disease and poverty, only a chosen 144,000 of those souls will go to heaven.
They do not believe in the concept of a Hell.
They have a very strong moral code and do not like to associate outside of the "truth" as they call it.
They dont condone sex outside of marraige, The taking of blood (blood transfusions) , homosexuality and are conscientious objectors to the military .
They support Gods kingdom over the government of man, though they will obey all laws that do not conflict with their beliefs.
JWs also believe that it is their job to take the word to all persons on earth who are old enough to hear it as they believe the propphesy about the end of days coming when all have heard.that is why they knock on doors
They do not celebrate birthdays , christmas or easter though they do have a memorial service to commemerate the death of Jesus.
They preach against the Roman church and claim it is the beast of Revelation and the whore of babylon .
JWs spend most of their time praying and hoping for for Armageddon so that they can have eternal life on the new earth of Gods kingdom.
JWs have been persecuted for their beliefs and many have been killed as a result of them , Hitler was a fervant hater of JWs and many were sent to the gas chambers, JWs in America saw most of the war out in prisons for failing to join the military. Even Mormons will go to war but only in non combatent roles.
The unfortunate thing is that JWs actually like this sort of attention as it strengthens their belief that they are the chosen ones and have the "truth"
2007-12-18 17:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
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.
(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
2007-12-19 15:35:29 · answer #3 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hiya.
Its just too small a space here to go into all of the teachings , and some have already made a pretty good attempt , all I can do is say is that Jehovah's Witnesses follow what the Bible really teaches ,if you have any questions , please feel free to email them to me.
Oh yeah , and don't bother with the links to sites from non JW's , they are rubbish and full of lies.
Writers of those lies are following 'their' own fathers desires.
Revelation 12:9 ". . .So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth--."
2007-12-18 17:34:14 · answer #4 · answered by I♥U 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Jesus Christ left no doubt about what being his disciple would involve. “A slave is not greater than his master,” he told his followers. “If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you also.” Jesus was hated “without cause." His disciples could expect the same—opposition without justifiable basis. On more than one occasion, he warned them: “You will be objects of hatred.”—Matthew 10:22; 24:9.
Consequently, Jesus urged prospective followers to “count the cost” of discipleship. (Luke 14:28, Revised Standard Version) Why? Not so as to decide whether they should become his followers or not, but so as to be determined to fulfill what is involved. We must be prepared to endure any trials or hardships that come with the privilege. (Luke 14:27) No one forces us to serve Jehovah as a follower of Christ. It is a voluntary decision; it is also an informed decision. We know beforehand that in addition to the blessings that we will experience from entering into a dedicated relationship with God, we will be “objects of hatred.” So we are not puzzled when we meet with opposition. We have ‘counted the cost,’ and we are fully prepared to pay it.—1 Peter 4:12-14.
There There.
2007-12-18 17:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by conundrum 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hi. I am a Christian, one of Jehovah's Witnesses. The best way to learn about us/our beliefs is to talk to one of us in the real world, Bible in hand. If not that you can go to http://www.watchtower.org.
At the most basic levels we believe in following the Bible and the Bible's commands/teachings, including Love your neighbor as yourself.
2007-12-20 07:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
another man made religious sect founded in america with the capitalistic grounding of making money. connected to the jewish religon and the founders are still based in Brroklyn and have jewish connections,
their beliefs are more extreme to attract more vulnerable people hence that will give more money from their income, in other words stay well clear
2015-03-01 00:19:49 · answer #7 · answered by Alex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JW's are Christians to, the only difference is they Learn from the Bible, THE TRUTH about God, his name is Jehovah. You can open any Holy Bible and see that it is true. The Bible does not LIE. The Bible was inspired by Jehovah. JW's teach the TRUTH where religions and churches can be false. There are too many different religions and only ONE TRUE GOD, Jehovah. I hope that I helped you. Good Luck and God Bless
2007-12-18 17:23:52 · answer #8 · answered by Believer In God 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
After I post this, I'll try to clean it up some.
I copy/pasted it from our official website: http://www.watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm
Wow! This was a lot longer than I thought lol. Sorry about info overload.
You can read the Scriptures with your own Bible or our translation at http://www.watchtower.org/e/bible/index.htm
or you can compare it to several translations using http://www.biblegateway.com/
Bible is God's Word and is truth
2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; John 17:17
Bible is more reliable than tradition
Matt. 15:3; Col. 2:8
God's name is Jehovah
Ps. 83:18; Isa. 26:4; 42:8, AS; Ex. 6:3
Christ is God's Son and is inferior to Him
Matt. 3:17; John 8:42; 14:28; 20:17; 1 Cor. 11:3; 15:28
Christ was first of God's creations
Col. 1:15; Rev. 3:14
Christ died on a stake, not a cross
Gal. 3:13; Acts 5:30
Christ's human life was paid as a ransom for obedient humans
Matt. 20:28; 1 Tim. 2:5, 6; 1 Pet. 2:24
Christ's one sacrifice was sufficient
Rom. 6:10; Heb. 9:25-28
Christ was raised from the dead as an immortal spirit person 1 Pet. 3:18; Rom. 6:9; Rev. 1:17, 18
Christ's presence is in spirit
John 14:19; Matt. 24:3; 2 Cor. 5:16; Ps. 110:1, 2
We are now in the 'time of the end'
Matt. 24:3-14; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Luke 17:26-30
Kingdom under Christ will rule earth in righteousness and peace
Isa. 9:6, 7; 11:1-5; Dan. 7:13, 14; Matt. 6:10
Kingdom will bring ideal living conditions to earth
Ps. 72:1-4; Rev. 7:9, 10, 13-17; 21:3, 4
Earth will never be destroyed or depopulated
Eccl. 1:4; Isa. 45:18; Ps. 78:69
God will eliminate present system of things in the battle at Har-Magedon
Rev. 16:14, 16; Zeph. 3:8; Dan. 2:44; Isa. 34:2; 55:10, 11
Wicked will be eternally destroyed
Matt. 25:41-46; 2 Thess. 1:6-9
People God approves will receive everlasting life
John 3:16; 10:27, 28; 17:3; Mark 10:29, 30
There is only one road to life
Matt. 7:13, 14; Eph. 4:4, 5
Human death is due to Adam's sin
Rom. 5:12; 6:23
The human soul ceases to exist at death
Ezek. 18:4; Eccl. 9:10; Ps. 6:5; 146:4; John 11:11-14
Hell is mankind's common grave
Job 14:13, Dy; Rev. 20:13, 14, AV (margin)
Hope for dead is resurrection
1 Cor. 15:20-22; John 5:28, 29; 11:25, 26
Adamic death will cease
1 Cor. 15:26, 54; Rev. 21:4; Isa. 25:8
Only a little flock of 144,000 go to heaven and rule with Christ Luke 12:32; Rev. 14:1, 3; 1 Cor. 15:40-53; Rev. 5:9, 10
The 144,000 are born again as spiritual sons of God
1 Pet. 1:23; John 3:3; Rev. 7:3, 4
New covenant is made with spiritual Israel
Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8:10-13
Christ's congregation is built upon himself
Eph. 2:20; Isa. 28:16; Matt. 21:42
Prayers are to be directed only to Jehovah through Christ John 14:6, 13, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5
Images should not be used in worship
Ex. 20:4, 5; Lev. 26:1; 1 Cor. 10:14; Ps. 115:4-8
Spiritism must be shunned
Deut. 18:10-12; Gal. 5:19-21; Lev. 19:31
Satan is invisible ruler of world
1 John 5:19; 2 Cor. 4:4; John 12:31
A Christian ought to have no part in interfaith movements
2 Cor. 6:14-17; 11:13-15; Gal. 5:9; Deut. 7:1-5
A Christian should keep separate from world
Jas. 4:4; 1 John 2:15; John 15:19; 17:16
Obey human laws that do not conflict with God's laws
Matt. 22:20, 21; 1 Pet. 2:12; 4:15
Taking blood into body through mouth or veins violates God's laws
Gen. 9:3, 4; Lev. 17:14; Acts 15:28, 29
Bible's laws on morals must be obeyed
1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Heb. 13:4; 1 Tim. 3:2; Prov. 5:1-23
Sabbath observance was given only to Israel and ended with Mosaic Law
Deut. 5:15; Ex. 31:13; Rom. 10:4; Gal. 4:9, 10; Col. 2:16, 17
A clergy class and special titles are improper
Matt. 23:8-12; 20:25-27; Job 32:21, 22
Man did not evolve but was created
Isa. 45:12; Gen. 1:27; Matt. 19:4
Christ set example that must be followed in serving God
1 Pet. 2:21; Heb. 10:7; John 4:34; 6:38
Baptism by complete immersion symbolizes dedication
Mark 1:9, 10; John 3:23; Acts 19:4, 5
Christians gladly give public testimony to Scriptural truth
Rom. 10:10; Heb. 13:15; Isa. 43:10-12
2007-12-18 17:17:11 · answer #9 · answered by Xyleisha 5 · 5⤊ 4⤋
www.watchtower.org
you'll find all the info there. That is their website. people will probably make a lot of crap up on yahoo answers so you need to check out the website
2007-12-18 17:14:47 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 1 · 6⤊ 2⤋