Christians - What is it that is not good about Jahovas Witnesses?

Question

I probably didn't spell that right.

but what is wrong with their religion, I'm not quite understanding what is wrong.

I hear that they think they need to work to go to heaven, but can you tell me about it.

Good answers, I'm learning alot

Moises - it says in the bible that Jesus will rule the earth for 1000 years with a rod of iron

so since there won't be any devil for that 1000 years, I would think that would be paradise

Answer 1

What is not good about Jehovah's Witnesses is that there are still too few of them.

Jehovah's Witnesses are unique for their rejection of paganisms, use of God's personal name, and global preaching by every active adherent. No other religious organization can claim such purity of worship.

These facts about Jehovah's Witnesses are perhaps relevant to this question. The more one compares this Christian religion with others, the more remarkable it is shown to be.

1. Jehovah's Witnesses have no paid clergy. Yet they remain tightly organized with more than 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witness preachers (about 16 million associate themselves with the religion). Even fulltime preachers and workers at their branch offices are unpaid volunteers.

2. There is no elite class among Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the few 'anointed' among them enjoy no special privileges in their congregations on earth. An anointed person (one of those relative few with a heavenly hope) is not elevated above his fellow congregants in any way, and he may not even qualify for appointment as a simple 'deacon' or elder. There are no titles; EVERYONE is addressed as 'brother' or 'sister'.

3. No person benefits economically from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the 8 to 20 men who serve on their Governing Body receive simply room, board, medical care, and reimbursement for certain personal expenses according to the exact same provision as every other branch volunteer.

4. About a hundred men have served on Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body committee during the past 125 years or so. The vast majority of them have spent the vast majority of their adult lives volunteering for their organization's purposes, and the vast majority have died faithfully and near-pennilessly while still under their legal 'vow of poverty'.

5. Amazingly, Jehovah's Witnesses did not splinter as a sect from some other religion. Instead, a truly tiny but sincere group of bible students studied only the Scriptures to determine the will of God. Thus their religion remains absolutely independent of and not carrying the sins of Christendom's history, yet carries the authority of Christ's teachings.

6. Despite the distortions of anti-Witnesses, throughout their modern history Jehovah's Witnesses have refused to claim divine inspiration or infallibility for their teachings. They have pointed to the bible (and not any particular translation) as the only inspired infallible means of knowing God's thoughts. For over 125 years, their teachings have been presented as merely the results of sincere bible research by imperfect but godly humans.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_07.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20040601/article_02.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/who.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm

Answer 2

I'm not understanding what is wrong either. JW's are peaceful people who LIVE by example to serve their loving creator Jehovah.

Not sure where you heard about working to get to Heaven but what most of JW's are looking very forward to is Jehovah's promise to do away with wickedness on earth so that the righteous can live in harmony and true peace on a Paradise Earth :-)

Answer 3

Two major problems with JW's. I have friends who are JW's and my heart goes out to them. First and most importantly, they dismantle the Godhead of Father, Son and Holy Spirit and try to worship only God the Father. This is a major insult and sin against God because He says that EVERY knee shall bow and worship Jesus in order for God the Father to properly receive the glory. (Philippians2:9-11). Second, unless you are a JW, you are not allowed to lead a prayer with them, even if you are born again. That is another major problem because Jesus encouraged Christians to fellowship.

Answer 4

That they alone as a RELIGION are following the Bible and showing the rest of us up as hypocrites.

(I write from their point of view)

Answer 5

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ANNOUNCE JEHOVAH'S KINGDOM.WE TALK ABOUT WHO IS JEHOVAH.WHAT HE HAS DONE IN THE PAST AND WHAT HE WILL DO FOR US IN THE FUTURE.YES WE DO BELIEVE IN JESUS!

Answer 6

The nice thing about the internet is that an adult can research different religion topics (including news articles) without hearing a sales pitch from a member of any one religion.

What is good for one person may not be good for another.

Many of us inherit a religious tradition from our parents.

Your question is highly subjective because religion is a community activity - the base community for many of us is family which as I mentioned might already follow a religious tradition.

All the best,
A Catholic

http://www.vatican.va

Answer 7

Jesus our King of the Messianic Kingdom warned us about you.
He said...They hated me they will hate you also.
Now we know we are truly footstep followers of Christ Jesus.
He also said count it all as joy my brothers.
Why would he be happy to be persecuted.
Because he knew since Satan is the ruler of this world..and the satanic world hated him and us...then we must be doing the right thing.

Answer 8

What do the Jehovah's Witnesses Teach?

There is one God in one person, Make Sure of All Things, p 188.
There is no Trinity, Let God be True, p. 100-101; Make Sure of All Things, p.386.
The Holy Spirit is a force, not alive, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp.
406-407.
The Holy Spirit is God's impersonal active force, The Watchtower, June 1, 1952,
p. 24.
Jehovah's first creation was his 'only-begotten Son'. . . was used by Jehovah in
creating all other things", Aid to Bible Understanding, pp. 390-391.
Jesus was Michael the archangel who became a man, The Watchtower, May 15,
1963, p. 307; The New World, 284.
Jesus was only a perfect man, not God in flesh, Reasoning from the Scriptures,
1985, pp. 306.
Jesus did not rise from the dead in his physical body, Awake! July 22, 1973, p. 4.
Jesus was raised "not a human creature, but a spirit." Let God be True, p. 276.
Jesus was born again, The Watchtower, Nov. 15, 1954, p. 682.
Jesus did not die on a cross but on a stake, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985,
pp. 89-90.
Jesus began his invisible rule over the earth in 1914, The Truth Shall Make You Free,
p. 300.
Jesus' ransom sacrifice did not include Adam, Let God be True, p. 119.
Their church is the self-proclaimed prophet of God, The Watchtower, April 1,
1972, p. 197.
They claim to be the only channel of God's truth, The Watchtower, Feb. 15,
1981, p. 19.
Only their church members will be saved, The Watchtower, Feb, 15, 1979, p. 30.
Good works are necessary for salvation, Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1,
pp. 150, 152.
The soul ceases to exist after death, Let God be True, p. 59, 60, 67.
There is no hell of fire where the wicked are punished, Let God be True, p. 79, 80.
Only 144,000 Jehovah's Witness go to heaven, Reasoning from the Scriptures,
1985, pp. 166-167, 361; Let God be True, p. 121.
Only the 144,000 Jehovah's Witness are born again. Reasoning from the
Scriptures, 1985, p. 76.; Watchtower 11/15/54, p. 681.
Only the 144,000 may take communion,
Blood transfusions are a sin, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 72-73.
The Cross is a pagan symbol and should not be used, Reasoning from the
Scriptures, 1985, pp. 90-92.
Salvation is by faith and what you do, Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1, pp.
150,152.
It is possible to lose your salvation, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp.
358-359.
The universe is billions of years old, Your will Be Done on Earth, p. 43.
Each of the 6 creative days of God in Genesis 1, was 7000 years long.
Therefore, Man was created toward the end of 42,000 years of earth's
preparation, Let God be True, p. 168.
They also refuse to vote, salute the flag, sing the "Star Spangled Banner," or
celebrate Christmas or birthdays. They are not allowed to serve in the armed
forces.
Satan was entrusted with the obligation and charged with the duty of
overseeing the creation of the earth, Children, p 55

Answer 9

One thing...the Bible clearly states in Isaiah that there is one God only, yet a JW told me that Jesus is another God. The Bible clearly states in Matthew that Jesus is the only way to God but the JW wants to bypass Jesus to get to God. The first chapter of Genesis describes how a plural God created our world when God said "Let us...." Jesus explained in the story of the beggar that died that there is a bad place for nonbelievers. Revelation explains that there are two resurrections, that there are two destinations--one for the good and one for the bad. Yet, a JW told me the JW don't believe in hell. I love the people but I don't agree with accepting one part of the Bible and not another part. To me, it's either all or why bother?

Answer 10

everything about them!