What do JW's Believe ?

[civic]

The false religions teach to seek Jesus' righteousness. The true religion teaches to seek Jehovah's righteousness as Jesus taught.

Jesus said follow Me and that life/ salvation is found in Him.

One must believe in Christ to be saved. Jesus and the Apostles made that mandatory.

One doesn't have to believe in the Father to be saved and to receive Eternal Life.

Jesus is the source of Eternal Life

John 1:1-10
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life,and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. 9 There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.


John 3:14-15
"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; 15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.


John 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life,


John 4:14 -but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."


John 5:39-40- You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.


John 6:27 "Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you,


John 6:40 "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day."


John 6:51 " I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh."

John 6:54 "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.


John 6:68 Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

John 10:28 - I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

1 John 2:25 This is the promise which He Himselfmade to us: eternal life.


1 John 5:13-14 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

1 John 5:20 -we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life

 

[TibiasDad]

The false religions teach to seek Jesus' righteousness. The true religion teaches to seek Jehovah's righteousness as Jesus taught.

“For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he (the Son), might be the first among many brothers.” Rom 8:29

The Father seeks to make us look like his Son, Jesus; that is the purpose to which we are called to seek. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith!” Heb 12:2a

Doug

 

[civic]

“For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he (the Son), might be the first among many brothers.” Rom 8:29

The Father seeks to make us look like his Son, Jesus; that is the purpose to which we are called to seek. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith!” Heb 12:2a

Doug

Amen life ,holiness, righteousness, hope, love, salvation, eternal life, justification etc..... is only found in the Son. Why someone wants to deliberately reject the Son is a forfeit of the salvation He alone can provide for their sins.

 

[Keiw1]

Jesus said follow Me and that life/ salvation is found in Him.

One must believe in Christ to be saved. Jesus and the Apostles made that mandatory.

One doesn't have to believe in the Father to be saved and to receive Eternal Life.

Jesus is the source of Eternal Life

John 1:1-10
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life,and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light. 9 There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.


John 3:14-15
"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; 15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.


John 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life,


John 4:14 -but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."


John 5:39-40- You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.


John 6:27 "Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you,


John 6:40 "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day."


John 6:51 " I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh."

John 6:54 "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.


John 6:68 Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

John 10:28 - I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

1 John 2:25 This is the promise which He Himselfmade to us: eternal life.


1 John 5:13-14 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

1 John 5:20 -we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life

Jesus-Matt 6:33-- Keep on seeking-FIRST- the kingdom and his(YHVH(Jehovah) righteousness and all these things will be added( sustenance, covering, spirituality)--This is exactly what the teachers who have Jesus teach. Jesus said-FIRST= ultra important to do this.

 

[Keiw1]

“For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he (the Son), might be the first among many brothers.” Rom 8:29

The Father seeks to make us look like his Son, Jesus; that is the purpose to which we are called to seek. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith!” Heb 12:2a

Doug

Jesus--I am the way, truth and the life no one comes to the Father but through me= the Father is ones destination. Jesus sends all who obey him to his Father to accomplish this-24/7-365=John 4:22-24--This is what a true followers heart instructs the mind to do 24/7,365. All who obey Jesus seek YHVH(Jehovahs) righteousness FIRST.

 

[Ezra]

Yes i know that. There are 2 billion trinity servers.

So the number of people that understand that God is a Triune God by far surpasses The number of people that follow the teachings of the false prophet Charles Taze Russell and his watch tower society, that officially renamed themselves Jehovah’s witnesses in July 1931.

The guy that could not reconcile an eternal hell with a merciful God. He begin to question many other historic Christian doctrines and became convinced that the historic creeds betrayed true Christianity.

Russell also adopted the teaching that the end times had begun in 1799, that Christ had returned invisibly in 1874 and been crowned King of Heaven four years later, that all Christians who had already died would be resurrected before the end of 1878, and that 1914 would mark the end of a harvest period and usher in Armageddon.

Unlike so many other false teachers before and after him, Russell did not rely upon visions or other extra-biblical revelation. Rather, he simply interpreted, and misinterpreted, the Bible. While claiming to be a Christian and, in fact, a Christian who was restoring the faith of the New Testament, he denied many key Christian doctrines including eternal punishment, the Trinity, the deity of Christ, and the existence of the Holy Spirit.

 

[Ezra]

Jesus--I am the way, truth and the life no one comes to the Father but through me= the Father is ones destination. Jesus sends all who obey him to his Father to accomplish this-24/7-365=John 4:22-24--This is what a true followers heart instructs the mind to do 24/7,365. All who obey Jesus seek YHVH(Jehovahs) righteousness FIRST.

The problem for Jehovah Witnesses as stated in your post is that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe Jesus is God, which means they do not place faith in Christ as their Savior and Lord. Since they do not place faith in Jesus, they are not saved. As believers, we need to share the truth of Jesus and the gospel.

 

[Fellow Traveler]

The problem for Jehovah Witnesses as stated in your post is that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe Jesus is God, which means they do not place faith in Christ as their Savior and Lord. Since they do not place faith in Jesus, they are not saved. As believers, we need to share the truth of Jesus and the gospel.

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus was created by Jehovah as the archangel Michael before the physical world existed, and is a lesser, though mighty, god.

Biblically, however, Jesus is eternally God.

In the beginning was The Word and The Word was with God and The Word was God. John 1:1

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am." John 10:30

God said to Moses, "I am who I am," And he said. "Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you." Exodus 3:14

Jesus has the exact same divine nature as the Father.

For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. John 5:18

"I and the Father are one" John 10:30

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. Hebrews 1:3

 

[Keiw1]

So the number of people that understand that God is a Triune God by far surpasses The number of people that follow the teachings of the false prophet Charles Taze Russell and his watch tower society, that officially renamed themselves Jehovah’s witnesses in July 1931.

The guy that could not reconcile an eternal hell with a merciful God. He begin to question many other historic Christian doctrines and became convinced that the historic creeds betrayed true Christianity.

Russell also adopted the teaching that the end times had begun in 1799, that Christ had returned invisibly in 1874 and been crowned King of Heaven four years later, that all Christians who had already died would be resurrected before the end of 1878, and that 1914 would mark the end of a harvest period and usher in Armageddon.

Unlike so many other false teachers before and after him, Russell did not rely upon visions or other extra-biblical revelation. Rather, he simply interpreted, and misinterpreted, the Bible. While claiming to be a Christian and, in fact, a Christian who was restoring the faith of the New Testament, he denied many key Christian doctrines including eternal punishment, the Trinity, the deity of Christ, and the existence of the Holy Spirit.

Lets see which is the narrow gate, Few have entered that way--- which is the broad and spacious path?Many have entered this way.

JW religion= a worldwide brotherhood, in love, peace and unity of thought( 1 Cor 1:10)-8.6 million

Trinity based religions= hundreds of them with hundreds of different truths= a disunified mass of confusion, stands on both sides of wars killing each other=a lack of love amongst themselves. no unity of thought except on error teachings. 2 billion( give or take)

Not to difficult to see which is which

 

[Keiw1]

The problem for Jehovah Witnesses as stated in your post is that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe Jesus is God, which means they do not place faith in Christ as their Savior and Lord. Since they do not place faith in Jesus, they are not saved. As believers, we need to share the truth of Jesus and the gospel.

We 100% place faith in Jesus as savior and Lord, he is our king. He is not God, he is Gods son. There is only one God. All sons are created by their Father.
All can easily see if ones teachers obey Jesus. He taught--Man does not live by bread alone, but by EVERY utterance from God= OT,,NT--taught to the flock without fail, it NEVER stops. My teachers accomplish that, how about yours? If not those teachers fail both Jesus and the flock. And in reality are these-2Cor 11:12-15

 

[Ezra]

Lets see which is the narrow gate, Few have entered that way--- which is the broad and spacious path?Many have entered this way.

JW religion= a worldwide brotherhood, in love, peace and unity of thought( 1 Cor 1:10)-8.6 million

Trinity based religions= hundreds of them with hundreds of different truths= a disunified mass of confusion, stands on both sides of wars killing each other=a lack of love amongst themselves. no unity of thought except on error teachings. 2 billion( give or take)

Not to difficult to see which is which

Better yet let's look out the Peep hole In the door and see who's out there. It looks like 2 Misguided Jehovah Witnesses. The best thing to do is to witness the real gospel to them even though there's a chance they will be “disfellowshipping.” That is an extremely rough row to hoe.

Jehovah witnesses that are deemed insufficiently obedient are in big trouble. Once this happens, “no one is allowed to talk to them, not even Their own family. Jehovah witnesses declare that this person must be avoided because they have a mental illness that is contagious.” JWs “physically turn away” from the shunned.

 

[Ezra]

We 100% place faith in Jesus as savior and Lord, he is our king. He is not God, he is Gods son. There is only one God. All sons are created by their Father.
All can easily see if ones teachers obey Jesus. He taught--Man does not live by bread alone, but by EVERY utterance from God= OT,,NT--taught to the flock without fail, it NEVER stops. My teachers accomplish that, how about yours? If not those teachers fail both Jesus and the flock. And in reality are these-2Cor 11:12-15

You can say all the words and make them sound good but what's really behind them. It's called deception. And in reality they are these:

God speaks harshly against false prophets, occult practices, and other means of sorcery. God describes a false prophet as one who “presumes to speak in My name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods” (Deuteronomy 18:20). In Jeremiah 14:14, God says these evildoers prophesy lies, offering “false visions, divinations, idolatries, and the delusions of their own minds.”

 

[TibiasDad]

Lets see which is the narrow gate, Few have entered that way--- which is the broad and spacious path?Many have entered this way.

JW religion= a worldwide brotherhood, in love, peace and unity of thought( 1 Cor 1:10)-8.6 million

Trinity based religions= hundreds of them with hundreds of different truths= a disunified mass of confusion, stands on both sides of wars killing each other=a lack of love amongst themselves. no unity of thought except on error teachings. 2 billion( give or take)

Not to difficult to see which is which

Wow…unbelievable hermeneutics. Narrow does not mean fewer, and broader does not mean more.

Doug

 

[TibiasDad]

Lets see which is the narrow gate, Few have entered that way--- which is the broad and spacious path?Many have entered this way.

JW religion= a worldwide brotherhood, in love, peace and unity of thought( 1 Cor 1:10)-8.6 million

Trinity based religions= hundreds of them with hundreds of different truths= a disunified mass of confusion, stands on both sides of wars killing each other=a lack of love amongst themselves. no unity of thought except on error teachings. 2 billion( give or take)

Not to difficult to see which is which

Matt 7:13“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (NIV)

13“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. (ESV)

13 “Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; 14 whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it. (NWT)

Narrow means hard, difficult to find and traverse, while wide means easy to find and get on and not difficult to traverse.

Few go through the narrow gate because one must walk as Jesus walked, (1John 2:6) which is difficult and demanding. The road to destruction is enticing and offers many opportunities that promise life but ultimately fail to deliver.

Jesus is the only way, the only truth and the only source of life; you cannot find peace with God except by going through him. (John 14:6)

It is not through the Watchtower that you must go, but only through Jesus. It is not through keeping the rules of Kingdom Hall that one is deemed righteous, but by grace through faith in Christ. (Eph 2:8-9)


Doug

 

[Keiw1]

Better yet let's look out the Peep hole In the door and see who's out there. It looks like 2 Misguided Jehovah Witnesses. The best thing to do is to witness the real gospel to them even though there's a chance they will be “disfellowshipping.” That is an extremely rough row to hoe.

Jehovah witnesses that are deemed insufficiently obedient are in big trouble. Once this happens, “no one is allowed to talk to them, not even Their own family. Jehovah witnesses declare that this person must be avoided because they have a mental illness that is contagious.” JWs “physically turn away” from the shunned.

God clearly says to not even eat a meal with one who was called Brother but became unrepentant.( 1 Cor 5:9-13) Jesus taught members of their own household would become their enemy.( Matt 10:34-36)
In the OT it was required of family members to participate in stoning unrepentant ones to death. All should be happy God changed it to shunning. Thus can turn around and repent and get back in a good standing. But the disfellowshipped are viewed as apart of the world Jesus said to be no part of. Freindship with the world is enmity with God( means one becomes themselves an enemy of God)
Now if one( disfellowshipped) attends meetings can be greeted.

 

[Keiw1]

You can say all the words and make them sound good but what's really behind them. It's called deception. And in reality they are these:

God speaks harshly against false prophets, occult practices, and other means of sorcery. God describes a false prophet as one who “presumes to speak in My name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods” (Deuteronomy 18:20). In Jeremiah 14:14, God says these evildoers prophesy lies, offering “false visions, divinations, idolatries, and the delusions of their own minds.”

There have been no prophets since the book of revelation. All men err, Peter erred and had to be corrected by Paul. Paul and Barnabas taught 2 different things on the matter of circumcision and both went to Jerusalem in front of the apostles and elders( governing body) and had the matter cleared up and both accepted the judgement from them on the matter.
There is no perfection in imperfect mortals.

 

[Keiw1]

Wow…unbelievable hermeneutics. Narrow does not mean fewer, and broader does not mean more.

Doug

Jesus said FEW will find the road that leads off into life, and MANY entered the broad and spacious path that leads to destruction.

 

[Keiw1]

Matt 7:13“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (NIV)

13“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. (ESV)

13 “Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; 14 whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it. (NWT)

Narrow means hard, difficult to find and traverse, while wide means easy to find and get on and not difficult to traverse.

Few go through the narrow gate because one must walk as Jesus walked, (1John 2:6) which is difficult and demanding. The road to destruction is enticing and offers many opportunities that promise life but ultimately fail to deliver.

Jesus is the only way, the only truth and the only source of life; you cannot find peace with God except by going through him. (John 14:6)

It is not through the Watchtower that you must go, but only through Jesus. It is not through keeping the rules of Kingdom Hall that one is deemed righteous, but by grace through faith in Christ. (Eph 2:8-9)


Doug

Jesus appointed his teachers on earth today( Matt 24:45) just like he appointed the apostles. And the bible says-If one rejects them, they are rejecting Jesus and God as well. Luke 10:16)--that is Gods will, Jesus heads the congregation in his 1 religion. Jesus appoints the ones taking the lead in his religion. And he sends them holy spirit to guide them into all truth, at the proper time those truths get revealed.

 

[Ezra]

God clearly says to not even eat a meal with one who was called Brother but became unrepentant.( 1 Cor 5:9-13) Jesus taught members of their own household would become their enemy.( Matt 10:34-36)
In the OT it was required of family members to participate in stoning unrepentant ones to death. All should be happy God changed it to shunning. Thus can turn around and repent and get back in a good standing. But the disfellowshipped are viewed as apart of the world Jesus said to be no part of. Freindship with the world is enmity with God( means one becomes themselves an enemy of God)
Now if one( disfellowshipped) attends meetings can be greeted.

Now that's funny. Jehovah witnesses make some stuff up and then claim their false god change to the round. It's easy to find out what Jehovah Witnesses teach and how bad it really is. So go ahead and try to defend it all you like.

 

[Ezra]

There have been no prophets since the book of revelation. All men err, Peter erred and had to be corrected by Paul. Paul and Barnabas taught 2 different things on the matter of circumcision and both went to Jerusalem in front of the apostles and elders( governing body) and had the matter cleared up and both accepted the judgement from them on the matter.
There is no perfection in imperfect mortals.

Not true, The founder of your false religion Russell was a false prophet. Simple as that. He made prophecies that didn't happen.

Who was Charles Taze Russell? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Charles Taze Russell? How, why, and when did Charles Taze Russell start the Jehovah’s Witnesses?

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