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Who is a Jehovah Witness?

Where did the Jehovah's Witnesses get all of their changes from Christianity to Jehovah's Witness?

  • Obviously Jehovah's Witness and Christianity relate in many ways. In fact, Its easy to say at this point that Jehovah's Witness originated from Christianity and if not, Then the same scriptures that gave birth to Christianity. My question being, Where did they get all the changes to the Religion? Then after they found these changes they called it Jehovah Witness. Where did they get the name Jehovah for example? Where did the difference in beliefs come from? Because Jehovah's Witness to me sounds like a Cherry Picked Religion since its such an edited form of faith. Its just really strange to me how there can be more than one way to believe in Jesus. And thats coming from an Atheist.

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    That's a lot of questions. In the 1870's, a small group of bible students who were disillusioned by their churches, began an intense study of the scriptures, letting "scripture interpret scripture." Someone in the group would raise a biblical subject, and they used a bible concordance, looking up everything the bible had to say on the subject and write down their conclusion. For the next few decades they were known as, and referred to themselves as Bible Students. That small group is now over 7 million in over 136 lands. In 1931 they officially adopted the name Jehovah's Witnesses based on Isa43:10-13. Jehovah is the English translation of God's personal name. The Hebrew Tetragrammaton is YHWH. His name is found in the original scriptures over 7,000 times and differs from the titles of God and Lord. Your bible may have Jehovah in it at Pslams83:18. Weather it does or not, somewhere in your bible (forward, appendix, etc...) it will tell you that any time you see GOD or LORD as opposed to God or Lord, YHWH (or the personal name Jehovah) was removed and replaced with a title. It became tradition to remove his name based on superstitions. Jesus, and later his apostles, said that true worship would be hidden by a false form of Christianity. “It will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction.” 2Thes2:1-12 Matthew 13:24-30 and Matthew 13:36-41 is to much to quote here so read it if you want. It's an illustration of how a person would not be able to tell true worship from false worship until the last days. Christianity took a radical change in direction and beliefs when Roman Emporor Constintine wanted to unite his people by merging Christs teachings with pagan teachings. It's historical fact you can research yourself. This created a hybrid form of Christianity and is where we see the very first occurrence teachings like the trinity inside the Christian congregation. As far as it being an "edited form of faith," that couldn't be farther from the truth. We do our utmost to adhere to the teachings of Christ, not watering it down like many do today to please themselves. (Matthew 15:1-9) . . .Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, [Leaders of the Jewish faith] saying: 2 “Why is it your disciples overstep the tradition of the men of former times? For example, they do not wash their hands when about to eat a meal.” 3 In reply he said to them: “Why is it YOU also overstep the commandment of God because of YOUR tradition?..... And so YOU have made the word of God invalid because of YOUR tradition. 7 YOU hypocrites, Isaiah aptly prophesied about YOU, when he said, 8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, yet their heart is far removed from me. 9 It is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach commands of men as doctrines.’. . . God wants obedience to his word not traditions of men. Is there only one way to believe in Jesus? (Ephesians 4:4-6) . . .One body there is, and one spirit, even as YOU were called in the one hope to which YOU were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all [persons], who is over all and through all and in all. Since you have lot of questions, you should visit the official website where you can find all of our history and beliefs. www.watchtower.org

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The Jehovah's Witnesses are the only Christian denomination who seem to have read the Bible and actually know what it says. The Trinity doctrine is false, by the way.

Atheist Bassist

Isaiah 43:10-12 you are my witnesses is the utterance of Jehovah... Psalms 83:18 Jehovah most high over all the Earth kjv

Ryan

Not only do Jehovah's Witnesses consider themselves Christians, they are also under the impression that they are they only true Christians. That comes off as arrogant to me.

Invincible Iron Man

The simple answer is the DEVIL....... Contrary to some publicity made concerning "Jehovah's Witnesses," Pastor Russell is not the founder of this religious group. He has never associated with "Jehovah's Witnesses" nor did he ever claim the name. Pastor Charles T. Russell died in 1916. The "Jehovah's Witnesses" came into existence later. Associating Pastor Russell with "Jehovah's Witnesses" leaves the decidedly mistaken view that their teachings and beliefs are alike. Such is not the case. Pastor Russell founded what has been called The Bible Student's Association. This movement had its beginning in Allegheny, Pa. and earnest Christians formed a Bible class for advanced Bible study to meet the then rising wave of infidelity. In 1879 Zion's Watch Tower was formed, later known as The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. This Society did not become the central authority for the Bible Students, for all cooperating congregations of Bible Students held strictly to congregational self-government. The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society only served to coordinate the activities of the various congregations. After the death of Pastor Russell in 1916 the purpose of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society changed completely. The teachings of the six volumes of "Studies in the Scriptures" and other writings of Pastor Russell were discarded. The congregations in harmony with the Society thereafter relinquished congregational rule. The Society became the central head and authority over all congregations willing to yield their sovereignty. Basic doctrines of the Society seriously digressed from the teachings of Pastor Russell, and before long Judge Rutherford declared that those associated with The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society were "Jehovah's Witnesses" on this earth. Here is where the name emerged -- certainly not in Pastor Russell's time.

Vin

WHAT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES BELIEVE Belief============================== Scriptural Reason 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 Published in 2000

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The only place that the JW's get their teachings from is the bible. And no, not from "their bible", I mean the BIBLE. I'll admit there are a couple of issues that I don't totally agree with them on, but as far as their basic teachings go, I haven't seen one that isn't compatible with scripture. Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate holiday, and yet every time around Easter, I'll be passing by a church, and I'll see decorations, and people saying "happy easter", not know that the holiday is really a pagan holiday celebrating fornication. JW's oppose the war, following Jesus' command to "Love your enemies". Weather you agree with their teachings or not, it seems like their the only ones who are actually obeying what the Bible teaches, and keeping paganism out of the Bible, and staying with true Christian faith.

Tyler Sposite

Because the finance that was intrusted in Russel to create the organization was NOT for a real christian organization. On the cover of one of Russels most venerated books was the winged disc known in gnostic circles as the Eyptian sun god RA........Why ? The very first magazine was called Zion's Watchtower, and in the upper left hand corner of the cover is the official logo for the ancient and accepted scottish / york rite of freemasonry. You wondered...." why all the different denominations?". Well, early christians fellowshipped in homes, they had to as to not be killed. They had NO such thing as a church building. But after the Roman opposition was sick and tired of trying to elliminate the pesky christians...It was adopted as the Roman state religion as a deception (keep your enemies close) which led to all of the corruption and seperation we've all seen up until today.

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