10 Things You Never Knew About Jehovah’s Witnesses

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They proclaimed that God forbade certain medical procedures, allowed their followers to suffer or die in obedience to these beliefs, and then years later dropped the prohibitions. During this 20th century, only Jehovah's Witnesses have cooperated with the angels in this vital work. The following steps are often helpful.

We , and no collections are ever taken at our meetings. This has led to several deaths - and various court battles between Jehovah's Witnesses and doctors seeking to treat them. They reject the concept of and the concept of. They are not allowed to be in the army or wear crosses.

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WHAT DO JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES BELIEVE? William Saunders Recently a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses came to my door. Could you please explain to me their background and what they believe? Russell was born on Feb. He was baptized a Congregationalist, and was raised in a strict Protestant family. His later study of the Bible led him to deny the existence of hell and the doctrine of the Trinity, and to express Arian views concerning the nature of Jesus Christ, denying His divinity. In 1879, Russell founded the journal and in 1884 formed the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. He traveled on preaching missions throughout the United States and Europe, organizing his followers, who were called Russellites, Millennial Dawnists, International Bible Students and finally Jehovah's Witnesses. Upon Russell's death in 1916, Judge Joseph Franklin Rutherford, a Missouri lawyer who had defended Russell in several of his legal battles, succeeded him as president of the society. He also transformed the congregational structure of the sect as it was under Russell into a rigid theocracy. Rutherford laid the foundation for the sect as we know it today. The Jehovah's Witnesses say that Jesus is God's Son, but is inferior to God. They condemn the Trinity as pagan idolatry and accordingly deny Christ's divinity. Russell even claimed that the Trinity was the idea of Satan. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Before existing as a human being, Jesus was a spiritual creature called the Logos, or Word, or even Michael the Archangel. He died as a man and was raised as an immortal Spirit-Son. His passion and death were the price He paid to regain for mankind the right to live eternally on earth. Indeed, the great multitude of true Witnesses hope in an earthly Paradise These teachings echo the heresies which the early Church condemned beginning at the council of Nicea in 325. They believe that the Bible is the only source of belief and rule of conduct. However, their Bible aids seem to have more strength. They are only allowed to use their own translation of the Bible and other official publications. Unfortunately, many purposeful mistranslations exist in their version to support their tenets. This is My body. This means My body. All other things have been created through him and for him. Also, He is before all other things and by means of Him all other things were made to exist. Although they have ritual of baptism, they regard it as merely the exterior symbol of their dedication to the service of Jehovah. They refuse blood transfusions. They also refuse to salute the flag, seeing this as an act of idolatry. They also condemn smoking. The Jehovah's Witnesses are also preoccupied with Armageddon—the final clash between the forces of good and evil. Here God will destroy the old system of creation and establish Jehovah's Kingdom. A group of 144,000 spiritual sons of God will rise to heaven, rule with Christ, and share their happiness with the others. However, the wicked will undergo complete destruction. Russell said that this Armageddon could not happen later than 1914. He had given specific dates and times on three earlier occasions, but was wrong. Nevertheless, Witnesses are deeply convinced that the end of the world will come within a very few years. Each member is considered an ordained minister to give witness to Jehovah by announcing His approaching Kingdom. He may do this by door-to-door evangelization, by meeting with others for home Bible studies, or by standing at street corners to display Watch Tower literature. Preaching the good news is the only means of salvation. The main office is in Brooklyn, New York. The Jehovah's Witnesses are highly centralized. Branch offices in important countries supervise the work and channel the distribution of publications. District and circuit servants regularly visit local congregations to meet local servants, pioneers and publishers. Exact statistics are kept of all activities. As of 1994, about one million Witnesses belong to more than 22,000 congregations in some 80 countries. Saunders is president of Notre Dame Institute and associate pastor of Queen of Apostles Parish, both in Alexandria. Provided Courtesy of: Eternal Word Television Network 5817 Old Leeds Road Irondale, AL 35210.

They are not allowed to celebrate birthdays. When confronted with the facts jehovah witness beliefs such jehovah witness beliefs, JWs can not help but be shocked. Many of the 141 rules such print porn, reading sexual materials, sexual fantasies, etc are hard to enforce if there's no proof. During that decade, he also presented several formal lectures. Rutherford laid the foundation for the sect as we know it today. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Others prefer to take the lime u as a leader, doing far more than is required. Main article: Watch Tower Society publications teach that Jesus Christ began to rule in heaven invisibly as king in October 1914. First, they quote passages out of context, highlighting only those verses which appear to support their beliefs, while ignoring others which contradict those beliefs. See also: The entire Protestant is seen as the inspired, inerrant word of God.