Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian Cult - [the Jehovah's Witnesses church get 100% on the marks of a Cult ]
Meaning of name: Follower of Jehovah (God)
Date founded: 1876 (1884 Watchtower Bible and Tract Society)
Place founded: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then moved to New York
Founder: Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916)
Adherents: 9 million
Main locations: USA and the world
Major divisions: None
Sacred texts: New World Translation (it is not a Translation, just changed), Watchtower Tracts
Original language: English
Spiritual leader: Elders
Place of ritual: Kingdom Hall
Theism: Varies: Monopolytheistic. (rejects the triunity)
Ultimate reality: Restoration theology, the goal is peace here on earth in the future.
Human nature: religious soul in the body
Purpose of life: Obedience to the Jehovah's Witnesses group, to bring peace on earth in the future.
Afterlife: Paradise on Earth.
Holidays: None, all are evil.
Jesus: Is the archangel Michael, killed on a stake.
Salvation Faith + Works, works obedience to the Jehovah's Witnesses group
Creation: Jehovah God created the universe, Bible Old earth teaching.
Not free to depart the group: Jehovah’s Witnesses practice strict shunning, or "disfellowshipping," against those who depart. This religious discipline entails total social and familial ostracism, where current members refuse to speak to, contact, or interact with the shunned. Research indicates that shunning causes long-term, detrimental effects on mental health.
Members are urged to put "Kingdom interests" first, often leading to pressure to dedicate excessive time to preaching.
Strict political neutrality, refusal to vote, salute flags, or serve in the military, seen as disloyal by some governments.
Discouraging higher education.
Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse blood transfusions
The modern movement was organized in the 1870s by Charles Taze Russell. Jehovah's Witnesses numbered about 9 million in more than 200 nations.
They believe that God's kingdom is an actual government now ruling in heaven that will soon restore the earth to its original paradisaic condition. They expect an early end to the present world system in a "great tribulation" from God that will rid the earth of wickedness and suffering. Following Armageddon will come a millennial reign over the earth by Jesus. The gaining of eternal life depends on complete obedience to Jehovah God in their organization and faith in the provision of Jesus Christ's ransom sacrifice. The Witnesses encourage adherence to the their view of the Bible's moral standards, both New and Old Testament. Because of their view of God's kingdom, they do not recognize secular government, their refusal to salute any flag, and their rejection of the practice of blood transfusion (which they believe is forbidden by the Bible), the Witnesses have been the subject of controversy and are marked as being a cult.
The activities of Jehovah's Witnesses are run by a governing body at international headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. Instruction and training are provided for all at five meetings a week, held primarily in "Kingdom Halls." The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania and New York, Inc., are the legal agencies of Jehovah's Witnesses. They print their “translation” of the Bible, the “New World translation”. The “translators” were taken to court and proved they knew no Greek or Hebrew. Their principal periodical, The Watchtower, which is the church's authority, has a circulation of 15,290,000 copies in more than 100 languages
Jehovah's Witnesses' teaching on Attributes of:
God the Father is Jehovah God
Jesus Christ is the Archangel Michael, a created being,
God’s Son, not deity, not to be worshipped.
The Holy Spirit is just God’s force, not a person.
Trinity is an evil teaching.
Jehovah's Witnesses' Nature of:
Salvation is by works in JW membership, Baptism, Bible study, door-to-door witnessing, following leadership, and moral codes controlling every part of life. Heaven is for Jehovah God and the 144,000 select elders. No Hell
Jehovah's Witnesses' Atonement:
JW’s view the atonement is a ransom paid to the God Jehovah by Jesus Christ, which removes the effects of Adam's sin, laying the foundation for a new righteousness and enabling men to save themselves by their good works. They teach that Jesus was resurrected a divine spirit after offering this ransom to God. At death humans either sleep until the resurrection or, if they are evil, suffer annihilation. In their view, Jesus Christ returned to earth spiritually in 1914 and is now proceeding to overthrow Satan's worldly organization and to establish a theocratic millennial kingdom. This kingdom will arrive in the near future with the battle of Armageddon. After Armageddon, true believers will be resurrected to a life on earth, while a select group of 144,000 will rule in heaven with Christ.
JW’s see all holidays and birthday celebrations as evil, also all civil organizations. This is most difficult for children who are raised in isolation from society.
The Saddest part of JW doctrine is the lowering of Jesus to a created being, no longer is He King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace worthy of worship and praise. JWs are under the law, thus the rejection of God’s gift grace by faith.
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