What Jehovah's Witnesses Teach

[Jonathan Poland]

CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS & RESEARCH MINISTRY

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What do the Jehovah's Witnesses Teach?

1. There is one God in one person, (Make Sure of All Things, p 188).
2. There is no Trinity, (Let God be True, p. 100-101; Make Sure of All Things, p.386).
3. The Holy Spirit is a force, not alive, (Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp.
406-407).
4. The Holy Spirit is God's impersonal active force, (The Watchtower, June 1, 1952,
p. 24).
5. 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).
6. Jesus was Michael the archangel who became a man, (The Watchtower, May 15,
1963, p. 307; The New World, 284).
7. Jesus was only a perfect man, not God in flesh, (Reasoning from the Scriptures,
1985, pp. 306).
8. Jesus did not rise from the dead in his physical body, (Awake! July 22, 1973, p. 4).
9. Jesus was raised "not a human creature, but a spirit." (Let God be True, p. 276).
10. Jesus was born again, (The Watchtower, Nov. 15, 1954, p. 682).
11. Jesus did not die on a cross but on a stake, (Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985,
pp. 89-90).
12. Jesus began his invisible rule over the earth in 1914, (The Truth Shall Make You Free,
p. 300).
13. Jesus' ransom sacrifice did not include Adam, (Let God be True, p. 119).
14. Their church is the self-proclaimed prophet of God, (The Watchtower, April 1,
1972, p. 197).
15. They claim to be the only channel of God's truth, (The Watchtower, Feb. 15,
1981, p. 19).
16. Only their church members will be saved, (The Watchtower, Feb, 15, 1979, p. 30).
17. Good works are necessary for salvation, (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1,
pp. 150, 152).
18. The soul ceases to exist after death, (Let God be True, p. 59, 60, 67).
19. There is no hell of fire where the wicked are punished, (Let God be True, p. 79, 80).
20. Only 144,000 Jehovah's Witness go to heaven, (Reasoning from the Scriptures,
1985, pp. 166-167, 361; Let God be True, p. 121).
21. Only the 144,000 Jehovah's Witness are born again. (Reasoning from the
Scriptures, 1985, p. 76.; Watchtower 11/15/54, p. 681).
22. Only the 144,000 may take communion,
23. Blood transfusions are a sin, (Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 72-73).
24. The Cross is a pagan symbol and should not be used, (Reasoning from the
Scriptures, 1985, pp. 90-92).
25. Salvation is by faith and what you do, (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1, pp.
150,152).
26. It is possible to lose your salvation, (Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp.
358-359).
27. The universe is billions of years old, (Your will Be Done on Earth, p. 43).
28. 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).
29. 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.
30. Satan was entrusted with the obligation and charged with the duty of
overseeing the creation of the earth, (Children, p 55).



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[Jerry McRae]

The whole point to this is all are in need of a Savior, period. Jesus IS God ( St.John 1:1), Jesus IS the Revelation of God in the Earth. There is life in the Blood. The blood of Jesus is Holy Blood, not through the seed of a man, but by the Spirit of Jehovah (Lord God Almighty) Himself. For this life is not by might, nor by power, but by His Spirit. This Blood is the redemptive blood poured out over the mercy seat for our atonement, Hallelujah. This shedding of blood, marks the induction of the New Covenant with better promises, not abolishing the Law (Mosaic), but fulfilling it.
In the title and body of this discussion, there is nothing to support what we are suppoed to be talking about, so I am shooting from the hip, feel me? In the end, the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses and Jehovahs Witnesses [cult] will bow too and all will be brought into accountability and will be charged and judged accordingly. Pointing out the problem is one thing, but praying and allowing God to use you to minister to the Jehovah's Witnesses, whenever you meet or at your door will be the change of their paradigm and start of a new walk for them. Because you will have planted the seed of righteousness and left a holy impact on thier lives. So let's get the gospel out and and be a part of the solution.

[Jonathan Poland]

Amen!

Thanks for "shooting from the hip," Jerry! That's what I want to see in this discussion.

What do the rest of you guys think?

[Whitney]

Hey! I was just talking to my co-worker who is "Christian" and was telling me about his "Christian" Jehovah's Witness friends. I was like, wait... no, they don't believe in Jesus, or something like that. He's like, no no - they do, you're talking about Mormans! Then I got confused... haha.

Anyway, now I'm REALLY glad you put this up Jonathan! I tried to Wikipedia it, but this is much clearer and shows where it's not the truth. So now I can tell him why Jehovah's witness isn't Christ-centered, or any form of salvation therein. :-)