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Are Jehovah witnesses correct about false doctrines in religion?
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Do Jehovah's witnesses have dogs as pets?
A Jehovah's Witnesses can have any pet they want. Our religion is not a cult so really you can do what you want as long as it's morally correct. If you want to know more about our beliefs, you can visit our website at: WWW.watchtower.org There you can find lots of answers and information about us. Enjoy!
What are some views on whether Jehovah Witnesses or Pentecostals are the correct religion?
One viewJehovah's Witnesses will say they are the right religion; Pentecostals will say they are the right religion; and outsiders will pipe-in with their comments & preferences.I might suggest that you simply take a close look at the names we call ourselves. What does the word 'Pentecostal' tell you about them? What does the name Jehovah's Witnesses tell you about the name itself. God's personal name is Jehovah (in English). We are his Witnesses. If you ask a Pentecostal if they're a Jehovah's Witnesses, their response will probably be 'no'. This denial should tell you a lot.Another viewNo one will have receive eternal life from following a religion. Christ tells us that we must go to him - "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6You cannot judge a religion based on what they call themselves. Judgments must be made through examining teachings and practices in light of what the Bible actually teaches, not what they would like us believe it teaches.When you want to find out of a thing is false you should first examine the real thing. Jesus has told us that he is the truth. If you read the Bible and find Jesus then the answer of who is correct will be clear.
I have been with my Jehovah's Witness boyfriend for 2 years and I love him. I understand his beliefs but do not believe them myself I dont know what to do because I dont want us to have problems?
If you marry him with different beliefs, you will have difficulties. My husband isn't a Christian and I am and we have fought over different things due to my religion. It has been hard but we have made it to 16 years of marriage.I'm not discriminate but becareful of Jehovah's witness beliefs, especially when it comes to childbirth. You have to iron all this stuff out before you go further. Don't let him force his believes on you and if he does then there is only one thing to do.FURTHERJehovah's Witnesses are repeatedly admonished to avoid getting involved with those who are not in the faith. This is in obedience to the scriptures that state not to become "unevenly yoked." (2 Corinthians 6:14) I think it is important to understand a very important thing. Saying you are a Jehovah's Witness, having Jehovah's Witness parents, and even going to the Kingdom Hall, or studying with Jehovah's Witnesses does not make somene a Jehovah's Witness. Jehovah's Witnesses are just that, active Witnesses of Jehovah. That is what it means to be a Jehovah's Witness, so unless your boyfriend is baptised as a JW and activively engaged in the public preaching work that JW's do, it's doubtful that he is actually a Jehovah's Witness. If he were active in the faith, it is doubtful that he would have gotten involved with someone outside the faith to begin with.My parents, my grandparents, and one set of my great-grand parents are/were JW's, but I did not become a JW until I had grown up, gotten married, decided to study the Bible, come to the concluson that it is the truth, got baptised, and became an active preacher of the Good News in 1988 at the age of 23. Until then, no matter what I said, I was not really a Jehovah's Witness.All that being said, if you are looking forward to a real relationship with this person, it would be wise to actually sit down and have a real talk with him to determine how strong his convictions really are.In the previous answer, there was some mention of a difference in beliefs being a huge issue. That is correct, however, the mention of our beliefs on childbirth are a bit confusing to me, since we have no special beliefs about childbirth. When my wife had our daughter, we had her in a real hospital. We used a real doctor, at least he claimed he was and charged us enough for it. When she wanted epideryl to ease the pain...we gave her epideryl.Keep in mind something else that is important about the beliefes of Jehovah's Witnesses: You will hear people all around you claiming that Jehovah's Witnesses believe this, or Jehovahs' Witnesses believe that...claiming that they know what we believe. They claim that their mother's neighbor's best friend's uncle was a Jehovah's Witness, or that they have been to a education class on Jehovah's Witnesses, and Jehovah's Witnesses believe this or that. That fact is, most usually they have no idea what we believe. The only place to get the accurate information about what we believe is from Jehovah's Witnesses themselves. That further stresses the need to sit down with him and find out what his convictions and beliefes are, not what someone else says his beliefs are...but what he himself says they are. The fact that he has been involved with someone outside the faith also makes me wonder how much he knows about the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses as well.If he really does have strong convictions about his attachment to the faith of Jehovah's Witnesses, I strongly urge to have a study with Jehovah's Witnessses to find out what his thinking process is. This will not make you a Jehovah's Witness, nor will you be expected to participate or support Jehovah's Witnesses in any way. Simply studying will cost you nothing but your time, and it will give you insight as to what to expect from your future spouse. Believe me, if he is a Jehovah's Witness, or plans to become a Jehovah's Witness, it will affect him deeply. We do not consider our religion to be simply a religion. The first century christains viewed their faith as a whole way of life, their very existence, the essence of their whole identity, and so do we. It will affect you, so you need to find out what it's all about so that you can make a wise decision.If he is really a true Jehovahs witness then no offence darlin but he wouldn't even be with you in the first place. This is because Jehovahs witnesses strongly advise that they only date each other ie other Jehovah's witnesses. Your boyfriend if he was a true witness would of been in alot of trouble for goin out with you as you are what they would call 'worldly' sorry to shatter your dreams but its the truth. laters.
Do Jehovah Witnesses have to get remarried through the Jehovah church?
Yes they do. You have to have a perfect reason to divorce first and if you decline the first time you have to stay with the person no matter what.I could be mistaken but it sounds like the question is: If we are married before we join the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, do we have to marry again as Jehovah's witnesses?--Edit--The question is a little ambiguous, however the first answer above is not correct. Jehovah's Witnesses are not required to get married or remarried in their own church (or Kingdom Hall), whatever the circumstances may be. Some Witnesses choose to have a legal wedding service in a register office, and this is perfectly acceptable. There is nothing particularly special about a Witness wedding service, and the important thing is that the marriage is legal in the country in which it takes place.Most Witnesses prefer to marry in the Kingdom Hall, and unlike other churches, do not have to pay anything for this.--End Edit--
Why is the New World Translation only used by Jehovah's Witnesses?
Jehovah's Witnesses are particularly known for using the New World Translation of the Holy Bible primarily because they regarded it as being a modern language Bible that is easily understood. Since word usage changes over the years, there are periodic revisions according to current language. The NWT places a high regard for God's personal name Jehovah, which the Witnesses claim is found some 7,000 times in the ancient text. In their ministry, Witnesses say that they use whatever translation the people they are speaking to prefer, and that many of members have several translations on hand for this purpose. The Witnesses have their own translation of the Bible - the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. They refer to the 'New Testament' as the Christian Greek Scriptures, and they call the 'Old Testament' the Hebrew Scriptures. The reason for Witnesses having their own translation is because they believe that other religious groups have fallen away from the purity of Christianity and that this is reflected in the translations of the Bible used by these groups. Witnesses will often compare the NWT with the other translations in an attempt to show that the one used by Witnesses is correct. The Watch Tower Society's translation of the Bible has attracted criticism over the credentials of its translators, its insertion of the name "Jehovah" 237 times in the New Testament without evidence that the name existed in the original Greek manuscripts, and the translation of certain texts which are claimed to be biased towards specific Witness practices and doctrines. Christian churches reject the Witnesses' claim that their translations of the Bible are defective, citing the fact that they have been done by the most eminent scholars using the most ancient of texts. For the above reasons the NWT is used only by Witnesses and by no other religious group.
Is this the right spelling of witnesses?
Witness is the correct spelling when referring to a single person."The witness has arrived in court".Witnesses is correct when referring to more than one person."The witnesses were vital to the case".
How do you correct an incorrect answer on jeopardy?
It is posted on Facebook that The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is the most accurate translation of the bible. This is erroneous. I have researched this and according to several highly respected bible scholars the NWT is most inaccurate and is biased to support the doctrines of the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Why would God create a varied beautiful bountiful Earth with equally varied people if He expected them all to follow the Jehovah's Witnesses version of things?
It is a characteristic of some religious groups that they believe they are the only correct ones, even though they may differ significantly from orthodox teachings in the Christian faith, as Jehovah's Witnesses do.God's approval or disapproval of the teachings of the Jehovah's Witnesses has little if anything to do with the variety of the creation God has placed on the earth. It has everything to do with whether or not their teachings are in accord with what God has revealed about Himself.ANSWERJehovah's Witnesses believe God Created the earth to be inhabited. Unlike many religions that believe that the planet will ultimately be burnt up by God in punishment for mankinds wickedness, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the "meek shall inherit the earth" and they will live forever in peace and happiness upon it. Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe the earth will ever be destroyed or devoid of life.Jehovah's Witnesses also believe that the beautiful variety in the human family (black, white, brown, yellow..) with all its diverse races and cultures are also part of the divine plan and that all races will one day live together in an worldwide brotherhood of man not divided by national, religious, social or racial divisions.
Why do so many Jehovah's Witnesses have mental health problems?
A number of studies suggest that the number of Jehovah's Witnesses who have mental problems may be higher than average. In a 1973 study John Spencer found that among Australians the normal rate of mental illness was 0.254% whereas among Jehovah's Witnesses the rate was 0.417%. Other studies were done on conscientious objectors who were Jehovah's Witnesses. None of these studies is scientifically conclusive. Assuming for the purposes of this discussion that mental illness is higher among JWs, what might be the reason? Spencer's study showed a high incidence of schitzophrenia, a physically based disease independent of environmental factors. One suggestion is that persons already suffering from this disease are attracted to the Jehovah's Witnesses more than other religious movements, but there is no data to support or any rationale to explain this idea. It has also been suggested that the doctrine of inducing fear of the last judgment, together with the suggestion that only members of the Jehovah's Witnesses will be saved, creates the dual fears that the doctrine may be right and the believer is not good enough, and at the same time that the organization may be totally wrong and will lead to damnation. This "damned if you do and damned if you don't" problem leads to anxiety and thus to anxiety disorders. However many other religious groups (including such huge groups as Roman Catholics and Sunni Muslims) have doctrines which differ, if at all, only in degree. If this explanation were correct, we should expect a higher rate of mental illness in all religions which teach the doctrine of a final judgment in which some go to heaven and some to hell, as opposed to those (like Buddhism) which do not.
Is omarion a Jehovahs witness?
He has been spotted with some witness publications, and supposedly he has been spotted at some of our meetings. It's important to note that there does not seem to be any word from Omarion himself that he is a JW. I visited his website to get a clue. There are some indications that I observed that likely signal that he is not a witness. Some lyrics to some songs, his manner of dress, and there was a "Happy Valentine's Day" greeting on his website (whether that was for 2009, or left over from last year is unknown). Many people study with JW's. Some accept it and become witnesses, some do not. Also many, many people have parents, children, or other family members that are JW's, and while they may attend some meetings and/or study, never become witnesses themselves. To become a witness often involves a complete renovation of one's life. A person no longer lives for themselves, but for the Creator, Jehovah God, and His son Jesus Christ. This requires so much that, while some enjoy the positive message we have, they are not ready to make the necessary adjustments to become JW's themselves. This can be particularly difficult for those in the entertainment industry. Also, our faith is one of action. After all, we are Jehovah's WITNESSES. That means that we are Witnesses FOR Jehovah. We have to continually witness about Him to retain that title. First, a person must be baptised as a Jehovah's Witness to be regarded by the congregation as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Then, if someone is baptised as a witness, they have to keep on witnessing, that is, proclaiming and giving testimony about Jehovah. If they stop witnessing about Jehovah, they cannot properly be called one of Jehovah's Witnesses. There is no indication from what I found that Omarion has been seen or heard witnessing about Jehovah. Therefore, while I cannot say for sure, it would appear that he has, or is studying and attending meetings. It is also possible that he once was a JW, but has since slacked off from the faith. If either of these situations are correct, he cannot be properly called a Jehovah's Witness. Of course, if he is baptised as a witness, but has simply slacked off, if he returns to actively witnessing about Jehovah, he would once again be recognized by the congregation as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, but not before then.
Are these questions answered by one of Jehovah's Witnesses?
Anyone can a question in any category on Wiki s. So Jehovah's Witness questions can be, and are, ed by Witnesses and non-Witnesses. All that is required is that the question is ed and our site guidelines and Terms of Use followed.FURTHERThere are several JW's here, myself included, that do assist in ing questions that we are able to. For obvious reasons, when a non-JW s a question about JW's, the may, or may not be 100% correct, particularly when it comes to matters of our beliefs. That would be true no matter what religion we are speaking of. So when asking a question, particularly on matters of faith, it may be wise to wait for more than one response. This wiill help the reader to get a more accurate and complete understanding, particularly when members of that particular faith have an opportunity to weigh in.
What happens to people who dont believe in the correct religion?
There is no "correct" religion.
