Do Jehovah's Witnesses accept Jesus as their Savior?

Answer 1

First: Not all Jehovah's Witnesses are trying to 'get to heaven' as your question implies. By far the majority have no such desire. We don't teach our children about the need to 'get to heaven'. When we go from house-to-house we don't teach anyone about 'getting to heaven', unless they are of the anointed class who have a heavenly hope.

Jehovah's Witnesses believe God's promise that 'the meek' will have a different inheritance; not heaven. Psalm 37:9 & 11 states that the meek: "shall inherit the earth"; notheaven.

We teach people the Lord's Prayer. Jesus did not teach us to pray: 'Can we come to thy Kingdom in heaven'. Jesus reversed the direction: "Thy Kingdom come!"

Why would we want to go to heaven, unless of the anointed, if we're praying for God's Kingdom to come, and for 'God's will to be done on Earth - - as it is in heaven'?

Psalm 37:9 states that 'evildoers will be cut off'. We wonder: If God really 'cuts off' all evildoers, how many problems do you think this will solve right here on earth? Then WHY get to heaven, when all evildoers are gone?

Second: Jehovah's Witnesses do accept Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

Third: Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe that Jesus is 'god in the flesh'. The Bible teaches that Jesus died, and was resurrected as a 'spirit' being. Spirit beings' are not constructed of 'flesh'.

Whilst all Witnesses accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior, only a minority, currently of about 11,000, believe and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior to get to heaven. The vast majority do not have a hope of heavenly life but an earthly one.

The Watchtower 1st September 1997 page 11 paragraph 17 says,

''Anointed Christians [currently about 11,000] who supply to their faith these seven things will enjoy a grand reward, as Peter says: "There will be richly supplied to you the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 1:11) The "other sheep" will receive an everlasting inheritance in the earthly realm of God's Kingdom''

Answer 2

JW answer:1) Jehovah's Witnesses do NOT believe that "Jesus is [Jehovah] God in the flesh", as you start off your question.

2) Jehovah's Witnesses do NOT "accept that Jesus is [Jehovah] God", as your question continues.

3) Jehovah's Witnesses are also NOT trying to "get to heaven", as your question continues.

But I take it that your question really is about the last part:

4) Jehovah's Witnesses certainly DO "accept Jesus as their Savior."

Non-JW AnswerJehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus is the human form of Michael the Archangel, who they say is a lesser god to the Father, not the word and fullness of God incarnate in flesh. They teach that Jesus ceased his pre-human existence as a spirit creature and then was recreated in the womb of Mary as just a human.

Jehovah's Witnesses believe in a two case system. They do not believe that Heaven and Earth will be one, but they teach only 144,000 elect will go to Heaven, while all other believers will live on the Earth ruled by the 144,000 in Heaven.

Although Jehovah's Witnesses will pay lip service to Jesus being their savior, they teach that the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross only paid for the sin of Adam, and that eternal life is something that must be earned by adhering to the commandments of Jesus (as they see these as different to the Mosaic law). They also teach that you must be one of Jehovah's Witnesses (associated with "the faithful and discreet slave" class, i.e. the 144,000 elect, who are Jehovah's Witnesses) in order to be saved, likening themselves to the ark of Noah, as they teach that Jesus is mediator only for the 144,000 elect, and anyone not of the elect will be saved through them.

Answer 3

Answer 1:

Yes. According to the Official Jehovah's Witness Media site, under "Doctrinal Beliefs=>The Bible, God, and Jesus" Jehovah's Witnesses believe[quote]...

Jesus is the Son of God. He came to earth from heaven and gave his perfect human life as a ransom sacrifice. His death and resurrection made salvation to eternal life possible for those exercising faith in him. He is now ruling as King of God's heavenly Kingdom, which will soon bring peace to the entire earth. Jesus never claimed equality with God and thus is not part of a Trinity.-John 3:16; 14:28; Revelation 11:15.[end quote]

Answer 2:

YES the son of Jehovah

Jehovah's Witnesses will certainly publicly confess such, but what they will not publicly confess is that Jesus is not their only savior. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that they must earn salvation through good works and obedience to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. In other words they believe that they themselves play a part in their own salvation by earning the love of God through obedience.

Answer 3:

Yes, Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians and believe Jesus to be the only means by which humans can be saved. Jehovah's Witnesses believe Jesus to be the son of God, sent to earth to die for our sins. They believe Jesus is divine in nature and the "way the truth and the life" and that only through him can people approach God. Jehovah's Witnesses pray and approach God uniquely in the name of Jesus Christ.

They are devoted to God and although like most religions have a religious journal (the Watchtower) their obediance is entirely and uniquely devoted to Almighty God.

Answer 4

Yes they do. They believe Jesus the firstborn of the sons of God (Angels), and was chosen by God (The Father) as the vessel to redeem mankind and to actually live as a human faithfully until death and fulfilling all the prophecies related to the messiah. After he did this willing sacrifice, he proved a human could be completely loyal to God and thus proved Satan was wrong. They believe he was resurrected, was on Earth for a short period of time appearing to his disciples, and then ascended to heaven to "sit at his Father's right hand" until God would arrange for him to be anointed as King of God's Kingdom. He was also the one God would appoint to lead God's army at the Great Day of God the Almighty.

Some of the scriptures they will use to explain these beliefs are: Colossians 1:15; Matthew 20:28; John 19:28-30; Acts 1:6-11; Hebrews 10:12,13; Revelation 12:10,11; Revelation 19:11-21