What is the difference between Jehovah's Witnesses and Church of God in Christ?

Answer 1

For the official Witness (The Watchtower) website try the link below. This link will be a good start. It is called Jehovah's Witnesses-Who Are They? What Do They Believe?

If you wish a Witness to call on you please fill out the online form in the link below. Fill in the form at this link to have a Brother come around to talk to you at a time and place best for you. Your Personal Invitation, Would You Welcome a Visit?

You can also wait for a Witness to knock on your door. Ask them what ever questions you would like as they will be more than happy to help you out to come to a true knowledge of The Bible.

As for what the Church of God in Christ believe, I suggest that you do a web search to find their web page.

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses claim to be Christians and that their church is a Christian Church. Their beliefs and practices do differ from other Christian churches, in some cases strongly.

Another perspective:Like many other Christian groups, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that they alone will be saved because they "stand for truth and righteousness" and that the followers of all other religions (including other Christians) will not be. They regard the Trinity as an incorrect doctrine, and believe (as do most religious groups) that they alone have the correct interpretation of scripture. They do not accept the divinity of Jesus Christ, demoting him to a subservient god-like human. JWs, when asked, will always say that Jesus is the 'Son of God' but this has a totally different meaning to them than it does to most Christians. JWs, if found breaking the rules of their organisation, run the risk of the draconian punishment of disfellowshipping - which means that all the rest of their group shun them. This has a profound psychological effect - especially when those shunning you are your own family members within the group.

The Christian Church traces its roots back to Biblical times. On the whole it does not merely rely on scriptural interpretation for its doctrine, but also on the tradition it has enjoyed throughout the last 2000 years, back through countless eminent theologians, right back to the desert fathers and the early Church, many of whom could actually remember the apostles themselves as Christian doctrine was formulated. However, the rise of Protestantism in the sixteenth century caused theologians to question many doctrines established by the traditions of the Catholic Church and rely on the authority of the Bible instead. Jehovah's Witnesses are extreme examples of this Protestant tradition, although they are not Biblical literalists as fundamentalists are. They employ the Protestant Bible without the Apocrypha.

Minor differences are to be found between all Christian denominations - for example Baptists believe in adult baptism alone, by full immersion, and not by 'sprinkling'; Pentecostals emphasise the gifts of the Holy Spirit especially in the speaking in tongues; Quakers and the Salvation Army shun all forms of sacramental worship. However, underlying all these differences there exists a belief in the Trinitarian nature of God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) which sets the Jehovah's Witnesses aside from the vast majority of people calling themselves Christians.

The practice of disfellowshipping is unusual and is not endorsed by any major Christian denominations (but is practised unofficially of course).

Answer 3

Jehovah's Witnesses are true Christians Central to the Christian faith is the gospel, the teaching that humans have hope for salvation through the message and works of Jesus, and particularly his atoning death .. Christians also believe Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible.