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Where in the bible according to Jehovahs witnesses does the lord demand he be called Jehovah?
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God never demands us to call him Jehovah. But throughout the bible he does make numerous petitions for us to get to know him and become his friends. At James 4:8 we read "Draw close to God, and he will draw close to YOU". Also, Jesus plainly stated at John 17:3 that our future lives depended on us getting to know God. It says "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ"
So we can see how important it is to get to know God. Just like any friendship that you would cultivate, a very important part is to learn and use your friends name. God makes it clear what his name is. It is used over 7000 times in The Bible. Psalms 83:18 says, "That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth." We can see Jehovah is telling us his name here in the scriptures.
Some bible translations do not use Jehovah's name. But, in the original Hebrew text, as well as in the Greek, the letters YHWH are used. This is translated as YahWeh, or Jehovah. The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is the only translation to restore Jehovah's name to all the places it belongs in the Bible.
The letters YHWH appear in Hebrew letters in early manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint, a Jewish version of the Hebrew Bible into Greek. In later copies of the Septuagint made by Christians, the YHWH has been replaced by the Greek word Kurios, which means Lord. So far, no manuscript of the Christian Greek Scriptures (Matthew-Revelation) has been found to contain YHWH in Hebrew letters or a pronunciation of that name in Greek letters, even in passages that quote verses in the Hebrew Bible that contain the name.
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Why do Jehovah witnesses not called christian?
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What is the New York based group of Jehovah's Witnesses called?
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When did Jehovah's Witnesses start and by whom Christ or a man?
There were Witnesses of Jehovah God long before Jesus was on earth. Really, anyone who serves Jehovah God, is 'by-nature' one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Actually, in the Bible, Able is listed as the first Witness of Jehovah God.Even Jesus is called in Revelation as 'a faithful witness'. Therefore Jesus was also a Witness of Jehovah God.Answer: No human started Jehovah's Witnesses. Not even Jesus started it on earth. I suppose that really Jehovah God himself started it, by CREATING Humans to BE HIS WITNESSES. Jehovah didn't want Adam & Eve to be witnesses of his adversary, Satan.If you are just limiting your question to modern times - - - well, the name 'Jehovah's Witnesses, was available for anyone before 1931. But no one wanted anything to do with that name 'Jehovah'. They had all been taught to worship his son, Jesus. For many people, just the word 'Jehovah' is an aversion (meaning it makes their stomach crawl).But there was a group that called themselves 'Bible Students'. They saw that many Bible translations deleted God's personal name from their Bibles. This bothered them. So in 1931 they drew up a Resolution; and determined to being called by what they really already were, Witnesses of Jehovah God. To shorten it up, they called themselves: Jehovah's Witnesses.
What world leader considered Jehovah's Witnesses to be not real Christians?
Adolf Hitler. He once said, "These so-called Earnest Bible Students [Jehovah's Witnesses] are troublemakers; ... I consider them quacks... I dissolve [Jehovah's Witnesses] in Germany.'" He said that in the May 29, 1938 issue of "The German Way". Some people, even in our modern times, still agree with Adolf Hitler, that Jehovah's Witnesses (legally named the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses) are not real Christians.
Does Jehovah refer to the father or the son?
Jehovah's Witnesses understand the Bible to teach that Jehovah is the Father (God) and that his first creation or son is called Jesus.
What are Jehovah's Witnesses famous for?
Do you mean Jehovah's Witnesses? Our short name is the witnesses not the jehovah. Jehovah is god's name, so we dont like to be called Jehovah. We are famous for our ministry. We are known throughout the world as preaching door to door about the Kingdom promised by Jehovah God. We are also known b those who know us better for our love and strong worldwide unity. This is best shown at the international coventions.
What are followers of the religion called for Jehovah's witness?
We are popularly known as Jehovah's Witnesses. Simply because that is basically what we do, to bear witness about the truth that Jehovah is the Almighty God.
