Why don't Jehovahs witnesses go to war?

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in war. Who does?

They are against murder. Like Christians, etc...

In fact, known in many wars they have denied conscription. By this, they have been killed, shot down on the spot.

During the Nazis regime Jehovah's Witnesses were also killed with the Jewish (with many other victims) due to their beliefs against war. Germany had wanted to recruit people for their war.

Jehovah's Witnesses had been rejected by countries due to not wanting to join armies in those times.

Like in The Bible says You should Love your enemies

Unlike the catholic religion who bless the arms and troops, Jehovahs witnesess do not by any part take sides in a war.

Jehovahs witnesess are not forced not to take part in a war in case are drafted, BUT they leave it as a personal decision.

Answer 2

No, Jehovah's Witnesses refuse any kind of military service and currently, around the world, there are more than 3000 of Jehovah's Witnesses who are serving prison sentences rather than take up arms against their fellow human beings.

During WWII Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany were thrown in concentration camps for refusing to support the Nazi Regime - and at the same time, witnesses in Canada and the USA were being expelled from school, serving prison sentences and facing bitter persecution because they also were refusing to be involved in the war.

By contrast, other "Christian religions" rallied the troops, fought in the wars, and killed members of their own faith who were fighting on the opposite side of the war... because their country told them to. Jehovah's Witnesses however, like the apostles understand that we must obey God as ruler rather than men.

Answer 3

Jehovah's Witnesses refrain from going to war in obedience to commands that Jesus gave to Christians. At Matthew 26:52, Jesus said, "Return you sword to its place, for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword." Additionally, Jesus commanded his disciples, "Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you." Putting an enemy to death would not constitute showing love for that enemy.

At 1 John 3: 10-12 it states, "The children of God and the children of the Devil are evident by this fact: Everyone who does not carry on righteousness does not originate with God, neither does he who does not love his brother. 11 For this is the message which YOU have heard from [the] beginning, that we should have love for one another; 12 not like Cain, who originated with the wicked one and slaughtered his brother."

Since Jehovah's Witnesses do not go to war, they do not risk putting their brothers to death.

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