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Why is Jesus not God in the flesh according to Jehovah Witnesses?
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Jehovah Witnesses reject the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, declaring it unsupported by the scriptures (which is true). They regard Jesus as inferior to Jehovah, but nevertheless divine.
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Compare Jehovah and Jesus?
Jehovah's Witnesses say that Jesus is a God not the God Jehovah. They say that Jesus was Jehovah's first creation. The Christian belief is that there are three persons all of the same Substance coequal,coexistant, and coeternal. This is the Trinity. Jehovah's Witnesses say this doctrine is from satin. If you read and study the Bible which is God's Word, you will find that Jesus is God in the flesh. He took human form to take on all the sins of mankind so we could be forgiven! Who else but God could do this? If you ask Jesus to come into your life and forgive you of all your sins He will!!From one of Jehovah's Witnesses:Jesus is referred to as "mighty God." - Isaiah 9:6.Jehovah is referred to as "God Almighty." - Exodus 6:3.
Who is Israel's God?
Israel's God is Jehovah. He is the only God in the universe. Jesus was Jehovah in the flesh.
Do Jehovah's Witnesses accept Jesus as their Savior?
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''
Who do Jehovah's Witnesses think Christ is?
Jehovah's Witnesses share Bible's view on matters. The same is true concerning Jesus Christ. Matthhew 16:16, 17 says:"And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. "The Bible clearly shows that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, not God himself. For God's name is Jehovah. Jehovah God is another person, even though Jesus and Jehovah are in union.Another answerJehovah's Witnesses do not believe in the divinity of Christ. And they reject his death on the Cross (replacing it, against all Biblical, historical and archaeological evidence, with a 'torture stake'), a denial of his bodily resurrection and even go so far as to declare he and Satan (Lucifer) are brothers: "In the beginning, God had two sons, that were named Word and Lucifer. Though Lucifer was not as favored as the Word was, he was defined with the Word as the morning star (Deliberation- freedom, Watchtower Soc, p. 26, 33 - published early in the 20th century, around 1912).
Does Jehovah witness believe that Jesus came in the flesh?
Of course Jesus came in the flesh. He was born of a human, namely Mary. He walked among mankind. He talked; he ate; he drank; he slept; he went on boats; he climbed stairs (both up and down). And then he gave his 'body of flesh' as a sacrifice; in-other-words, he died.
Do Jehovah's Witnesses smoke?
No, Jehovah's Witnesses do not smoke, for two reasons: One, in the Bible, at 2 Corinthians 7:1, we are told "Since we have these promises, beloved ones, let us cleanse ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear." Smoking is certainly a defilement of flesh; just look at a smoker's lungs! Secondly, the Bible also tells us to love our neighbor. It would certainly not be loving to pass on the damaging effects of secondhand smoke to those around us.
Did Jesus obey Mosaic Law?
Jesus followed Mosaic Law in many aspects of his teachings and actions, but he also introduced new interpretations and teachings that went beyond the strict adherence to the law. For example, he emphasized love, compassion, and forgiveness as overarching principles. Jesus often challenged the religious authorities of his time on issues related to the interpretation and application of Mosaic Law.
Why they think that Jesus was a god?
Because Jesus is God in the flesh.
Do Jehovah Witnesses deny the physical resurrection of Jesus?
Answer:Most definitely! 1 Peter 3:18 is clear: "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit."Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jehovah God, the Creator of heaven and earth, is a spirit personage; and that he exists outside the physical realm. Genesis 1:1 states that God 'created the heavens and earth'; therefore God existed before he created the physical Universe.True, there were times after his death, when Jesus appeared to his disciples in a physical body. But you'll notice that they didn't even recognize Jesus when he was speaking with them because he had given up his physical body as a sacrifice. But he certainly could do something similar to what the spirit angel Gabriel did when speaking with Mary. Gabriel, temporarily took on a physical body, when speaking to Mary. Gabriel is still a spirit angel; but it is an easy thing for them (with Jehovah's permission) to 'materialize' temporarily; and then return to the spirit realm in their 'spirit' form.Answer:Yes. Jehovah's Witnesses are taught that Jesus came back to life as a spirit creature, namely Michael the Archangel, which they are also taught this was Jesus' identity prior to his human existence. Witnesses use 1 Peter 3:18 in support of this teaching:For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spiritHowever, critics of this teaching point to passages such as Luke 24:39, John 2:19, Act 7:56, and 1Timothy 2:5. Which, together with many more like them, they say, reveal that Christ was a physical man after his resurrection and even after his ascension to his father's side.
When Adam said that Eve came from him. why did he say it was from his flesh?
Because Jehovah (God) took ribs and flesh from Adam and used it to make Eve.
Is Jesus Christ is Gods word manifested in the flesh?
Yes, Jesus Christ is God in the flesh. Read John 1:14.
Is Jesus incarnation?
The definition of incarnation is a deity in human flesh. Jesus was.
