The Jw's may seem like just another denomination of the church, and part of the Body of Christ, but lets check out in depth what they actually believe and teach.
Jehovah's witness Salvation: "work your way to Heaven"
The "ransom for all" given by "the man Christ Jesus" does not give or guarantee everlasting life or blessing to any man; but it does guarantee to every man another opportunity or trial for life everlasting. studies in the scriptures page 150
The ransom given does not excuse sin in any; it does not propose to count sinners as saints, and usher them thus into everlasting bliss. It merely releases the accepting sinner from the first condemnation and its results, both direct and indirect, and places him again on trial for life, in which trial his own wilful obedience or wilful disobedience will decide whether he may or may not have life everlasting. Studies in the scriptures 152
Only their church members will be saved, (The Watchtower, Feb, 15, 1979, p. 30
Biblical response to these claims:
Jesus shed His blood for all flesh:
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" John 3:16
"For the Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost"
"All we like sheep hath gone astray, each one hath turned to his own way, and the LORD hath laid upon Him the iniquity of us all" Isaiah 53:6
"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God that ye may know that ye have everlasting life" 1st John 5:13
Salvation is by grace through faith alone:
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He hath saved us" Titus 3:5
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast"
"But to him that worketh not, but believeth upon Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith in accounted to him as righteousness"
Salvation is God's gift, if we had to do anything to receive a gift, it wouldn't be a gift now would it, and if we had to do anything to keep that gift, it certainly would not be a gift.
Jw's doctrine: Jesus was created
Jehovah's first creation was his 'only-begotten Son'. . . was used by Jehovah in creating all other things", Aid to Bible Understanding, pp. 390-391.
Jesus was only a perfect man, not God in flesh, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 306.
Jesus was Michael the archangel who became a man, The Watchtower, May 15, 1963, p. 307; The New World, 284.
The Biblical response to these claims:
"For by Him ALL things were created, that are in Heaven, and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers, ALL things were created by Him and for Him. And He is before ALL things and by Him ALL things consist" Colossians 1:16-17
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word WAS God. He was in the beginning with God, All things were made through him and without Him nothing was made that was made.... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" John 1-3,14
"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall rest upon His shoulders, and His name shall be called wonderful, counselor, Mighty GOD, Everlasting Father, prince of peace" Isaiah 9:6
Notice in Isaiah 9:6, The flesh was born, but the Son was Given, you cant give Something that didnt already exist. You cannot be an Everlasting Father without having an Everlasting Son.
Jw's doctrine: the Trinity is a lie
"When the clergy are asked by their followers as to how such a combination of three in one can possibly exist, they are obliged to answer, "That is a mystery." Some will try to illustrate it by using triangles, trefoils, or images with three heads on one neck. Nevertheless, sincere persons who want to know the true God and serve him find it a bit difficult to love and worship a complicated, freakish-looking, three-headed God. The clergy who inject such ideas will contradict themselves in the very next breath by stating that God made man in his own image; for certainly no one has ever seen a three-headed human creature." Let God be True 1946, pg. 102
"This doctrine of three Gods in one God...is one of the dark mysteries by which Satan, through the Papacy, has beclouded the Word and character of of the plan of God." Let God be True 1946, pg. 60 - 61
The Biblical response to these claims:
Just for the record, Born again Christians do not believe in three god's, we believe in three co- equal personages of the GodHead, God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. water is seen as being one, water is water right? but when you look closer, it is three, all three equal, but each one distinct in what it does, water is the source of all life, and yet exists in three parts.
"For there are three that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word (see john 1:14), and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one" 1st John 5:7
"But to the Son He says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of uprighteousness is the scepter of thy Kingdom" Hebrews 1:8
"And behold, the Heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him, and suddenly a voice came from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I Am well pleased"
Here is an illistration, Father and His voice, The Spirit as a dove, And the Son in bedily form.
"Your father Abraham rejoced to see My day, and He saw it and was glad. Then the Jews said to Him, You are not yet 50 years old, and You have seen Abraham? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, Verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I AM"
Jesus has just established in that verse that He is the Great I AM
If you would like to accept Jesus Christ for who He really is, and trust Him with the full payment of your sin.
Jehovah's witness Salvation: "work your way to Heaven"
The "ransom for all" given by "the man Christ Jesus" does not give or guarantee everlasting life or blessing to any man; but it does guarantee to every man another opportunity or trial for life everlasting. studies in the scriptures page 150
The ransom given does not excuse sin in any; it does not propose to count sinners as saints, and usher them thus into everlasting bliss. It merely releases the accepting sinner from the first condemnation and its results, both direct and indirect, and places him again on trial for life, in which trial his own wilful obedience or wilful disobedience will decide whether he may or may not have life everlasting. Studies in the scriptures 152
Only their church members will be saved, (The Watchtower, Feb, 15, 1979, p. 30
Biblical response to these claims:
Jesus shed His blood for all flesh:
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" John 3:16
"For the Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost"
"All we like sheep hath gone astray, each one hath turned to his own way, and the LORD hath laid upon Him the iniquity of us all" Isaiah 53:6
"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God that ye may know that ye have everlasting life" 1st John 5:13
Salvation is by grace through faith alone:
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He hath saved us" Titus 3:5
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast"
"But to him that worketh not, but believeth upon Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith in accounted to him as righteousness"
Salvation is God's gift, if we had to do anything to receive a gift, it wouldn't be a gift now would it, and if we had to do anything to keep that gift, it certainly would not be a gift.
Jw's doctrine: Jesus was created
Jehovah's first creation was his 'only-begotten Son'. . . was used by Jehovah in creating all other things", Aid to Bible Understanding, pp. 390-391.
Jesus was only a perfect man, not God in flesh, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 306.
Jesus was Michael the archangel who became a man, The Watchtower, May 15, 1963, p. 307; The New World, 284.
The Biblical response to these claims:
"For by Him ALL things were created, that are in Heaven, and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers, ALL things were created by Him and for Him. And He is before ALL things and by Him ALL things consist" Colossians 1:16-17
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word WAS God. He was in the beginning with God, All things were made through him and without Him nothing was made that was made.... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" John 1-3,14
"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall rest upon His shoulders, and His name shall be called wonderful, counselor, Mighty GOD, Everlasting Father, prince of peace" Isaiah 9:6
Notice in Isaiah 9:6, The flesh was born, but the Son was Given, you cant give Something that didnt already exist. You cannot be an Everlasting Father without having an Everlasting Son.
Jw's doctrine: the Trinity is a lie
"When the clergy are asked by their followers as to how such a combination of three in one can possibly exist, they are obliged to answer, "That is a mystery." Some will try to illustrate it by using triangles, trefoils, or images with three heads on one neck. Nevertheless, sincere persons who want to know the true God and serve him find it a bit difficult to love and worship a complicated, freakish-looking, three-headed God. The clergy who inject such ideas will contradict themselves in the very next breath by stating that God made man in his own image; for certainly no one has ever seen a three-headed human creature." Let God be True 1946, pg. 102
"This doctrine of three Gods in one God...is one of the dark mysteries by which Satan, through the Papacy, has beclouded the Word and character of of the plan of God." Let God be True 1946, pg. 60 - 61
The Biblical response to these claims:
Just for the record, Born again Christians do not believe in three god's, we believe in three co- equal personages of the GodHead, God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. water is seen as being one, water is water right? but when you look closer, it is three, all three equal, but each one distinct in what it does, water is the source of all life, and yet exists in three parts.
"For there are three that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word (see john 1:14), and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one" 1st John 5:7
"But to the Son He says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of uprighteousness is the scepter of thy Kingdom" Hebrews 1:8
"And behold, the Heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him, and suddenly a voice came from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I Am well pleased"
Here is an illistration, Father and His voice, The Spirit as a dove, And the Son in bedily form.
"Your father Abraham rejoced to see My day, and He saw it and was glad. Then the Jews said to Him, You are not yet 50 years old, and You have seen Abraham? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, Verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I AM"
Jesus has just established in that verse that He is the Great I AM
If you would like to accept Jesus Christ for who He really is, and trust Him with the full payment of your sin.
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