Jehovah's Witness believers are people just like everyone else, but their beliefs form a huge part of their life style. The reasons they go around neighborhoods knocking on peoples doors is manly due to then wanting to spread their word about their beliefs, their organization, and their opinion about people and the world in which all of us live. www.watchtower.org
The 66 books of the Bible surround Jehovah’s Witnesses beliefs, and to them signifies the word of God. In the official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses I found what their name was derived from, it states, “It is a descriptive name, indicating that they bear witness concerning Jehovah, his Godship, and his purposes. "God," "Lord," and "Creator"—like "President," "King," and "General"—are titles and may be applied to several different personages. But "Jehovah" is a personal name and refers to the almighty God and Creator of the universe”. www.watchtower.org
I also found a list of what their beliefs are on the website and the ones that I found most interesting are listed below:
Christ set example that must be followed in serving God.
Taking blood into body through mouth or veins violates God's laws.
Obey human laws that do not conflict with God's laws.
Satan is invisible ruler of world.
Images should not be used in worship.
Bible is God's Word and is truth.
Christ died on a stake, not a cross.
Christ's presence is in spirit.
Only a little flock of 144,000 go to heaven and rule with Christ.
Prayers are to be directed only to Jehovah through Christ. www.watchtower.org
Being a Catholic the belief about not using images while worshiping would be completely irrelevant to my religion because we have the cross right in the middle of the alter. As well as statue’s of different followers of Jesus. It bothers me that they believe Christ was burnt to death on a stake. You would have thought it was enough for him to die for the people that would then invade the earth, but they also believe that ontop of everything else.
Works Cited
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. 2000 Who Are They? What Do They Believe? Electronic document, http://www.watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_01.htm, accessed October 24, 2008.
Friday, October 24, 2008
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