[Alex Murphy]

Basic differences between Jehovah Witnesses and other Christian sects are as follows: Christians believe God is a trinity—the father, son and the Holy Spirit, whereas Jehovah Witnesses believe they are separate entities, with God being the creator. They pray to Jehovah (God). There is no such place as a literal burning Hell. The notion of Heaven immediately after death is not an option, until the second coming of Christ. Additionally, unlike churches, one would not find crosses, icons and rituals at Jehovah Witness meeting halls where the goal is simple: to learn and educate others.

Critics love to point to Biblical contradictions, whether they exist in the King James version of the Bible or the Jehovah Witnesses', New World Translation. "When you study the Bible, and its apparent inconsistencies, you may find one scripture to contradict another, but the third or fourth scripture will explain that contradiction," Carroll says. The New World Translation is similar to King James, but with different flavors of meaning, and with simpler language. "I rate it as a superior literal translation, taken from Hebrew and Greek translations," Carroll says. "We don't take liberties with translations. Some Bibles are amplified."

[Pecos]

"Christians believe God is a trinity—the father, son and the Holy Spirit, whereas Jehovah Witnesses believe they are separate entities"

/calmly stated/ Not strictly true for two reasons. First, as I (non Jehovah Witness) see it, they believe in the divine mission of Christ and therefore have to be called "Christian", even if they have beliefs that differ from the mainstream or my own belief set. Second, not all Christians follow the Creed adopted by the Catholic Church in the 4th century.

[Cronos]

Alex, you can ping cyc to discuss whether this is true about his Jehovah’s Witnesses

[Cronos]

Sorry Pecos, but a Christian is one who believes that Jesus Christ is Lord, God and Savior. Jehovah’s W’s don’t believe that

[fulltlt]

We had some JW’s stop by once. I had my guns out on the kitchen table cleaning them. They never stopped by again. Not sure why.

[Lx]

"I walk away and shake the dust off my shoes," says Margarita Barbieri, a Clifton resident and former Catholic who converted in 1985.

Isn't this what Jesus told his disciples to do after leaving towns that wouldn't hear the word? Didn't he also say it would be worse for those towns than Sodom and Gomorrah when judgement day arrives?

[GBA]

Sad, isn't it?

How did the simple message, spoken by what appeared to be a plain and simple man, His Word, His Body, His Church, be transformed into all of these different branches, denominations, systems and rituals, all so complex and each proud enough of itself to call itself the only way, the right way?

How He must be wounded to be Crucified by us, again and again. How His divided Church is weakened before the determined efforts of Satan and how each soul thus lost tears His Heart again and again.

[geologist]

One of the things Jehovah Witness's do is they build their own churches. The members do the labor, no money is borrowed against the building... (or this was the case over 50 years ago) when I talked and studied a bit with one of the members.

They honor no day above another, they do not believe in transfusions, there are a few other differences. They are dedicated believers, and they follow the Bible's instructions to the best they are able. They did not talk a lot about sins. The are excellent citizens. I do not remember if they go to war. I suspect they are conscientious observers. They are sincere.

[count-your-change]

Much of what is THOUGHT to be taught in the Bible is not but is in fact the traditions of men used as a litmus test for Christianity.

THE defining characteristic of Jesus’ disciples was not a belief in a triune god.

[Chaparral79]

They believe Christ returned to Earth and established His “Invisible Kingdom” in 1914. I would imagine things would be going a lot better than they are if Christ ruled the earth instead of Satan. They’ve predicted the “End” six times and once built a home for Abraham. Oh, Charles Taze Russell was heavy into the Masons and is buried under a pyramid.
They are most definitely a cult. Go on Youtube and see the heartbreak of disfellowshipped ex-Witnesses, most who’ve lost their families.

[FNU LNU]

A well-researched, even-handed examination of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, titled Jehovah’s Witnesses – Are They Really?”, is available for free download at:

http://sgdpress.com/Jehovah_s_Witnesses.html

Major sections of this publication are:

The Jehovah’s Witnesses Organization Was Admittedly Based upon Enforced Acceptance of The Teachings of False Prophets

Jehovah’s Witnesses Have and Have Always Had an Unscriptural “Key” To Understanding The Bible

Jehovah’s Witnesses Do Not Honor Jesus As They Honor The Father

Jehovah’s Witnesses Propagate Teachings Which Contradict Plain Bible Teaching

[ravenwolf]

I used to go to the kingdom hall and have also talked with the J W,s a lot, nice people but following a money making organization. They bash the KJV for using the word God instead of Jehovah, yet God is in the new world translation many times. I don,t know if they bring a Bible with them when they come to your house or not but all i have saw is the little guide book that they can look up any answer which will supposedly prove their point. Never mind the fact that it is probably not on the same issue. The J.W,s say that the body and soul are the same thing, yet the new world translation says Mat 10 28 And do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Ge‧hen′na. Maybe that is why they have never brought their Bible into my house, if the body and soul were the same thing the soul would be killed if the body was killed. I believe the ( supposedly )new world translation is not a translation at all but only a paraphrase from the KJV, just like the living Bible and most likely a bunch of others, and for the express purpose of selling books. I do agree with the J W, s on some things, such as Christmas and Easter, i believe they were incorporated into Christianity from the Pagans. I see Christmas as nothing but a fraud. After having said my thoughts on the matter i think there is only one that is going to judge, and that is God.

[william clark]

Anyone who wants to know whether the JWs’ New World Translation legitimately translates passages historically used as the basis for the doctrine of the Trinity, go onto ebay and pick up a copy of the Watchtower’s own “Kingdom Interlinear.” They don’t tend to use it these days because it clearly demonstrates how they’ve abused the Greek to craft their theology.