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Jehovah's Witnesses

You may have heard them talked about, in a derogatory way most

probably. They may even have visited you once or twice, but does

anyone really know who 'Jehovah's Witnesses' are?

In the early 1870's an inconspicuous bible study group began in

Pennsylvania, USA, now known as Jehovah's Witnesses. I was intrigued

to learn that Jehovah is Gods personal name. 'Yahweh', translated as

'Jehovah' appears almost seven thousand times in the original Hebrew

Scriptures, however most Bibles today substitute 'God' or 'Lord' for

it. A book of the Psalms presented to all year seven students at my

school contained a passage referring to 'Jehovah.' This was literally

crossed out and written above was simply 'Lord'.

Contrary to popular belief, Jehovah Witnesses are not a cult. They are

merely an organization who have made a dedication to God and whose

primary interest is in other people's welfare. They believe the Bible

to be the Word of God, and that it also is astonishingly historically

accurate.

All Jehovah's Witnesses look forward to the paradise they believe is

to come after Armageddon. They preach the word of Gods Kingdom by

visiting peoples houses and distributing magazines and leaflets. This

is the main criticism they receive; however teaching these beliefs is

a commandment of God and the unselfish reason why they preach. They

want others to be able to share in this paradise.

I suppose my interest grew so gradually that I was hardly aware of it,

and before I knew it I was compelled to know more fascinating insights

into a book I had long ago disregarded along with the rest of the

world.

Having been persuad...

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...s are born with the instinct to migrate in

winter. Bats use sonar, eels create electricity and gulls can desalt

seawater. Coincidence? The human eye is one of the most complex forms

known. It is unlikely that we developed an eye by chance, considering

that even the most ingenious machine will never be able to recognise

objects by sight. It is far more likely that these remarkable every

day things were deliberately intended to be this way, rather than by

pure chance.

Most people seem to find these theories and suggestions much easier to

believe than the concept of there being a Creator, able to perform

many miracles.

However, true or not, it is evident that with this book the Bible

comes a sense of peace, well-being and happiness to those that study

its words, something which I believe to be a miracle in itself.

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