The Jehovah's Witnesses Beliefs

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This research paper will cover the religious group the Jehovah’s Witnesses. I will discuss the group’s origins from their original start to their current history. I will also touch on a few of the Jehovah’s Witnesses beliefs as well as some of their most prevalent practices of yesterday and today. By the end of this paper you will have a better understanding of this modern, in terms of length, religion.

History According to the Christian Apologetic & Research Ministry (CARM) in a piece written by Matt Slick, “The Jehovah's Witnesses was begun by Charles Taze Russell in 1872. He had great difficulty in dealing with the doctrine of eternal hell fire, and in his studies came to deny not only eternal punishment but also the Trinity, the deity …show more content…

They recognize the Bible as God’s inspired message to humans. They base their beliefs on all 66 of its books, which include both the “Old Testament” and the “New Testament.” Professor Jason D. BeDuhn aptly described it when he wrote that Jehovah’s Witnesses built “their system of belief and practice from the raw material of the Bible without predetermining what was to be found there.”
While they accept the entire Bible, they are not fundamentalists. They recognize that parts of the Bible are written in figurative or symbolic language and are not to be understood literally.
Jesus. They follow the teachings and example of Jesus Christ and honor him as their Savior and as the Son of God. Thus, they are Christians. However, they have learned from the Bible that Jesus is not Almighty God and that there is no Scriptural basis for the Trinity doctrine (controversial)
The Kingdom of God. Their belief is that this is a real government in heaven, not a condition in the hearts of Christians. It will replace human governments and accomplish God’s purpose for the earth. It will take these actions soon, for Bible prophecy indicates that we are living in “the last days. (controversial)
Jesus is the King of God’s Kingdom in heaven. He began ruling in …show more content…

Their interpretation of the bible as well as their practices have clearly divided them from mainstream Christianity, even though they believe they have the true Christian religion. Whether the Jehovah’s Witnesses are legit in the eyes of other Christians may be questionable, with 239 Lands where Jehovah’s Witnesses worship, 8,201,545 Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide, 9,499,933 Free home Bible courses conducted, 19,950,019 Attendance at the annual Memorial of Christ’s death, and 115,416 Congregations, their reach is not.

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