Beliefs that prove JWs are in error of the true gospel

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Most importantly, they don't believe Jesus is God, whereas scripture clearly states at the beginning of John that Jesus is God.

They also don't believe that once you put your faith in Jesus, you are saved never to have your name erased in the Book of Life and will go to Heaven when you die. They believe you can be "unsaved".
 
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Most importantly, they don't believe Jesus is God, whereas scripture clearly states at the beginning of John that Jesus is God.

They also don't believe that once you put your faith in Jesus, you are saved never to have your name erased in the Book of Life and will go to Heaven when you die. They believe you can be "unsaved".
The group that compiled the New World translation of the Bible did not include any Greek scholars. Therefore, no knowledge of the original Greek was used in it. That makes it the most unreliable translation of the Bible that exists. It was translated to deliberately word it so it fitted with JW doctrine.
 
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As stated,
What do Jehovah witnesses belief that prove their gospel is in error.

I want to learn why those who use God name are teaching a false gospel.
I don't know much about the JW's, and I haven't run into any for a while, but one has to admire the way they go out and evangelize.
 
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The group that compiled the New World translation of the Bible did not include any Greek scholars. Therefore, no knowledge of the original Greek was used in it. That makes it the most unreliable translation of the Bible that exists. It was translated to deliberately word it so it fitted with JW doctrine.
I heard that alright.
 
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Most importantly, they don't believe Jesus is God, whereas scripture clearly states at the beginning of John that Jesus is God.

They also don't believe that once you put your faith in Jesus, you are saved never to have your name erased in the Book of Life and will go to Heaven when you die. They believe you can be "unsaved".
That’s defo a red flag, they deny the trinity in essence
 
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There is only one way to communicate with God, the area code to Him is "Jesus", without it there is no communication. That is what they are missing.
Totally agree, but what surprises me is how this great deception has blinded them.
Just goes to show us how easy it is to spot the worlds deception but not so easy when Satan infiltrates the church. Thank God that He, Jesus, the apostles and the Holy Spirit has given us plenty of warning about such deceptions
 
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I don't know much about the JW's, and I haven't run into any for a while, but one has to admire the way they go out and evangelize.
they seem to have a lot of devotion to serving the Lord. i have met many and they where always very nice, had good conversation and didnt spend the time talking trying to tell the other they where wrong. another thing i admire about them is they dont spend all their time worrying about what other groups think and analizing the thoughts of other groups. they seem to spend that time focusing on whaqt Jesus taught. its a shame more people dont do this but they would rather spend all their time pointing their fingers at this group or that group, i guess its the only way they can feel good about their own belief.
 
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It's definitely a good idea to learn what different people believe and why because either you could learn something and improve yourself... or learn something about others to help you help them. As with any group, it's hard to get a fair representation of a viewpoint without talking to some people who hold that viewpoint. People with an outsider's perspective tend not to give the fairest of representations, whether they want to or not.


But, I can try to list the primary thing that differentiates them from mainstream Christianity:
-Primarily, they are non-trinitarians. They do believe Jesus is the messiah and the son of God, but they view him as a unique being, rather than part of a trinity.
-I've seen some people say they "reject the cross" ... but they agree in most other details of Jesus' death... but they consider what he died on irrelevant, and consider the use of crosses as a holy symbol as bordering on idolotry.
-Another primary difference is that they believe that humans were designed to live in eden and thus do not go to heaven or hell at the time of death. They believe in a heaven that angels live in, and a pit where demons either are or will be chained (not sure on that one), but that humans have no place in either. Rather, they look forward to Armageddon, when God retakes the earth, restores it to a Eden like state, and brings those who have died back to life.
- They're big on using the name Jehovah to describe the Father, taken from the KJV translation of YHWH. That one I actually really respect. Jeremiah 16:21 has never sat well with me as God himself speaks about how my his power and might people will know that his name is (redacted).
-They avoid any holidays with origins they consider questionable.
-Their emphasis on ministry starts on day 1. They have an ongoing ministry school for everyone, regardless of age... children old enough to read are offered chances to read bible passages in front of the congregation and given types on public speaking. Also, everyone baptized are automatically considered official ministers.

There's some lesser known differences that aren't particularly "good or bad" ... just differences.
 
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As stated, What do Jehovah witnesses believe that prove their gospel is in error.
Personally, it's isn't what they teach, but what they do. Their practices are cultish.

I want to learn why those who use God's name are teaching a false gospel.
First, we don't know what exactly is God's name. Now the name JEHOVAH was put together by a Catholic Priest who started playing with the consonants on the tetragrammaton YHWH. This was in the 13th century. However the earliest rendition of the tetragrammaton is YAHWEH found in the 6th century.
 
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Most importantly, they don't believe Jesus is God, whereas scripture clearly states at the beginning of John that Jesus is God.
The Seventh-Day Adventist are trinitarians, but are considered a cult because of their reliance on the writings of Ellen White. Of course, Christian book stores are filled with books written by men, who don't always agree with one another.

They also don't believe that once you put your faith in Jesus, you are saved never to have your name erased in the Book of Life and will go to Heaven when you die. They believe you can be "unsaved".
We read in 1 John 4:3 "and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world." To my knowledge the JW's believe Jesus came in the flesh.
 
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There is only one way to communicate with God, the area code to Him is "Jesus", without it there is no communication. That is what they are missing.
True. Jesus is our mediator between us and the Father. He is also our advocate who intercedes for us. In other words, He is the messenger who takes our prayers and desires to the Father. He is the only messenger whom the Father recognises. Those who pray but do not acknowledge the divinity of Jesus, and think they can bypass Him to the Father, their prayers are ignored. The Father will accept only prayers that are passed on by Jesus.
 
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I don't know much about the JW's, and I haven't run into any for a while, but one has to admire the way they go out and evangelize.
It's a real pity that they are wasting their time and effort.
 
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they seem to have a lot of devotion to serving the Lord. i have met many and they where always very nice, had good conversation and didnt spend the time talking trying to tell the other they where wrong. another thing i admire about them is they dont spend all their time worrying about what other groups think and analizing the thoughts of other groups. they seem to spend that time focusing on whaqt Jesus taught. its a shame more people dont do this but they would rather spend all their time pointing their fingers at this group or that group, i guess its the only way they can feel good about their own belief.
What is tragic is that their devotion means nothing at all to God, and their prayers are totally ignored because only prayers through the advocacy of Christ to the Father are accepted.
 
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It's definitely a good idea to learn what different people believe and why because either you could learn something and improve yourself... or learn something about others to help you help them. As with any group, it's hard to get a fair representation of a viewpoint without talking to some people who hold that viewpoint. People with an outsider's perspective tend not to give the fairest of representations, whether they want to or not.


But, I can try to list the primary thing that differentiates them from mainstream Christianity:
-Primarily, they are non-trinitarians. They do believe Jesus is the messiah and the son of God, but they view him as a unique being, rather than part of a trinity.
-I've seen some people say they "reject the cross" ... but they agree in most other details of Jesus' death... but they consider what he died on irrelevant, and consider the use of crosses as a holy symbol as bordering on idolotry.
-Another primary difference is that they believe that humans were designed to live in eden and thus do not go to heaven or hell at the time of death. They believe in a heaven that angels live in, and a pit where demons either are or will be chained (not sure on that one), but that humans have no place in either. Rather, they look forward to Armageddon, when God retakes the earth, restores it to a Eden like state, and brings those who have died back to life.
- They're big on using the name Jehovah to describe the Father, taken from the KJV translation of YHWH. That one I actually really respect. Jeremiah 16:21 has never sat well with me as God himself speaks about how my his power and might people will know that his name is (redacted).
-They avoid any holidays with origins they consider questionable.
-Their emphasis on ministry starts on day 1. They have an ongoing ministry school for everyone, regardless of age... children old enough to read are offered chances to read bible passages in front of the congregation and given types on public speaking. Also, everyone baptized are automatically considered official ministers.

There's some lesser known differences that aren't particularly "good or bad" ... just differences.
The best lesson to learn is that Jesus is the only way to the Father. Refusing to accept the divinity and supremacy of Jesus is cutting the foundation right out of the Gospel and His finished work on the Cross. When we read the sermons of Charles Spurgeon, we see clearly that He always speaks of Jesus, and this is why people who heard him speak didn't say, "What a wonderful sermon", but "What a wonderful Saviour we have."
 
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