whats the difference between christianity and jehovah's witnesses??

[Manu]

Jah know Xeno...what do you have to say about Adventists man?? Sheesh... I know Leina. She is very emotional. I'm not saying that you really hurt her feelings but...oh well...i don't know. I better not jump the gun. Why do they believe that Jesus was nailed to a wooden plank and not a cross???? In other words, they're only two nails as both hands were nailed together over his head

[Liquid Bunny]

Xen why u seh Catholicism is a cult? knowledge me

[Nastro]

In fact, tell me if any of the above statements are no longer true. If they are no longer true, then the WatchTower magazine I have at work is a book of lies. Either that, or the organisation has changed their teachings.... again.

Ha ha hahahaha...........you must be a friend of mine. Evil....

Liena sweetie, please ignore this and feel free to rebut without think that if you do he is right.

Sadly though a lot of what he says is true and solid. I know that there are one and two of those that you can easily bat away (if you are a sharp and deep rooted JW).

[Nastro]

Mr. Crates Sir Me and you now.

I like the method you used earlier you tried to explain what is happening with and within the organisation without providing any detailed exegesis, which in itself may have caused much further debate.

Yet I do ask, As Christ walked the earth, wasn't his teachings seen as false and cult like even though it was the way, truth and the life?


(Leina take note below too.......two huge points to take note)

Better yet, wasn't the way of the scriptures the correct way to follow of which Christ encouraged his followers to do, yet he lashed out on the over zealous priests and high priests who had taken the scriptures out of context and made serving GOD more than it should be, essentially giving it a cult-ish appearance.

First Leina. There are a lot of things that are taken out of context by JW. If you pattern the behavior of some of your elders to Scribes and Pharisees you will find a scary resemblance.

Xeno - Because they have a cultish appearance does mean that it is not the way and the truth. The truth is often obsured by over zealous leaders. I am by no means saying that it isn't but we have to be careful when making judgements.

[AngelsKiss]

Nastro...nicely said.

I have yet to see a perfect religion or denomination. There will always be things that we like or do not like about a particular religion. It is made up of people mostly trying to follow some form of teachings and usually interpretations will not be perfect. Why? Simply because we are imperfect human beings.

It's just like the argument about whether the church and state should be separate. In fact I would say it should be, however, because we are imperfect human beings, it's best to have church and state separate.

For me I follow Christianity and I am Catholic. People call Catholics all kinds of names and that's find with me. At the end of the day being Catholic is not the most important thing to me, it's that I follow the teachings of Christ and the Bible. There are things about the Catholic faith I don't pay a lot of attention to or even like. Then there are other denominations that there are things I like and will follow and there are things I do not like and will not follow.

I read quiet a bit of JW books and I like some of their teachings. Will I become a JW, no it's not for me. I think there are lots about the JW that's different and I do not agree with. Do I think they are a cult? No

Then there are the other religions that I can learn from too. I like some stuff that the Moslims do and even the Budhist.

Personally, I refuse to demean or belittle any religion, that's not for me to do. I look for the things I consider to be good and I try to learn from them and use them in my life.

My faith lies not in religion but in God.

[Manu]

For me I follow Christianity and I am Catholic. People call Catholics all kinds of names and that's find with me. At the end of the day being Catholic is not the most important thing to me, it's that I follow the teachings of Christ and the Bible. There are things about the Catholic faith I don't pay a lot of attention to or even like. Then there are other denominations that there are things I like and will follow and there are things I do not like and will not follow.

I agree wholeheartedly and the same can be said for me and the adventist faith.

[Chicokid]

It's interesting to see how people kill themselves behind religion. Let the truth be known that religion send people to HELL

[AngelsKiss]

It's interesting to see how people kill themselves behind religion. Let the truth be known that religion send people to HELL

People send people to hell, most of the time religion is just and excuse. If you take a look at most religions if not all, you will find that most of them advocate peace, but there are those who take it and twist it to suit there own purpose.

[Leina]

- Au contraire mon bella; Why do the Jehovah's Witnesses:

• Forbid marriage to anyone outside of the organisation? - in fact, if you marry someone who is not a Jehovah's Witness, you are excommunicated!
  
  
• Baptize in the name of Jehovah and the Organisation?
  
  
• Change their teachings and practices so often?
  
  
• Believe that their faith (which is barely 150 years old) is the one true faith - even though others have predated it by over 10,000 years?
  
  
• Hide the true origin of the system from their members?
  
  
• Forbid their members from partaking in any kind of social event?
  
  
• Forbid their members from saying the national anthem, the national pledge, or partake in any activity that would identify them as nationals of any particular country?
  
  
• Tell their witnesses to avoid "born again" Christians?
  
  
• Believe that all christians are heathen who will go to hell?
  
  
• Forbid blood transfusion even between family members - a law that has split many families apart?
  
  
• Believe that Jesus is not the Son of God, even though the Bible says this explicitly in multiple scriptures?
  
  
• Say that you cannot inherit eternal life through grace, but by works alone, even though the Bible explicitly teaches otherwise?
  
  
• Believe that Jesus Christ is not the one and only way to God?

You only know 1 ten thousandth of the truth my dear. If you ever knew how the Jehovah's Witnesses started up, and the many false prophecies that have come out of the system, and a truck load of other hideous stuff, you might balk.

If the Jehovah's Witness Organisation is not a cult, then there's no such thing as a cult. The Jehovah's Witnesses are only the second largest Christian cult in the world, next to Catholicism and slightly larger than Mormonism. Those who don't consider Catholicism a cult (which it is), will tell you that the Jehovah's Witnesses are the largest organised cult in the world with branches in 5 continents.

Darn, I hope I didn't scare you off. Everytime I tell someone that, they get irate.

In fact, tell me if any of the above statements are no longer true. If they are no longer true, then the WatchTower magazine I have at work is a book of lies. Either that, or the organisation has changed their teachings.... again.

Xeno I advise you to go and check you sources again cuz you got your facts all twisted up. Which Watchtower that cuz this is the first time i am seeing something like this.

[Leina]

I know all too persoanlly of a family friend that died because she passed out after loosing a lot of blood in a car accident....all her hhusband had to do was say yes to the doctors and they would have given her blood...he did not...and practically stood by her bedside "praying" and watched her die

There are alternatives and it was her personal choice if she wanted blood she would have stated so and her husband could do nothing about that, whether he wanted to or not. We all have our choices, the Bible says we should abstain from blood and thats exactly what i will do.