Question for jehovahs witness?

Jehovah's Witness organization distorts the essential doctrines of Christianity. It denies the deity of Christ, His physical resurrection, and salvation by grace. This alone makes it non-Christian.

To support its erring doctrines, the Watchtower organization (which is the author and teacher of all official Jehovah's Witness theology), has even altered the Bible to make it agree with its changing and non-Christian teachings. Typical with cults that use the Bible to support its position is a host of interpretive errors: Taking verses out of their immediate context. Refusing to read verses in the entire biblical context.

Inserting their theological presuppositions into the text. Altering the Biblical text to suit their needs. Latching onto one verse to interpret a host of others.

Changing the meanings of words. Proclaiming some passages to be figurative when they contradict their doctrines. Adding to the Word of God.

Additionally, the Jehovah's Witness organization requires of its members regular weekly attendance at their "Bible Study" meetings where they are repeatedly indoctrinated with anti-Christian teachings. This is done by reading the Watchtower magazine, following along with what it says, reading the questions it asks, and reciting the answers it gives. In other words, the Watchtower Organization carefully trains its members to let the Organization do their thinking for them.

For confirmation of this, please read Does the Watchtower organization control the JW's thinking? The Witnesses are told they will be persecuted when they go door to door teaching their doctrines. They are further told that this is simply the enemy fighting against God's organization because they are in "the truth."

So, when someone disagrees with them, they are conditioned to reflect on what the Watchtower has told them. They then feel confirmed in being in God's true organization on earth (like all cults claim). They are strongly encouraged to have friends and acquaintances that are only JW's, thereby keeping outside examination to a minimum.

They are told to shun those who leave their group, for in this way there is no way to see why someone has left and no way to find out that they are in error from those who have found the truth in Christ. They are conditioned to shy away from any real biblically knowledgeable person. An example of this is frequently found on the Internet.

I was once banned from a Jehovah's Witness chat room after I not only answered their objections to the Trinity and deity of Christ, but challenged them in return. Subsequently, my name was passed around to all other Jehovah's Witness rooms where I was banned from them as well. This is a frequent occurrence on the Internet where the Jehovah's Witnesses are alive and well.

It is obvious that critical examination of their doctrines is not encouraged by the Watchtower Organization. The Jehovah's Witnesses consider themselves to be Christians because they believe they are serving the true and living God. Like many cults, they think they are the only true church on earth.

Yet, they deny the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the personhood of the Holy Spirit, Jesus' physical resurrection, and salvation by grace through faith. The Jehovah's Witnesses are discouraged from looking into Jehovah's Witness history or old Watchtower literature which is replete with contradictions, altered doctrines, and false prophecies. Instead, they are indoctrinated repeatedly against basic Christian doctrines (Trinity, deity of Christ, etc.) and into the notion that they alone are the true servants of God and that all others are either in "Christendom" or simply unbelievers.

Primarily, the Jehovah's Witness organization is a mind-control organization that uses its people to pass out literature and send in "donations" to the headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.

Jonathan made an interesting comment "To qualify for baptism you have to first become an unbaptized publisher by regular meeting attendance, participation in field service, ability to answer Bible questions from the heart and having studied with a Witness" He is correct in this and this should be a red light to anyone considering becoming a JW. The bible shows us by examples of people getting baptized in Jesus' time and the only requirement was that they had faith in Jesus. Nowhere in the bible will you find that in order to be publicly baptized that you must attend two meetings regularly a week, go door to door preaching, or answer 60 questions in front of an elder.

These ideas have been manufactured by their Governing Body. They also ask you as to whether you will accept being known as a JW, associated with it's organization. Again this cannot be found in the bible.

As for associating with people who are not JWs they will strongly discourage you from doing this and they have not been totally honest with this question when answering you. They even have a title for these people whom they call 'Wordly People'. They also accuse these 'wordly people' of being caught in Satan the Devils snare.

Fortunately, they do have the sense to realize that they do need to communicate with Wordly people, whether that be at work, school, with other family members or for many other daily activities but unnecessary socializing with these same people is strongly discouraged. You will be regarded as spiritually week if you do so and if you happen to have 'special privelages' within the congregation then they may be withdrawn from you. If you were to date a non believer you will be 'marked' and avoided.

If you ever decide to leave the religion and no longer want to be known as a JW you will be shunned by every other member in the congregation including you family.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.