- The Trinity
They do not believe in the Trinity. They believe that Jesus Christ is St. Michael the archangel. They think the Holy Spirit is an “impersonal force” and not actually God Himself.
They believe that Jesus, as St. Michael the archangel, was God’s first created being. However, our Bible says that Jesus was never created – but is “co-eternal” with God the Father.
They believe that the Holy Spirit is an “active force of almighty God which moves His servants to do His will.” Our Bible specifically tells us that the Holy Spirit is Himself God and that He is referred to as “He” in the Bible – which tells us that He is a Person and not some type of “force” that God uses.
- Jesus Coming in the Flesh
They do not believe that Jesus Christ was God coming in the “flesh” to our earth to save mankind from their sins. This one right here completely disqualifies them from being a even a branch of Christianity. Here is the verse from our Bible that nails them on just this one issue alone:
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God.” (1 John 4:1-4)
- The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus
They do not believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus. Our Bible tells us that when they went into the tomb to see if Jesus was still there, that His entire body was no longer there.
They believe that Jesus was “annihilated” by God, not risen. They believe that after 3 days from His death, that He was resurrected as a “spirit creature” rather than being resurrected having a “glorified spiritual body.”
- Hell
They do not believe in a hell where the unsaved and wicked people will suffer eternal torment. They cannot believe that a loving God could create such a horrible place of eternal punishment. They tell their followers that hell is the “grave” where we are buried in when we die, and that the wicked will simply cease to exist and will not have to suffer any type of eternal punishment and torment.
Our Bible teaches just the opposite. Our Bible says that there will be a Great White Throne Judgment. All the unsaved and wicked people will have to appear before the Lord for this final judgment. This verse says that whoever’s name is not written in the Book of Life will be cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone where the smoke of their torment will ascend forever and ever.
- The New World Bible
I’ve constantly used the term “our Bible” above, because there is a difference, not only in their other books of teaching (which are given equal and sometimes superior authority to the Bible) but their Bible is different as well.
The most famous difference is John 1:1 which is rendered by all Catholic/Protestant English translations as
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” clearly defining Jesus, the Son, who is revealed to be the Word later in John 1:14, as God
The New World Bible of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, however, renders it this way
“In [the] beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.” By rendering the translation as having the indefinite article “a” before “God” they lower the Son to being a “lesser god”, one created by the Creator God which allows them to teach the heresy of item 1 above.
I hope this was helpful to you
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Arguing is one of the ways they get people to join. You are a potential convert to them. If you start questioning your faith cut all contact.
