Apologetics Cary Christian School
Jehovahs Witnesses The Overview
The Schedule JWs – the Overview JWs the details Debates – 1-3
Bibliography for JWs Kenneth Boa, Cults, World Religions and the Occult Walter Martin, The Kingdom of the Cults Ron Rhodes, Reasoning from the Scriptures with Jehovahs Witnesses Ron Rhodes, 10 Most Important Things you can Say to a Jehovahs Witness
J.W.s and other doctrines Historically founded by Charles Russell in late 1800s, which most JWs will deny Jehovahs Witnesses taken in 1931 to differentiate between the new group that followed Russells successor Judge Rutherford and those still committed to Russell The New World Translation is extremely problematic No textual Criticism Terrible handling of original languages All hermeneutics go through Watchtower
The Watchtower Society Sometimes as The Watch Tower Society (two words) Publish: The New World Translation (Bible) Reasoning from the Scriptures You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth Awake!
One God - Jehovah No Trinity...
Jesus Not God, but the Incarnate person of Michael the Archangel Jehovah made the universe through Him, although He was the first creation After living a perfect life, he died on a stake (not a cross) He was resurrected as a spirit He is not returning – he did that invisibly in 1914
Spirit Impersonal force Not God, but the active force of Jehovah Speaks to people only through true personalities like angels or humans
The Gospel Grace in Christ is just to take away sin inheritance from Adam Baptism required – that is baptized as a Jehovahs witness Work by witnessing for Jehovah Heavenly salvation limited to 144,000 (already full) The rest of the righteous will live on earth in a future millennial kingdom and if not lived perfectly, they will be annihilated
Jehovahs Witnesses and 11:4 Jesus is first creation of Jehovah, known as Michael before – He is a god The Spirit is just an it, an impersonal force The Gospel is one where the atonement of Christ only puts us back to pre-Adam status and enables one to work for salvation.
For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully. -2 Corinthians 11:4 NAU
Jehovahs Witnesses The Details
The Schedule JWs – the Overview JWs the details Debates – 1-3
The Focus Jesus Spirit Gospel
For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully. -2 Corinthians 11:4 NAU
Publications A Clarification
Publications Several Books, all doctrinal – not exegetical New World Translation New Testament until 1950 We do textual criticism – they wont Trial on translation veracity with Fred Franz In short, No, we cannot read it
Other issues Jesus as Michael Daniel 10:13 Blood transfusion Do not eat the blood Christ crucified on stake Cross is pagan symbol stauros
THE ISSUE IS HERMENEUTICS STICK TO THE BIBLE: STICK TO THE THREE – JESUS, SPIRIT, GOSPEL
For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully. -2 Corinthians 11:4 NAU
Jehovahs Witnesses The Details