Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read answers to my jehovahs witness friends. Consequently, with no room allowed for scriptural contradiction, it may be said that the holy bible is the book by jehovah s witnesses. Those i have met repeatedly claim that they follow the bible as their highest religious authority and that the watchtower society is a true and faithful servant that teaches only the truth. We may remember them as the people who often come to our homes in order to evangelize, but do we actually know what they believe. No one has discovered a bible book autographed, as it were, by the. Thus, jehovah s witnesses maintain that only wbts literature is reliable and can be trusted to interpret the bible correctly. You can read his testimony about his time in service to the watchtower organization, and how the lord led him out, along with his communicationstestimony to the jw body of elders at the time of his departure. This is one in a long list of unfulfilled jehovahs witness bible prophecies that are revealed in this book. Answers to my jehovahs witness friends ebook written by thomas f. Jehovah s witnesses are a zealous and dedicated people who go doortodoor distributing the books and magazines of the watchtower bible and tract society. Jehovahs witnesses come to your door with one main objective.
Jehovah s witnesses consider the bible to be scientifically and historically accurate and reliable and interpret much of it literally, while also accepting it contains much symbolism. Reeds, index of watchtower errors 1879 to 1989 1990. But this is problematic since it would imply polytheism. Why do people think the jehovahs witnesses bible is. There are others, however, of special interest to catholics that are less wellknown and rarely discussed. Jehovah s witnesses regard the nwt as the best, if not the only, reliable bible translation.
It is a wellknown fact that the watchtower bible and tract society religion of jehovahs witnesses denies the deity of jesus christ. They have reversed policy, shifted doctrine, and made claims that contradict the bible. Jehovahs witnesses 10 things to know about their beliefs. Today this organization has branches in over one hundred countries, and it has missionary works in over two hundred and fifty. Jehovah s witnesses abuse the divine name of my god. Judge rutherford took over the movement in 1917 when there was a split. Is the new world translation a valid version of the bible. Index of watchtower errors, is a book arranged in chronological order with a second index that organizes by subject. Jehovah s witnesses feel that modernday christians should be knowledgeable about the bible.
Instead they teach that the holy spirit is a impersonal force, like electricity. Jehovahs witnesses abuse the divine name yhwh of my god bible. Answers to my jehovahs witness friends kindle edition by. Teachings of the jehovahs witnesses and how they differ from historic. Answers to my jehovahs witness friends kindle edition by thomas heinze. He is the second greatest personage in the universe. The jehovahs witnesses, like many others who sprang from the 7th day adventist teach the soul is a person or an animal or the life that a person or an animal enjoys. What indicates that isaiah was the writer of the book. Jehovahs witnesses exposed what does the bible really. The jehovahs witness leaders have taught scripturelike authority in hundreds of publications. The passages will be quoted according to the jehovahs witnesses own translation of the new testament, the new world translation. This little book came about following a bible study with a jehovah s witness couple in prince rupert, british columbia. Jehovah s witnesses new world translation bible versus the christian bibles.
Like all cults, they destroy the reliability of the manuscripts of the bible. Jehovah s witnesses completely destroyed in four verses. When they say yes, then i bring up the error of their polytheism. There are not 50,000 errors in a bible, as jehovahs witnesses claim. Jesus is jehovah watchtower errors by bible verses. Jehovah s witnesses base all of their beliefs on the bible, as interpreted by the governing body. Jehovahs witnesses bible is known as the new world translation of the holy scriptures.
Index of watchtower errors christian book distributors. Discover the best jehovah s witness in best sellers. The jehovahs witness version in the new world translation says, in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was a god. Jehovahs witnesses have used many different translations in their study of the bible. Learn the questions that will make them think, so you can effectively share the true gospel with them. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jul 11, 2016 a survey of jw beliefs from a christian perspective. The holy biblethe book by jehovahs witnesses watchtower.
A beginners guide to witnessing to the jehovahs witnesses. Jehovahs witnesses regard all christian churches, their teachers, writers, and preachers as part of the evil world system, under the control of satan. Until the release of the new world translation, jehovahs witnesses in englishspeaking countries primarily used the king james version. Answers to my jehovahs witness friends by thomas f. I later wrote a shorter treatment titled most the 10 important things you can say to a jehovah s witness. Jehovahs witnesses use the standard 66 book protestant bible, but usually use their own translation thereof they do reference other translations from time to time, but generally use the new world translation. Again, because the jehovah s witnesses deny god in flesh for the scriptures john 1. However, the bible clearly teaches that the holy spirit is god. And people are quite uncomfortable with a little guy standing up and saying the majority of people, including priests, have been wrong for a couple thousand years.
Compare their beliefs with the king james and douay versions. The missing verses from the new world translation avoidjw. This teaching is a good beginning for understanding jehovah s witness teachings and knowing where to look to learn more. New world translation of the holy scriptures wikipedia. More watchtower errors will be covered in the near future. Can jehovah s witnesses hold and discuss openly with other jehovah s witnesses opinions that differ from orthodox watch tower doctrine. Jehovahs witness bible new world translation of the. My book of bible stories was first published in 1978 and circulated worldwide by jehovah s witnesses. The new world translation of the holy scriptures the jehovah. The beliefs of jehovah s witnesses are based on the bible teachings of charles taze russellfounder of the bible student movementand successive presidents of the watch tower society, joseph franklin rutherford, and nathan homer knorr.
Do jehovahs witnesses have their own version of the bible. Jehovahs witness bible translation examined is the jehovah s witness bible, the new world translation, a good translation. Many biblical scholars have uncovered several differences and. Facts the watchtower society doesnt want you to know. Introduction in another post, i detailed some of the more egregious theological errors being supported by the the jehovah s witnesses mistranslation of the bible the new world translation, or nwt. If a certain jehovah s witness fails to follow the guidelines set up by the organization, he is then subject to disfellowshipping in which the individual is shunned by all his friends and relatives in the organization. They are now known as the jehovahs witnesses hereafter referred to as jws. We used whatever translation was available and formed our beliefs accordingly. Jehovahs witness bible translation examined is the jehovahs witness bible, the new world translation, a good translation. The sect known today as the jehovahs witnesses originated about 1872 when. The first book i wrote on the subject was reasoning from the scriptures with the jehovah s witnesses, weighing in at a whop ping 464 pages.
How do i respond to the claim of a jehovahs witness that. They have revised it numerous times over the years. Firstborn can mean the first born person in a family or it can also be a title of preeminence. In order to have jehovah in the new world translation, they must claim the bible has been altered and corrupted. Stumper questions jehovahs witnesses do not like to. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. New world translation of the holy scriptures by anonymous, ellens song by ben kalland, brown girl dreaming by jacqu.
When they cannot face what the bible says, they change the bible to suit their doctrine. To it alone gods sacred word, the bible, is not a sealed book, watchtower, july 1, 1973, p. Bad translations of the jehovahs witness bible, the new. Which bible is actually gods complete, pure and perfect word the authorized king james bible, or the nwt of the jehovah s witnesses. Popular jehovahs witnesses books goodreads share book.
How christians can witness to a jehovahs witness that. The jehovah s witness leaders have taught scripturelike authority in hundreds of publications. The publications of jehovahs witnesses are organized into the year that the works were published, and in descending order. The jehovah s witnesses and the watchtower society realized that their beliefs contradicted scripture. Because we witness, or talk, about jehovah god and his kingdom, we are known as jehovahs witnesses. Jw new world translation bible errors list doctrines of faith. Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10 mobile, windows phone 8. The new world translation of the holy scriptures nwt is a translation of the bible published.
In languages where it is available, though, we especially appreciate the new world translation of the holy scriptures for its use of gods name, for its accuracy, and for its clarity. The new world translation of the jehovahs witnesses has changed the text. For other examples, see the apologetics evangelism articles jehovah s witnesses and a closer look at the jehovah s witnesses view of christ. Dec 15, 2018 jehovah s witnesses are a people of faith that many of us likely dont know that much about. Reed s, index of watchtower errors 1879 to 1989 1990. They have recorded readings of many of the little books of the bible on cassette tapes. More intentional repeated errors in new world translation bible. Simply click on a link to view or download a publication. Below are 10 facts about this group which branched off from orthodox christianity in the late 1800s. Here is what scholars have to say about a hebrew original of matthew. Conclusion the wbts maintains that its english translation of the bible, the new world translation of the holy scriptures, is. Jw new world translation bible errors list doctrines of. The textual differences may be subtle in some cases, but in other cases they change the entire. Each of us regularly spends time helping people learn about the bible and gods kingdom.
The jehovahs witnesses in their book reasoning from the scriptures on page 209 state. With over onehalf million volunteer workers, the jehovah s witnesses have become a serious threat to bible believers throughout the world. Finally, in 1961, the entire set of wbts translations was published as the new world translation of the holy scriptures nwt. A survey of jw beliefs from a christian perspective. The jehovahs witness organization denies that jesus christ is god. It was from the weekly meetings we had during 1994 that i discovered the extent of anticatholicism behind the watchtowers message. Olin moyle, successfully sued the watchtower bible and tract society for slander. Jesus christ is the onlybegotten son of god, the only son produced by jehovah alone. Jehovah s witnesses regard all christian churches, their teachers, writers, and preachers as part of the evil world system, under the control of satan. Jehovahs witnesses have received criticism from mainstream christianity, members of the. Jehovahs witnesses new world translation bible versus the christian bibles. Jehovah s witnesses bible is known as the new world translation of the holy scriptures. The jehovah s witnesses publish their own version, the new world translation of the holy scriptures, and offer it free to interested.
After giving a prepared introduction usually about the sorry and frightening state of the world your jw visitors will try to determine. Jehovahs witnesses used other bible translations before producing the new world translation. The nations and their gods being unable to prove their contention, god calls upon israel, who is described as my witnesses and my servant, to bear testimony to the uniqueness of his divinity, that there neither was nor ever would be a god like. This list was compiled by carl yarbrough, an exjw, and adapted by vw. Jun 16, 2017 how do i respond to the claim of a jehovah s witness that jesus is not god. Consequently, with no room allowed for scriptural contradiction, it may be said that the holy bible is the book by jehovahs witnesses.
It is a wellknown fact that the watchtower bible and tract society religion of jehovah s witnesses denies the deity of jesus christ. They deny all but themselves any place in the world to come with god. May, 2015 the watchtower errors must be critically examined if the watchtower society claims that god is directing their organization. Attention will first be given to certain biblical statements which teach the true deity of jesus christ, but which are not given proper consideration by the sect. Jehovahs witness bible translation examined 4jehovah. The jehovah s witness version in the new world translation says, in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was a god.
Jehovah s witnesses believe death is a state of nonexistence with no consciousness. Based on the jehovahs witness new world translation, revised 1984 edition. They say the term god, is merely a title, and that the real name for god is jehovah. Many biblical scholars have uncovered several differences and translation errors in the new world translation bible published by watchtower bible and tract society. Jehovah s witnesses use the standard 66 book protestant bible, but usually use their own translation thereof they do reference other translations from time to time, but generally use the new world translation.
Since 1976 all doctrinal decisions have been made by the governing body of jehovah s witnesses, a group of elders at the. The cultic group called the jehovah s witnesses is a group claiming upwards to 15 million worldwide with over half. Now come, write it upon a tablet with them, and inscribe it even in a book, that it may serve for a future day, for a witness to time indefinite. It remains true to this day that those who avidly and uncritically study the jw books will be jehovah s witnesses, but those who lay aside those books and study only the bible will come out from that error.
Born in 1852, he early rejected the bible doctrine of eternal torment for the wicked and started a career of denunciations of organized religions. The new world translation is unique in one thing it is the first intentional, systematic effort at producing a complete version of the bible that is edited and revised for the specific purpose of agreeing with a groups doctrine. Jehovahs witnesses state that gods true name is jehovah. The movement which finally produced the people known as jehovahs witnesses was begun by charles taze russell. Four dangers of the jehovahs witnesses witnesses in transition. The book life 1929 noted that the return of jews to palestine signaled that. This teaching is a good beginning for understanding jehovahs witness teachings and knowing where to look to learn more. Using many quotes from watchtower leaders, this small book exposes the errors of this false religion, presenting thoughtprovoking questions jehovah s witnesses cant answer. Although some books look like duplicates, they are not. Us president donald trump has said that the popular bible literature my book of bible stories published by the watch tower bible and tract society should be included in the elementary school curriculum. Thus, jehovahs witnesses maintain that only wbts literature is reliable and can be trusted to interpret the bible correctly. The jehovah s witnesses cannot meet this scripture, so they have retranslated it in their new world version. Its fair to say that the nwt is quite, lets say, distinctive in places, and has received a fair amount of criticism.
We answer the questions of how they got their start, what their core beliefs are, and how many people ascribe to this faith in the world today below. Jehovah s witnesses are a people of faith that many of us likely dont know that much about. They are basically unwilling to listen to the interpretation of scripture by anyone outside the movement. May he particularly use it to lead many from the errors. This article will state the facts regarding more errors found in the new world translation, which was released by watchtower society of jehovah s witnesses in 20. The latest version was published in 20 and minor revisions have taken place since then. Hades and sheol are understood to refer to the condition of death, termed the common grave. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water. Firstborn does not require a meaning of first created as the jehovah s witnesses say it means here. Well, then, if you learn from an examination of your bible that you are traveling a wrong religious road, be willing to change. Have jehovahs witnesses changed the bible to fit their. Only this organization functions for jehovah s purpose and to his praise. With this in mind, they have promoted a 20thcentury version of public bible reading.
Reeds, jehovahs witnesses answered verse by verse 1987. They have made prophetic statements in the last 110 years that have never come true. Consider a few examples of longstanding beliefs of jehovahs witnesses, and decide for yourself whether they match what the bible really teaches. Errors, false prophecies, manipulation of the bible, inhuman attitudes in some aspects as the prohibition of blood transfusions, even in case is in danger the life, etc. It is more a sectarian paraphrase of the bible, than a true translation, which has. In fact they go so far as to say that unless one calls on the true name of god, jehovah, one cannot be saved. They mistranslate it to say, and these will depart into everlasting cutting off. Some revisions have been made since that initial edition, but the nwt essentially remains as it was originally published. The watchtower says it is gods only true organization. The jehovahs witnesses deny the central teachings of the bible. However, jehovah s witnesses will study the new world translation of the holy scriptures nwt. Bible book number 23isaiah watchtower online library.
Have jehovahs witnesses changed the bible to fit their beliefs. S president, donald trump adds jehovahs witnesses my. The jehovahs witnesses and jesus christ bible research. It looks good on jehovahs witnesses that the article they wrote in 1957 to trash. Four dangers of the jehovahs witnesses witnesses in. The bible is the foundational text for the worlds largest religion. Long before we started producing the new world translation of the holy scriptures in 1950, we examined the bible. The biblea book to be read watchtower online library. Jehovahs witness bible new world translation of the holy. Bad translations of the jehovahs witness bible, the new world. Questions that jehovah s witnesses do not like to be asked. For many, this is a painful experience which leaves former jehovah s witnesses feeling hopeless and empty. Watchtower books publications of jehovahs witnesses.
In theory, gods word, the holy bible is the only book that is actually viewed as holy by witnesses. Again, because the jehovahs witnesses deny god in flesh for the scriptures john 1. Those are issues that should concern all christians. I s there a bible verse or a set of scriptures you can use when meeting a jehovah s witness at your door jehovah s witnesses.
The new world translation of the holy scriptures the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading answers to my jehovahs witness friends. It admits its explanations of bible prophecy are not infallible and that its. Index of watchtower errors 1879 to 1989 and millions of other books are available. Jehovah witness journal jehovah witness notebook study book for scriptures notes and prayers 120 pages. On page of the watchtower study book, what does the bible really teach. It was he who gave the name jehovah s witnesses to the people in. Dont turn them away from your door saying, im not interested.
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