I see a lot of people do
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Despise? Not at all. That’s like despising kids for getting lost in a corn maze. False religions have been around since the begining. Our task is very clear and concise , we are to love them as ourselves and share the truth with them.
They are no different than anyone else trapped by a lie conjured by satan.
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My heart goes out to JW. They work so hard to earn a spot in heaven (now a spot on the new earth). Christianity is not supposed to be a fearful driven attempt to earn our own salvation.
I would hope that some could come to understand that we are complete in Christ.
Rom_5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
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No, I do not hate Jehovah’s Witnesses as people. God’s Word commands us to honor all people. “Honor all men” ~1 Peter 2:17. Hatred of human beings is sin, because all people are created in the image of God. “He that hates his brother is in darkness” ~1 John 2:11.
But their teaching must be judged by God’s Word. The Bible is clear that anyone who rejects the truth about Jesus Christ is a false teacher. “Many false prophets are gone out into the world… every spirit that does not confess Jesus Christ is not of God” ~1 John 4:1 through 3. Jehovah’s Witness doctrine denies the biblical identity of Jesus Christ, which means they fall into the category of false teachers the Bible warns about.
God’s Word also commands that we not receive or affirm the teaching of those who reject the doctrine of Christ. “If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house or give him a greeting” ~2 John 10-11. This is not hate speech. This is obedience to the Word of God. To affirm false teaching is the same as being a part of it.
The Bible also commands that we do not ignore false teaching but instead work to expose it. “Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them” ~Ephesians 5:11. That means we correct error with the truth of God’s Word and warn others so they will not be deceived.
God also commands His people to avoid false teachers when they refuse the truth. “Mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them” ~Romans 16:17. Avoidance of false teachers is not hate speech. It is obedience to God to protect the truth.
So the biblical answer is simple. I do not hate the people, because Scripture forbids that. But I do reject their doctrine, because Scripture rejects it. God commands us to identify false teaching, expose it, and refuse to support it. That is the biblical response.
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I do see a problem, you do hate them.there is something Jesus said at John 15:18-21 that should get your attention
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Who said anything about hate? who is the ‘you’ that you are adressing?
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why did they kill Jesus ?? he was saying things they did not like . on more than one occasion he pointed out how they ‘‘should’’ be doing things . but they refused to listen to the son of God. they had a man in their midst that put life back into dead bodies ,cured leprosy,gave sight to the blind and they killed him because they did not like what he was saying .
While I disagree with many of their beliefs, I certainly don’t despite them. In fact, I actually really respect their fervent commitment to evangelism and to sharing their beliefs. I may not feel like engaging with them when they knock on my door or try to speak with me on a street corner, but I think they are generally very sincere. I think we need to pray for them and perhaps learn from their commitment to their faith.
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ahh ,but what if they are right ? OK sure its not something we like to ponder it is however a possibility . who is it that’s saying they are wrong ,but those that would rather do things their own way ,believe what ever it is they want to believe .
Can you clarify just who you are writing about.
This thread starts about the Jehovahs witnesses, a sub Christian sect or cult, then you start talking about the Jews, before making a comment that an unknown group might be right?
Do not despise them, feel sorry for them, as are still lost and blinded by Satan
was it about Jehovahs witnesses? or was it the hatred of Jehovahs witnesses,?
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses despise Christians? Don’t the Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that they alone are saved and that all other people who claim to be Christian are going to hell?
By the logic of the post title, if calling someone a cult means you hate them, then doesn’t that suggest the Jehovah’s Witness, who believes everone else is lead astray, hates severyone else? Would it not?
I would say that if I view someone as being in a cult, that I don’t feel hateed or anger toward them. But I do feel leary for my own safety and the safety of my loved ones becauae I fear what may become of them or myself should any of us become ensnared in beliefs that lead us away from God.
And I feel pity for the missionary who knocks on my door because I know they are trapped in chains of bondage that they cannot escape- indoctrination of an organization so far from the mainstream that no Christian doubts that it is a cult.
Religion and cults have a way of binding people in prisons made of thoughts. If we are told Chocalate is a sin, then we never taste Chocolate again. If we are told telephones are a sin, then we never call anyone again. If we are told that a person is a sinner or a nonbeliever, then we keep them far away from ourselves. Amd if someone walks away from the belief or the church or the cult, then we are told they are the enemy and so we lose a brother or a friend. Thus a thought has changed the world and cuts us off from life.
Spirituality, however, opens the mind and expands Consciousness. It allows us to grow beyond ourselves and to become far more than what we are capable of.
And as God says, and as Christ reiterates, “I Am.” Not dead, but Alive. Not asleep, but Awake. Not an idol made of wood or stone, but a God Eternal, an Illuminating Flame that never dims, Conscious and Aware. A God that no prison can hold, no chain can bind, and no darkness can overcome.
And that is why one path ensnares while the other leads to Eternal Life.
saved ?? saved from what ? is it perhaps saved from being dead? to then be resurrected to live again ? . ok perhaps that’s a new thought to you it is however the thing Jesus is offering consider John 3:16 …………….’’might not be destroyed but have everlasting life’’
I could be wrong but I feel that your mind is a bit disordered. I feel like there is this inner turmoil taking place. And I don’t know how to ease that pain you are going through. I feel like you are wrestling with something, and that you are trying to comunicate it but there is this disconnect between us. We cannot reach beyond the distance to understand one another.
If I am correct, if you are experiencing a state of crisis, please seek appropriate care from a qualified licensed professional, a doctor, someone that can meet the need. If there is someone that you normally turn to who helps you to come back to your center, stability, clarity, please seek them out.
If you have had any kind of past experiences with Schizophrenia, please consider going in for a checkup.
But again, this is just a feeling and I could be completely wrong.
I don’t hate JWs, just the opposite: I love them.
It is in that love that I hope and pray that they come to a living faith in Jesus Christ and turn away from the false teachers who enslave them to the doctrines of demons.
ah you are saying they dont believe jesus is the son of God
The sect known today as the Jehovah’s Witnesses started out in Pennsylvania in 1870 as a Bible class led by Charles Taze Russell. Russell named his group the “Millennial Dawn Bible Study,” and those who followed him were called “Bible students.” Charles T. Russell began writing a series of books he called The Millennial Dawn, which stretched to six volumes before his death and contained much of the theology Jehovah’s Witnesses now hold.
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society was founded in 1886 and quickly became the vehicle through which the “Millennial Dawn” movement began distributing their views. Group members were sometimes disparagingly called “Russellites.” After Russell’s death in 1916, Judge J. F. Rutherford, Russell’s successor, wrote the seventh and final volume of the Millennial Dawn series, The Finished Mystery, in 1917. That was also the year that the organization split. Those who followed Rutherford began calling themselves “Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
What do Jehovah’s Witnesses believe? Close scrutiny of their doctrinal position on such subjects as the deity of Christ, salvation, the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and the atonement shows beyond a doubt that they do not hold to orthodox Christian positions on these subjects. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe Jesus is Michael the archangel, the highest created being. This contradicts many passages of Scripture that clearly declare Jesus to be God (John 1:1, 14; 8:58; 10:30). Jehovah’s Witnesses believe salvation is obtained by a combination of faith, good works, and obedience. This contradicts Scripture, which declares salvation to be received by grace through faith (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8–9; Titus 3:5). Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the doctrine of the Trinity, believing Jesus to be a created being and the Holy Spirit to essentially be the inanimate power of God. Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the concept of Christ’s substitutionary atonement and instead hold to a ransom theory, that Jesus’ death was a ransom payment for Adam’s sin.
How do the Jehovah’s Witnesses justify these unbiblical doctrines? First, they claim that the church has corrupted the Bible over the centuries; thus, they have re-translated the Bible to reflect their unique doctrines—the result is the New World Translation. The New World Translation has gone through numerous editions, as the Jehovah’s Witnesses discover more and more passages of Scripture that contradict their doctrines.
The Watchtower bases its beliefs and doctrines on the original and expanded teachings of Charles Taze Russell, Judge Joseph Franklin Rutherford, and their successors. The governing body of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society claims sole authority to interpret Scripture. In other words, what the governing body says concerning any scriptural passage is viewed as the last word, and independent thinking is strongly discouraged. This is in direct opposition to Paul’s admonition to Timothy (and to us as well) to study to be approved by God, so that we need not be ashamed as we correctly handle the Word of God (2 Timothy 2:15). God’s children are to be like the Berean Christians, who searched the Scriptures daily to see if the things they were being taught lined up with the Word (Acts 17:11).
There is probably no religious group that is more faithful than the Jehovah’s Witnesses at spreading their message. Unfortunately, the message is full of distortions, deceptions, and false doctrine. May God open the eyes of the Jehovah’s Witnesses to the truth of the gospel and the true teaching of God’s Word.
We highly recommend Witnesses for Jesus for more information.
Who are the Jehovah’s Witnesses and what are their beliefs? | GotQuestions.org.
No one on this platform is hating or despising the JWs.
J.
Its your post, so you should know what you are talking about.
ah that’s the reason you don’t like then at all