Category: Faith
Summary: The Watchtower Society teaches that Christmas is a pagan holiday and therefore advises Christians not to observe it in any way. To the contrary, Christmas is a Christian holiday that replaced a pagan holiday. Christians are not obligated to observe Christmas, but they may do so as long as they do so in a … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #24: Is Christmas Pagan?
Summary: The Watchtower Society teaches that giving or receiving blood transfusions is a violation of the biblical command not to eat blood and that God therefore condemns blood transfusions even to save a person’s life. Jehovah’s Witnesses face being ostracized from the religion and their family relationships strained if they accept a blood transfusion. This … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #22: Does God Forbid Blood Transfusions?
Summary: The Watchtower Society teaches that “hell” is just the common grave of humanity. The only punishment for unrepentant wicked people will be annihilation—simply ceasing to exist. This article is part of a series that explains the doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses in detail and shows why those teachings are not in harmony with the facts … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #21: Is Hell the Grave?
Summary: The Watchtower Society teaches that when human beings die, this means that they simply cease to exist. In turn, this means that for people to live again, God must recreate them from His perfect memory of them. To be “re-created” after ceasing to exist is what is meant by resurrection. This article is part … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #20: Is Death Just Passing into Nonexistence?
Summary: The Watchtower Society categorizes redeemed human beings into two classes: the “anointed class,” comprising 144,000 members, and the “other sheep,” a much larger group comprising an unknown number of millions of people. The anointed class will live forever in heaven with God and Christ, while the other sheep will live forever on Paradise Earth. … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #19: Will the Redeemed Live as Separate Classes in Heaven and Earth?
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