Category: Son
Summary: Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that the Trinity is an apostate doctrine borrowed or adapted from pagan religious beliefs in triads of gods. However, the doctrine of the Trinity owed nothing to pagan triads of deities and was formulated by Christians based on the teachings of Scripture. This article is part of a series that explains … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #12: Is the Trinity a Pagan Doctrine?
Summary: Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is “a god” but a lesser deity, inferior to the Father. They deny that he is Jehovah, the true God. However, the New Testament emphatically teaches that Jesus is God. This article is part of a series that explains the doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #10: Is Jesus Christ A Lesser Deity?
Summary: The Watchtower Society teaches that worship in the strict sense belongs to Jehovah God the Father alone, and that prayer should be directed only to the Father. Jesus is not the proper recipient of worship or prayer. However, the New Testament teaches Christians to worship, love, honor, glorify, obey, trust, and pray to the … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #9: Is It Wrong To Worship Or Pray To Jesus Christ?
Summary: The Watchtower Society claims that Jesus Christ is Jehovah God's first and only direct creation, citing several biblical proof texts in support (especially Proverbs 8:22; Colossians 1:15-16; and Revelation 3:14). However, none of these proof texts actually teach that God created Jesus Christ, and the New Testament in many other places teaches that Christ … Continue reading ANSWERS TO JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES #8: Is Jesus Christ God’s first creature?
Muslim polemicist Paul Bilal Williams tried to pit Luke’s portrait of Zechariah and Elizabeth as “righteous… living blamelessly” under the Law against Paul’s blunt assertion that “if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing.” Yet Luke–Acts itself dissolves this supposed contradiction, weaving together Zechariah’s priestly sacrifices, Elizabeth’s Spirit-filled proclamation that Mary … Continue reading THE MESSIAH: Our Righteousness Has Come!
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