Jehovah's Witnesses are prime examples of a Christian.
No they are not.
Brief Summary of Differences:
"The Christian Church accepts Jesus as Lord; the JWs do not. Christians accept the biblical authority that describes the Trinitarian God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit - One God in Three Persons. This is clearly noted in many places in scripture including the beginning of Genesis, the end of Matthew's Gospel and in the prologue to John's gospel. This latter reference caused a stir among the JWs where John clearly states that Jesus was with God and Jesus was God. The JW bible translated this (incorrectly) as 'jesus was 'a' 'god' (with a small 'g' - whatever that means) in order to fit in with their beliefs, despite the many many claims by Jesus that he was divine.
Unlike the Christian Church, JWs believe that all others except themselves are damned and regard other religions and the Trinity, as the work of Satan. They refuse to celebrate Christmas and birthdays as these events are 'pagan' yet undergo many other activities that have a pagan origin. They refuse to accept blood in a transfusion because of one verse in Leviticus and a similar verse in the new testament, both taken out of context and both mistranslated. They obey the Levitical law about blood and yet shun the others about nor wearing more than one cloth type and so on. They shun the New testament ruling on blood (which in context was placed there simply not to offend the Jews who became new Christians and not as 'God's Law'. These are all against the wish of God that we "all have life and life in its fullness". They will not accept the Virgin Birth despite its clarity in scripture, nor accept the apocalyptic nature of Revelation - taking it literally instead (although it was never meant to be read like that). If a JW disobeys the elders in the church they run the risk of being disfellowshipped. This means that they are shunned by the church members, any member having anything to do with them running the same risk of being shunned as well. This is against Christ's teaching of love and forgiveness.
These are just a few of the many differences between Christians and Jehovah's Witnesses. A JW will insist that he/she is a 'Christian' but their beliefs are very different - and much more lacking in love for all, not just fellow JWs - from Christians of any denomination."
"It is absolutely fascinating to examine the beliefs of certain branches of Christianity in relation to each other, especially when two are so different that you wonder how they were ever related to each other. The relationship between Christianity and Jehovah’s Witnesses definitely falls into this category. Although Jehovah’s Witnesses came from Christianity and do have some similar beliefs, the majority of beliefs and practices vary greatly. A closer look at the differences will highlight just how far apart the two beliefs systems are.
The first major difference between the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Christianity is the belief in God. Although both faiths do believe in God, this is where the similarity ends. To Jehovah’s Witnesses, the only God is Jehovah, the creator of all things and the only entity that they answer to. They do not believe in the Holy Trinity at all, stating that Jesus is the son of God but a much lower entity and that the Holy Spirit is simply God’s force at work. Of course, Christians do believe in God but tend to worship Jesus Christ and fundamentally believe in the Holy Trinity.
The second major difference between the two faiths is the occurrence of and belief in life after death. Christians believe that there is a Heaven and a Hell, with fundamentally good people and believers going to the former and sinners heading to the eternal flames of the latter. In their eyes, Hell is an actual place that delivers eternal torment to those that have provided the same to others in life. However, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in the existence of Hell at all. They believe that after death is nothingness because the soul cannot live after the body has died. The Bible states that humans do not have immortal souls but that those of Jehovah’s Witnesses can live forever in paradise on Earth. At End Times, all wicked souls are destroyed and the Anointed (144,000 Witnesses) will go to Heaven. The rest will remain on Earth.
Already you can see the stark differences between the two faiths in line with just two beliefs. There are many more although the majority of those remaining are smaller differences that impact upon practices rather than their complete way of life. Take the view of holidays, such as Christmas and Easter, for example. Christians celebrate both holidays in Christ’s honour. Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate them for two reasons – because Jesus is inferior to God and also because the holidays arise from paganism and not the Bible. Another is the place of worship because Christians worship in a Church whereas the Witnesses go to Kingdom Hall, the home of the community, instead.
There are a few similarities that exist between Christianity and Jehovah’s Witnesses. For example, both agree on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the presence of two sacraments (Baptism and the Lord’s Supper). However, the lifestyles that people live as Jehovah’s Witnesses and Christians are worlds apart. Their fundamental beliefs are so different that it is easy to see why so many misunderstandings occur and why so many members of both faiths are misunderstood. One thing that both religions have in common though is the desire of the members to do their best whilst living in the hope that they can spread the message of God and make a difference in this world. In truth, both offer elements that the rest of us can learn from."
They do everything Jesus said to do, to the letter. I personally think that all organized religions are flawed (no pun intended) but Jesus did preach to all people door to door and where ever the people were. I've only had 3 people from other religions ever preach to me.(Internet not counted) Although most of you here don't like my posts, I'll tell it like it is...whether or not FLAW is a Jehovah's Witness, he is a Christian.
You tell it how you see it, which is not necessarily how it is.
I have always been the same way. People say "hey it's your birthday!".. I say it's just another day or it just means I'm getting older. A party is the last thing I want. Jesus wanted all the attention to go to his father, Not him. His birthday goes along with christmas. Many christians celebrate it as Jesus birthday. First, it's not his real birth date and 2nd he never had a birthday party or did he go to one. So does his birthday celebration really honor him? Would he go to his own christmas/birthday party? I don't believe so.
