Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cadence!stevep@uunet.uu.net (Steve Peterson) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Misconceptions about JW's (Re: Lazarus again) Message-ID: Date: 2 Apr 91 08:33:29 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Lines: 61 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article alan@syacus.acus.oz.au writes: >True, Jehovah's Witnesses cannot be Christians by definition. Hi Alan! By definition? Who's? Ask any of the 4.1 Million JW's throughout the world if they consider themselves to be Christian. Everyone of them will answer with a resounding YES! What does it mean to be a Christian? ------------------------------------ Jesus extended the invitation to be his follower saying: "If anyone wants to come after me, let him disown himself and pick up his torture stake [cross] and continually follow me." (Mt. 16:24) Those who are true Christians have full faith that Jesus Christ is God's specially Anointed One and only-begotten Son, the Promised Seed who sacrificed his human life as a ransom, was resurrected and exalted to the right hand of Jehovah, and received authority to subdue his enemies and vindicate Jehovah's name. (Mt. 20:28; Lu 24:46; Joh 3:16; Ga 3:16; Php 2:9-11; Heb 10:12, 13) Christians view the Bible as the inspired Word of God, absolute truth, beneficial for teaching and disciplining mankind (Joh 17:17; 2 Ti 3:16; 2Pe 1:21) True Christians imitate Jesus' example as the Great Teacher and Faithful Witness of Jehovah. (Joh 18:37; Re 1:5; 3:14) "Go... make disciples of people of all the nations" is the Leader's command. (Mt 28:19, 20) In carrying it out Christians 'witness publicly and from house to house,' urging people everywhere to put their hope and confidence in God's Kingdom (Acts 5:42; 20:20, 21; Rev 18:2-4) The main identifying quality by which true Christians are recognized is the outstanding love they have toward one another. "By this," Jesus said, "all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves." (Joh 13:34, 35; 15:12, 13). >JW's do not >believe that Jesus is the Almighty God. They do not believe in the deity of >Christ (2 John 9). True, we believe that Jesus is the Son of Almighty God(Jehovah). This has been discussed many times in this forum..... >Also, they do not believe that Christ paid their debt in >full at Calvary, thus their belief in a mixture of faith in >"another Jesus" (2 Corr 11:4) and works for salvation. And Charles Taze >Russell certainly came and preached another Jesus back in the late 1800's. What has ever left you with this idea? Did you get this info from Jehovah's Witnesses or someone who writes anti-JW books? Best regards.... Steve Peterson stevep@cadence.com >Alan