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Jehovah's Witnesses believe their denomination is a restoration of first-century Christianity. [143] They believe that mainstream Christianity departed from true worship over time, that groups such as Cathars attempted to restore some aspects of it, and that the Protestant Reformation "did not go far enough". [ 144 ]
Russell believed that God's design for mankind was a restitution or restoration to the perfection and glory lost in Eden. This depended on God providing a ransom for all mankind to release them from the inevitability of death. Christ became that ransom sacrifice. [72] [73] Paradise to be restored, humans to live forever. [74] [75] [76]
The offices of elder and ministerial servant (deacon) were restored to Witness congregations in 1972, with appointments being made from headquarters. [179] Knorr's vice-president, Frederick William Franz, became the leading theologian for the group [180] and the pace of doctrinal change slowed. Blood transfusions were prohibited for Witnesses ...
Jehovah's Witnesses' practices are based on the biblical interpretations of Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916), founder (c. 1881) of the Bible Student movement, and of successive presidents of the Watch Tower Society, Joseph Franklin Rutherford (from 1917 to 1942) and Nathan Homer Knorr (from 1942 to 1977).
Notre-Dame to reopen after brutal 2019 fire: See photos, videos from inside restored cathedral. Ahjané Forbes and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY. November 29, 2024 at 12:28 PM.
Jehovah's Witnesses being baptized. Jehovah's Witnesses believe salvation is a gift from God attained by being part of "God's organization" and putting faith in Jesus' ransom sacrifice.
A third of Coloradans who lost Medicaid got their coverage restored, according to the state. Others shifted to employer-based insurance when the economy improved after the pandemic.
A Texas man is fighting to get his wife and four children back after he says they were unexpectedly deported to Mexico. Federico Arellano is a U.S. citizen, and says three of his four kids are too.