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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. They do not believe in predestination or eternal security. They believe in different forms of resurrection for two groups of Christians: that the 144,000 ...
Jehovah's Witnesses are directed to study the Bible using Watch Tower Society publications. Jehovah's Witnesses regard secular education as fundamental, but they emphasize their preaching work as the top priority in their life. Therefore, they promote moral and spiritual education over secular education. [173]
The Lord's Evening Meal, also known as the Memorial of Jesus' Death, is an annual commemoration of the death of Jesus by Jehovah's Witnesses.Witnesses consider it the only religious event that Christians are commanded to observe by the Bible, as well as the most important day of the year.
Until the release of the New World Translation, Jehovah's Witnesses in English-speaking countries primarily used the King James Version. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 19 ] According to the publishers, one of the main reasons for producing a new translation was that most Bible versions in common use, including the Authorized Version (King James), employed ...
Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian denomination that is an outgrowth of the Bible Student movement founded by Charles Taze Russell in the ninteenth century. The denomination is nontrinitarian , millenarian , and restorationist . [ 8 ]
Psalm 83 is the 83rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Keep not thou silence, O God". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 82. In Latin, it is known as "Deus quis similis erit tibi ne taceas". [1]
"Faithful and discreet slave" is the term used by Jehovah's Witnesses to describe the group's Governing Body in its role of directing doctrines and teachings. The group is described as a "class" of "anointed" Christians that operates under the direct control of Jesus Christ [1] to exercise teaching authority in all matters pertaining to doctrine and articles of faith.
Jehovah's Witnesses—Unitedly Doing God's Will Worldwide (1986) Jehovah's Witnesses in the Twentieth Century (1978, revised 1979, 1989) Listen to God and Live Forever (2011) Enjoy Life on Earth Forever! (1982) Listen to God (simplified version of Listen to God and Live Forever) (2011) "Look! I Am Making All Things New!" (1959, revised 1970, 1986)