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TRINITY & OTHER DOCTRINES OF GOD: PROF. M. M. NINAN XVI Jehovah's Witnesses had its origins in the Bible Student movement, which developed in the United States in the 1870s among followers of Christian Restorationist minister Charles Taze Russell. Charles Taze Russel (1852 - 1916) The Laideicean Messenger Bible Student missionaries were sent to England in 1881 and the first overseas branch was opened in London in 1900. The group took on the name International Bible Students Association and by 1914 it was also active in Canada, Germany, Australia and other countries. The movement split into several rival organizations after Russell's death in 1916, with one—led by Russell's successor, Joseph "Judge" Rutherford—retaining control of both his magazine, The Watch Tower, and his legal and publishing corporation, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/witnesses/beliefs/beliefs.shtml Jehovah's Witnesses believe that: • God the Father (whose name is Jehovah) is "the only true God". • Jesus Christ is his firstborn son, is inferior to God, and was created by God. • The Holy Spirit is not a person; it is God's active force. The Jehovah's Witness beliefs about God are outlined in detail below. 133
TRINITY & OTHER DOCTRINES OF GOD: PROF. M. M. NINAN God (the Father): • God is a single being whose personal name is Jehovah o they also accept the name Yahweh and other transliterations • Jehovah is alone, and above all other beings • Jehovah created everything that exists • Jehovah has a son called Jesus Christ o Jesus is not God o Jesus is not equal to God o Jesus was God's first creation o Jehovah then created everything else through Jesus Christ • Jehovah's outstanding qualities are love, justice, wisdom, and power. Jesus Christ: • Jesus Christ is a mighty being, but he is not God o Jesus Christ is a lesser and separate spirit being o Jesus Christ is not equal to God in power or eternity (i.e. age) o Jesus Christ never thought of himself as God or equal to God • Jesus Christ is the son of God • Jesus Christ was created by Jehovah as his first creation o So Jesus had a beginning and thus cannot not be eternal • Jesus Christ is inferior to Jehovah, but superior to the angels • Jesus Christ rules as part of God's heavenly kingdom • Jesus Christ is the Messiah predicted in the Old Testament • Jesus Christ came to earth from heaven o When Jesus was on earth he was a perfect human being, but he was not divine in any way • Jesus Christ gave his human life as a sacrifice to make human salvation possible • Witnesses believe that Jesus did not die on a cross but on a single pole or stake • Witnesses believe that Jesus had a spirit resurrection, not a bodily one • Jesus Christ has been appointed by God to judge each human being and decide on their fate • Jesus Christ will be used by God to resurrect the dead The Holy Spirit: • The holy spirit is Jehovah's active force that he uses to accomplish his will • The holy spirit is not a person • The holy spirit is not part of a Trinity The Trinity: • The traditional Christian idea that God is a 'Trinity' of Father, Son and Holy Spirit is false and based on pagan ideas • The doctrine of the Trinity is inconsistent with the Bible • The doctrine of the Trinity contradicts what the prophets, Jesus, the apostles, and the early Christians believed and taught The cross Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus did not die on a cross but on single stake. 134
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