Monday, September 14, 2009

Jesus Taught

“ Jesus taught: “I want mercy, and not sacrifice…” Matthew 9:3
Jehovah’s Witnesses teach: Only by sacrifice (door to door ministry) can one enter the kingdom of God. They reject mercy- by disfellowshipping (excommunicate and shun) over 40,000 J.W.’s a year, many completely fraudulently. This is not very wise, because J.W.’s spend over 5000 hours of their time going door to door just to find one person willing to go through the arduous process of becoming baptized. ( 5000 hrs. x 40,000 people = over 200 million hours )

Jesus taught: That works were to feed the hungry, cloth the naked, help the sick and imprisoned, doing of good, have faith in Jesus, to have love, be mild tempered, merciful, peaceable. (Matt. Chapters 5, 25, John 3:16, 15:17)
J.W.’s teach: that works are door to door ministry- the only works that will let one enter the kingdom. The more you go door to door, the more you are treated with honor at the church.

Jesus taught: “Stop storing up for yourselves treasures…”
J.W.’s teach: that all of the kingdom halls and property in the whole earth belong solely in title to the Watchtower Society’s Governing Body. Even though the buildings and property are paid for and constructed by the local members of each individual church.

Jesus taught: “…all you are brothers…” Matthew 23:8.
J.W.’s teach: that the elders (priests) are a separate select group, and as such, they are entitled to regularly receive secret letters from the Watchtower Society, and they possess a secret book called “Pay Attention To Yourselves and To All The Flock”.

Jesus taught: “…everyone that confesses union with me before men, the Son of man will also confess union with him…”
J.W.’s teach: that they are the only ones who will live in God’s kingdom, all others, including Christians, must die very soon at Armageddon. Even though, everyday, Christians of other denominations are murdered because of their faith in Jesus.

Jesus taught: “If your brother commit’s a sin, go lay bare his fault between you and him alone.”
J.W.’s teach: If anything is done that may offend another, that they should tell the elders, who then as a pair of two, investigate the incident, even visiting the accused at work unannounced, if the opportunity presents itself, to ascertain if a punitive judicial committee meeting of three elders needs to be adjourned. In most cases it does. With the exception of any accused who may participate greatly in the door to door preaching, and participate at the church.

At Romans 3:4 Paul taught: “…let God be found true, though every man be found a liar…”
J.W.‘s teach: that their organization is guided by Holy Spirit. That organization can only do and teach what is true, and never make a mistake. Anyone who may speak contrary to what the organization says is considered dead, and will swiftly be disfellowshiped and shunned. In fact, they can disfellowship anyone they want, anytime they want, for any reason or excuse they want. They do not have to provide you with a hearing, they do not have to offer you the option to appeal their decision, they do not even have to give you notice of their decision. They can announce it publicly, and do all of these things without your knowledge.

Jehovah’s Witnesses was started by a small group of people who began an independent study of the Bible. This raised questions in their minds about Christian denominations teachings and practices.
J.W.’s teach: that they strictly condemn independent Bible study and questions on their teachings and practices. Anyone accused of doing such will be promptly disfellowshiped, and shunned by family and friends.
If J.W.’s do not follow Jesus, who do they follow?