The following material covers ten key areas in which
fundamental Christianity differs from the teaching of the Jehovah's
Witnesses. Each topic gives a few verses from the Scriptures which
support the doctrinal belief. While this list could easily be
expanded, it is meant to be small enough to be placed in a wallet,
purse, or Bible. We have kept this list in our Bibles and when
meeting a Jehovah's Witness, we lovingly present our testimony and point
out that we hold to these ten areas. We try to get them to read
them in the Bible, for "faith cometh by hearing and hearing by
the Word of God [Romans 10:17].. We never argue
And the servant of
the Lord must not strive [be quarrelsome]; but be gentle unto all men,
apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose
themselves; if God peradventure [may] will give them repentance to the
acknowledging of the
truth;
2 Timothy 2:24,25
May you find these references helpful as you proclaim the truth of
the Scriptures.
#1
DEITY OF CHRIST
John 17:5 "O Father glorify ... before world"
Micah 5:2 Bethlehem ...goings forth from everlasting
Col 2:9 "For in him (cf v. 8) dwelleth all the fulness of the
Godhead bodily"
*Isaiah 9:6 "unto us a child is born,...his name shall be
called...the Mighty God, everlasting father" - important passage
John 20:28 Thomas ..."My Lord and my God"
#2
TRINITY
Luke 3:22 All three seen at Christ's baptism
Matt 28:19 Commanded to be baptized in the name of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit
Isaiah 43:10,11 "Ye are my witnesses saith the LORD, and
my servant whom I have chosen: that ye many know and believe me, and
understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither
shall there be after me, I, even I, am the Lord;
and beside me there is no savior."
# 3 & # 4
IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL
ETERNAL PUNISHMENT -- HELL
Matt 5:22 "angry without a cause...in danger of hell
fire"
Matt 5:29-30 "right eye offend pluck it out...whole body cast
into hell"
Mark 9:42 "Where the worm dieth not..."
Matt 25:41 "Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire
prepared for the devil and his angels"
#5
THE TOTAL DEPRAVITY OF MAN
Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and come short"
Romans 3:10 "As it is written, there is none righteous"
#6
THE ATONEMENT
Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth..."
Romans 10:4 "For Christ is the end of the law for
righteousness to every one that believeth."
2 Cor. 5:21 "For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew
no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him."
#7
THE BODILY RESURRECTION
Luke 24:39 "A spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me
have"
Psalm 2:7 "Thou are my Son; this day (cf Acts 13:33) have I
begotten thee."
#8
THE PHYSICAL SECOND COMING
1 Thess 4:16 "The Lord himself shall descend from heaven
with a shout..."
Zechariah 14:3,4 "Then shall the Lord go forth . . . and His
feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before
Jerusalem on the east."
#9
THE NEED FOR NEW BIRTH
John 3:3 "Except a man be born again he cannot see the
kingdom of God"
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He sent His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but
should have eternal life"
John 1:12 "But as many as received Him..."
#10
THE PROMISE OF GOD TO ISRAEL
Romans 11:25,26 "blindness in part is happened to Israel
until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in..."
Revelation 7:4-8 144,000 are real Jews; 12000 from each of the 12
original tribes. (Not a select number of Gentiles)
Revelation 7:9 "also, Gentiles which could not be
numbered"
A FINAL WARNING
John 3:36 "He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life;
but the wrath of God abideth (continuing, present tense) on him.
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