do jehovah witnesses believe in military service?
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2. They don't believe in military service, national anthems or voting. Jehovah's Witnesses do not stand for national anthems, salute flags, vote or serve in the military. Followers believe their allegiance belongs to God alone, who runs an actual government in heaven.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus is God's "only-begotten Son", and that his life began in heaven. He is described as God's first creation and the "exact representation of God", but is believed to be a separate entity and not part of a Trinity.
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From my understanding, Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in miracles and attribute them to the work of Satan trying to mislead us through signs. For example, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a star led the wise men to the site of his birth. According to pg.
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They only pray to Jehovah God (only true God and Supreme ruler of universe, thus worthy our prayer), through (in the name of) Jesus Christ (our lord, only mediator between man and God. No humans can come to God without through him). ... Jehovah's Witnesses do not have any traditional prayers.
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Jehovah's Witnesses do not have any traditional prayers. They are taught not to pray by rote or memorise incantations but to prey from the heart in a one sided conversation with god. They are advised that the model prayer in Matthew 6 is a guide as to what things it is right and appropriate to pray about.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful Christians from Pentecost of 33 AD until the present day will be resurrected to heaven as immortal spirit beings to spend eternity with God and Christ. They believe that these people are "anointed" by God to become part of the spiritual "Israel of God".
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For Jehovah's Witnesses, their religion itself does not prohibit participation in professional athletics. Two of the most prominent tennis players in the world — Venus and Serena Williams — come from that faith. Several Jehovah's Witnesses played basketball and baseball professionally.
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Jehovah's Witnesses do not observe holidays they believe to have pagan origins, such as Christmas, Easter, and birthdays. They do not salute the national flag or sing the national anthem, and they refuse military service. They also refuse blood transfusions, even those that could be life saving.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe God is the Creator and Supreme Being. Witnesses reject the Trinity doctrine, which they consider unscriptural. ... Because no other religion uses the name Jehovah with the same prevalence, they believe that only Jehovah's Witnesses are making God's name known.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe the Bible was inspired by God and is historically accurate. ... The Witnesses have their own translation of the Bible - the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. They refer to the 'New Testament' as the Christian Greek Scriptures, and they call the 'Old Testament' the Hebrew Scriptures.
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Witnesses' funerals are simple, humble affairs. Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in the excessive glorification of a person. That is why they do not celebrate major holidays or birthdays. The service may be an open or closed casket.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the Bible, including all 66 books of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures (the Old and New Testaments), is the inspired, infallible word of God. ... Because they do not believe that Jesus is God, some theologians do not consider the Witnesses to be Christians.
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Their beliefs are based solely upon the Bible. ... Jehovah's Witnesses believe that only 144,000 people will go to heaven and that all the other people who obey God will live forever on a paradise Earth. They do not believe that God is a Trinity.
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Beliefs. Jehovah's Witnesses, regardless of their divergence from more mainstream doctrines, are a Christian faith. They believe in God, the creator, and that Jesus Christ is His son. However, they do not believe in the Trinity, the doctrine that God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit are all aspects of one God.
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Jehovah's Witnesses refrain from celebrating national political holidays such as the Fourth of July, Memorial Day and Veterans Day. They believe such holidays represent “this world,” the society that Jesus, as recorded in John 18:36, said his kingdom was separate from.
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Jehovah's Witnesses teach that salvation is possible only through Christ's ransom sacrifice and that individuals cannot be saved until they repent of their sins and call on the name of Jehovah. Salvation is described as a free gift from God, but is said to be unattainable without good works that are prompted by faith.
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The anointed The majority of Jehovah's Witnesses are not anointed and will not spend eternity in heaven. They will spend eternity in paradise on Earth.