do jehovah witnesses believe in saints?
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Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in Mary the Mother of God. Catholics believe in Saints, in praying for intercession from the Saints. JW do not believe in the Catholic Saints.
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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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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that when a person dies, their existence completely stops. This is because the Bible makes it clear that human beings do not have an immortal soul that survives when the body dies.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus did not die on a cross but on single stake. ... Modern Witnesses regard the Cross as a pagan symbol and do not use it, although it was accepted by the movement until 1931.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe God is the Creator and Supreme Being. ... They view God as the Father, an invisible spirit "person" separate from the Son, Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit is described as God's "active force", rather than the third part of the Trinity.
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Jehovah's Witnesses are best known for their door-to-door preaching. They believe Jesus ordered them at Matthew 28:19 to "go make disciples of all the nations", warning people that the day of God's judgement, or Armageddon, will happen soon.
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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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Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in drinking and dancing. Jehovah's Witnesses are not against parties, music, dancing and drinking of alcohol, as long as they are done in moderation. Witnesses are cautious about their entertainment choices, avoiding R-rated movies and music with immoral lyrics.
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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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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that when a person dies, their existence completely stops. This is because the Bible makes it clear that human beings do not have an immortal soul that survives when the body dies. ... Witnesses also argue that it would be completely against God's nature to torture humans for eternity.
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Religious beliefs and practices Jehovah's Witnesses identify as Christians, but their beliefs are different from other Christians in some ways. For instance, they teach that Jesus is the son of God but is not part of a Trinity.
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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 believe in different forms of resurrection for two groups of Christians.
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Officially, the Catholic Church teaches that all people in heaven are saints, but some are officially “canonized,” or recognized as having lived lives of heroic Christian virtue and are worthy of imitation. ... And in 1243, Pope Gregory IX asserted that only a pope had the authority to declare someone a saint.
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The Twelve Disciples As Saints All of the disciples with the exception of Judas Iscariot were each made saints in the Catholic religion. This not only recognizes that these are Holy people, but it also means that Catholics can invoke these saints through prayer to intercede on their behalf.
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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. ... Jehovahs witnesses pray at mealtimes, some pray at all meals where as some only pray in the evenings.
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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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They also do not celebrate traditional Christian holy days, such as Christmas, or birthdays. Jehovah's Witnesses accept medial and surgical treatment. They do not adhere to so-called “faith healing” and are not opposed to the practice of medicine.