what do jehovah witnesses believe about man?
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Jesus Christ 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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Unlike many other religions, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that death is not just the death of the physical body but also the death of the soul. “When a person dies, he ceases to exist. ... Witnesses believe that 144,000 of Jesus' most faithful followers will be resurrected to rule with Him after the Earth is destroyed.
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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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Heaven. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that only 144,000 people, a number found in Revelation chapters 7 and 14, will go to heaven to be kings and priests with Jesus Christ. They say that God will start a worldwide war called Armageddon, and the people who do not obey God or worship him the way he expects will be killed.
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Witnesses use the name “Jehovah” rather than “God,” and they focus their worship on Jehovah rather than on Jesus, whom they believe was Jehovah's only direct creation. The Holy Spirit is believed to be a force rather than a person.
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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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Jehovah's Witnesses view themselves as Christian and regard Jesus Christ as the Son of God, but not in the sense of being equal with God or one with God. Jehovah's Witnesses consider their religion to be a restoration of original first-century Christianity.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that it is against God's will to receive blood and, therefore, they refuse blood transfusions, often even if it is their own blood. ... Some Jehovah's Witnesses may also believe that it is acceptable to receive blood plasma fractions or the reinfusion of their own blood.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe their allegiance belongs to God's Kingdom, which they view as an actual government. They refrain from saluting the flag of any country or singing nationalistic songs, which they believe are forms of worship, although they may stand out of respect.
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Instead they believe that parts of the Bible are written in "figurative or symbolic language." Witnesses follow the teachings and example of Jesus Christ and honor him as their savior and the son of God. But they believe that Jesus is not God and that there is no scriptural basis for the trinity doctrine.
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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. The Bible contains “the truth”—everything humans need to know to please God and gain eternal life.
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— Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in purgatory, and also believe that after one dies, one's existence completely stops, with the possibility of being resurrected by God.
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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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Death, Heaven and Hell 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 Witness Holidays The Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Christ did not command his birth - or any birth - to be celebrated; he just wanted his death to be remembered. They believe that Christmas and Easter worship are the customs of pagans, and true Christians would not celebrate such things.
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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 believe that Hell (as traditionally portrayed) does not exist.
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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.