do jehovah witnesses believe in xmas?
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Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas or Easter because they believe that these festivals are based on (or massively contaminated by) pagan customs and religions. They point out that Jesus did not ask his followers to mark his birthday.
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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. ... However, a minority of Jehovah's Witnesses do not agree that the Bible prohibits blood transfusions, and will therefore accept transfusions.
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Jehovah's Witnesses attend weddings and funerals except under certain circumstances. The Witnesses have nothing against weddings or funerals, but they do have strict religious beliefs that impel them to avoid certain activities and celebrations which, they believe, violate moral principles found in the Bible.
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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 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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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 date for recreation, or at least they should not. But boys will be boys & girls will be girls. It happens. There is a Bible injunction that a Christian not marry out of the faith (1 Corinthians 7:39; Deuteronomy 7:3–4) Family & congregation will not bless the union.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe God is the Creator and Supreme Being. Witnesses reject the Trinity doctrine, which they consider unscriptural. They view God as the Father, an invisible spirit "person" separate from the Son, Jesus Christ. ... Witnesses teach that God must be distinguished by his personal name—Jehovah.
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On the basis of various biblical texts, including Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:10, and Acts 15:28-15:29, Jehovah's Witnesses believe: Blood represents life and is sacred to God. After it has been removed from a creature, the only use of blood that God has authorized is for the atonement of sins.
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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 do not celebrate most holidays or events that honour people who aren't Jesus. ... They also don't celebrate religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter in the belief that these customs have pagan origins.
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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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The belief that humans become angels following death is not a part of Witness theology. Rather, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that angels are a unique creation, differing greatly in their nature and “their place in Jehovah's purpose,” and that God created them long before man appeared on the earth.
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Because they believe theirs is the only true religion, Jehovah's Witnesses place a strong emphasis on outreach and sharing their beliefs. Witnesses believe in baptism and follow Christian standards on morality and love.
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Beliefs. ... Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas or Easter because they believe that these festivals are based on (or massively contaminated by) pagan customs and religions. They point out that Jesus did not ask his followers to mark his birthday.
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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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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.