Are Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses Born Again?
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Becoming "born again" is necessary for one to be resurrected to heavenly life. Only 144,000 humans have the heavenly hope, so the vast majority of Jehovah's Witnesses are not "born again", although some are.\n\nNote that Jesus described this heavenly group as a "little flock" compared with the much larger group of "other sheep" with the hope to live forever on a restored paradise earth.\n\n(Luke 12:32) “Have no fear, little flock, because your Father has approved of giving you the kingdom\n\n(John 10:16) “And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; those also I must bring, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.
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you're both idiots... \nfor too many reasons to list here...\nthere were TWELVE Lost Tribes of Isreal...\nand cloning is a violation of Mormon tenaments...
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Mormon founder Joseph Smith was a mason, and much of the Latter Day Saints ritual and secret ceremony that takes place behind closed doors is extremely similar to it.  \n\nEven though Jehovah Witness founder Charles Taze Russell based most of their doctrine from what he learned when he was with the group that is now known as the Seventh Day Adventists, Russell also dabbled into the spirit ism realm, and probably did use similar methods that Masonry has to get his new, "divine revelation" (I use the term sarcastically.  I am a Born-Again Christian, who believes that both groups are cultic).  Russell even sought the means of well known spiritist Horace Greber, by having him go into a trance, and then give the interpretation for what is now the Jehovah Witnesses "Studies in the Scriptures" Bible.  Its interpretation of John 1:1 (...and the word was a god) clearly violates the proper Greek rendering of the passage, which is, "...and the Word was with God, for God was the Word"\n\nIN RESPONSE TO THE GIRL ANSWERING AFTER ME........\n\nI did not say the Watchtower has secret rituals.  My point was that Russell got his NWT translation from a spiritist.  As far as me not having a clue about your organization, well, I have been around long enough to have seen your "infallible governing body" have to backtrack on things they have said many times.  I was a young teenager in 1975, when they proclaimed that Armeggedon was definetely going to happen that year.  I know the organization will tell you that is not true, but I had many Jehovah Witness teenagers hand me tracks and try to convince me it was going to happen before the year was over (I was a freshman in High School at the time).  This is not the only time the Watchtower has missed the mark on this subject.  On the basis of Dueteronomy 18:21-24, the Watchtower, as well as its people (I know they teach that all of its members are prophets of Jehovah) are not to be feared!!\n\nHave you ever thought about why they don't want you to read or listen to anyone outside of Jehovah's organization?  It is because they do not want you to know the truth about their history.  Paul was not offended in Acts 17:10-15, when the Bereans searched the scriptures to see if what he was saying to them was really true.  \n\nI don't know how old you are, but, I challenge you to break outside of the controlled mindset of the Watchtower to do an independent study of the history of the organization you belong to.  They have manipulated many, made false predictions about Armegeddon, and use the control tactics of not letting you listen to anyone else so as that they do not get exposed for who they really are.  I have done this study on your organization, and, if you would like, I would be more then happy to email you my studies.  But, until you can say that you have researched the matter on your own, please do not say that I do not know what I am talking about.
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they can. my best frineds sister is mormon and married a jehova whitness. And I've been to many weddings with a cathcolic bride (or groom) and the other is Jew.
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Even among baptized Jehovah's Witnesses, the decision regarding whom to date is considered a personal one as long as both parties are legally and Scripturally free to marry (a divorce without sexual infidelity is not a "Scriptural divorce").\n\nOf course, fatherly (or motherly) counsel regarding the human tendency toward sexual familiarity might be given by a congregation elder or mature sister. Also, a baptized Jehovah's Witness who insisted on dating outside his faith would not be allowed privileges in the congregation (which is very different from being formally "reproved").\n\nDating or even marriage outside the religion is not considered a "serious sin" by Jehovah's Witnesses, although it is certainly frowned upon. Jehovah's Witnesses do reject interfaith; a baptized Witness who marries in a house of false religion or by officiation of a minister of false religion has committed an act of "apostasy". Strictly speaking, such a person has already "disassociated" himself from Jehovah's Witnesses by his interfaith. The congregation would have to reinstate him, but only after he had repented and requested reinstatement.\n\n\nInterestingly, once a dating couple has legally married then the congregation's focus becomes helping the newlyweds to make a success out of their marriage; little or nothing is gained by commenting upon the wisdom of having gotten married. However, if either the bride or groom was not Scripturally free to marry, this new marriage constitutes an act of "adultery". A baptized Witness who commits adultery is subject to formal "reproof" or "disfellowshipping" until he can demonstrate repentance.\n\n(Matthew 5:32) I [Jesus] say to you that everyone [legally] divorcing his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her a subject for adultery, and whoever marries a [legally but not Scripturally] divorced woman commits adultery.\n\n\nAn unbaptized person who is formally associated with Jehovah's Witnesses should also discuss any act of "apostasy" or "adultery" with congregation elders. The unbaptized person cannot be formally "reproved" or "disfellowshipped" or "disassociated", but he may be asked to re-qualify as an "unbaptized publisher", and any planned baptism would likely be delayed.\n\nEven if the new marriage was not entirely in line with biblical principles, Jehovah's Witnesses are interested in HELPING the couple to make a SUCCESS of their marriage. Congregation elders hope to discuss Scriptural counsel with the couple. No adult NEEDS to consult with the congregation about his wedding or marriage, but it seems to make sense to do so.\n\nThe Christian congregation is the best place to get biblical encouragement and insight into God's will!\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/19990215/article_02.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20030915/article_02.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20020208/article_01.htm
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The religion is actually known as "Jehovah's Witnesses".
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I am going to say, Catholics, in Mexico last year, 21,879 became "JW's" and there was  586,501 active Witnesses in 2005 in Mexico,   Cannot give you & accurate answer, because so many come out of other Religions.\n\nLast year 2005,  247,631  switched from other Religions and  became Jehovah's Witnesses and everyone of these had to change their minds pertaining to the false teachings that they had been taught, these were people that used their own Bible, King James, etc., 28,384 were from the United States. \n\nDuring the  service year, 2,340 Kingdom Halls were completed around the world. This represents an average of 195 halls per month, or just over 6 per day! Since November 1999 when the construction program in lands with limited resources began, 7,730 Kingdom Halls have been built. In many areas, once a hall is finished, meeting attendance soars and halls are soon filled to capacity.
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Mormons believe that the "true" religion of christ was lost from the earth shortly after christ died.  This "true" christianity was then restored through their first prophet, Joseph Smith, in 1830 when god and jesus appeared to him and told him he had been chosen to restore the true church to the earth.  He also was visited by Moroni, supposedly a prophet from a lost race of ancient americans, who told him where to find golden plates on which was written the spiritual history of his people, similar to the bible but with all of the events taking place in ancient America.  The book he "translated" from these plates became the book of Mormon (Mormon was one of the ancient American prophets), and tells their history as well as the story of Jesus visiting the faithful in America after his resurrection.\nThey believe "as man now is, god once was...and as god now is, man may become" -- meaning that god was once a guy on a planet like us, he did good, achieved eternal life, and was given this earth to rule.  They believe that each of us can do the same, after our lives are over if we're righteous we can get our own world to create/rule over, populate with spirit children, etc.  You get to be a god!\nThey have secret rituals that are done in their temples that are derivatives of Masonic rituals, secret underwear that reminds them of the rituals done in the temples and which are supposed to protect them from harm, still hold plural marriage (polygamy) as a tenet of their religion although it's currently not practiced officially by church members.  They are adamant about collecting 10% tithing (you have to "settle" with your local church every year, showing your tax return and proving you paid your 10% to be considered a faithful member).  They're big on missionary work and getting new members, sending thousands of missionaries to every country in the world they can every year.  They believe they can do "sacraments" (baptism, temple marriages, etc.) for their relatives who have passed away and never had a chance to join the Mormon church, which will give them the chance to accept it in the afterlife.  There are other differences, but that's the gist of it :)\n\nI'm a former Mormon who did a 2-year missionary stint, and know the temple routines very well.  Send me an e-mail or IM if you want to know more.
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Yep.  The Mormons.\n\nDuring the temple ceremony, a person is given a "new name" that will be called for entry into (their version) of Heaven, the Celestial Kingdom.  The husband must remember the "new name" of his wife or, it's presumed, she won't be allowed to enter into Heaven.  All men in a temple "session" get the same name (such as "Adam, Enoch, etc.") and all women in a "session" get the same name (such as, "Ruth, Sarah, Rachael", etc.)\n\nMembers are admonished to never reveal their "new name" and almost always refuse to discuss what goes on during the temple "sessions" so you'll unlikely hear anything about this from active members.
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Jehovah's Witnesses are a cult.\n\nThey are told to avoid contact with non believers (even family)\n\nRe-wrote the Bible to reflect their teachings\n\nConstantly re-write their teachings and beliefs in their own publications.  Some of their old publications TOTALLY contradict what they teach now !  \n\nThey have predicted (wrongly) the end of the world on several dates.  (1914, 1975, etc.)\n\nThey forbid their members from reading, watching, listening to anything that may contradict their current beliefs and even tell them not to speak to former friends and relative who have left the church, even if they have not been accused of any wrongdoing...they just left the JW's thats it.\n\nThey believe that they are the only true religion and that their loving god will kill everyone who is not a JW at some point in the near future.  Women, children, even those that never heard of the JW's...dead.\n\nThey also fail to properly report accused pedophiles within their organization to Law Enforcement authorities because it may "bring reproach on jehovah's name".\n\nI was a JW for 20+ years and even though I was never accused of wrongdoing and never disfellowshipped by the organization...I am shunned simply because I left the church.  As a former member....they are a cult and I am happy to have escaped.
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Being born again is like going through cancer treatment.  Sometimes the religious virus in their veins doesn't always take on the first treatment.  So repeated treatments must be applied before the religion takes control of their lives.
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Mormons are Christians. I cannot see a problem, but then again, I am a Pagan.
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What bothers me most about Mormons are their false scriptures and false prophets. They have three false scripture-the book of Mormon, a Pearl of Great Price and Doctrines and Covenants. Starting with the founder Joseph Smith, Brigham Young and all their church presidents are false prohphets. What changes would I recommend. Throw out their scriptures, read their Bibles and forget about their prophets. \n\nA short summary for those not familiar with Mormonism\n\n\nThe Mormon church has some very unusual doctrines and beliefs and is considered to be a cult by most conventional Christian denominations.\n\nFor example, they believe their God has a number of heavenly wives. They believe God lives on a planet near a star names Kolob. They believe that they can become gods in the afterlife. They believe in a three tiered heaven which can only be reached through works including marriage to another mormon. Single Mormons can not reach this third level of their heaven. They believe their God used to be a man of flesh and bones and later became God. They believe God came down to earth as a man to impregnate the virgin Mary. \n\nThey believe Satan and Jesus are brothers. They believe everyone has two sets of parents-heavenly parents that create spirit babies and the earthly parents who create the bodies into which these supposed spirt babies go. The reason Mormons have so many children is that they believe that there are a surplus of spirit babies and so members are encouraged to have as many babies as possible to make a place for the spirit bodies to live.\n\nThey believe in marrying and baptizing all their dead relations into the Mormon church, hence the interest in geneology. They have also baptized most dead US presidents and a number of holocaust victims until they got quite a few complaints from members of the Jewish faith. \n\nThe church is very controlling and a person must pass an interview with a church official each year to get a temple recommend pass-this includes a promise of tithing, believing the prophets, work in the church, etc. \n\nThe mormon church was founded by Joseph Smith a local ne'r do well, who spent most of his time treasure hunting, and one day ta-dah he discovered supposedly gold plates from the angel Moroni in New York. The book of Mormon, as opposed to the Bible is historically and archeologically unsound. For example, Bethlehem and Jericho existed. Not so for the locations in the book of Mormon. Joseph Smith as a child made up lots of involved stories regarding Indians and other inhabitants of America. Not so surprisingly the same type of stories are in his book of Mormon, which he claimed came down on gold plates from God. According to Mormon doctrines dark skinned people were dark skinned because of a "curse" placed on them.
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Yes they do. If your a good mormon and wear your magical underwear then you can be a God when you die! Also Jesus and Satan are brothers and God has a wife. These people are real flakes!
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Sure -- I'm an ex-mormon.\nThey call them "temple garments."  They get them the first time they go through the mormon temple, when they learn signs, secret handshakes, and secret phrases that partly server as ritual reminders of the tenets of their faith, and are supposed to serve as signs as tokens they have to know to get into the highest levels of heaven.\nThe garments have "marks" sewn into them in certain places to remind them of the temple rituals -- one mark over the knee to remind them of the phrase, "every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that jesus is lord"; one mark over the navel to remind them "man does not live by bread alone"; and one over each breast -- the left one is the "mark of the compass" (remind them to be straight and true), the right one is the "mark of the square". \n\nNot only do the garments serve as reminders of the temple rituals, but mormons also believe they have "protective power" -- officially the church says that you're protected by being a good mormon (which  means you wear your garments all the time), but members distort this into a sort of "magic garments" belief, giving the garments power to protect them from harm.\n\nThe temple rituals are quite similar to masonic rituals, and the reminder garments also derived from similar garments worn both by early masons and traditional jews.\n\nHope that helps :)
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I'm assuming you're not including the Jehovah's Witnessess and Mormons. \n\nThe United Pentecostal church is one such group - they're modalists, and believe that God merely appears in different forms, as the Father in the Old Testament, as Jesus in the Gospels, and as the Holy Spirit post-Pentecost. For them, God is not actually 3 persons.\n\nI know there are other groups, but I can't think of their names right now.
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I'm a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, better known be nonmembers a Mormons\n\nIntroduction to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints \n\nWhen Jesus Christ lived on the earth, He organized His Church so that all people could receive His gospel and return one day to live with God, our Heavenly Father. After Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, His Apostles continued to receive revelation from Him on how to direct the work of His Church. However, after they were killed, members changed the teachings of the Church that He had established. While many good people and some truth remained, this Apostasy, or general falling away from the truth, brought about the withdrawal of the Church from the earth. The Apostle Peter prophesied that Jesus would restore His Church before His Second Coming (Acts 3:19–21). \nJesus Christ began to restore His Church in its fulness to the earth through the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1820. It has grown to become a worldwide Church with over 12 million members. It has the same teachings and basic organization as the Church established by Jesus in New Testament times. \n\nBasic beliefs \n\nYou may have questions about what members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe. Some of the basic beliefs of the Church are: \nGod is our Heavenly Father. He loves us and wants us to return to Him. \nJesus Christ is the Son of God. He is our Savior. He redeems us from death by providing the Resurrection. He saves us from sin as we repent. \nThrough the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can return to live with God if we keep His commandments. \nThe Holy Ghost helps us to recognize truth. \nThe first principles and ordinances of the gospel are faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. \nThe Church of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth. \nThe priesthood authority of God exists in His Church today, just as it did in the original Church. \nThe Bible and the Book of Mormon are the word of God. \nGod reveals His will to prophets today, just as He did anciently. \nOur life has a sacred purpose. \nFamilies can be together forever. \nThrough serving others, we can experience joy and draw closer to God. \n\nhttp://www.mormon.org/