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Jehovah's Witness Research Paper

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Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s a Jehovah’s Witness! Have you ever had a Jehovah’s Witness knock on your door? Jesus told His people to “go and make disciples of people of all the nations” in Matthew, and since they didn’t have phones or social media to spread the Word of God, the only way to do it was to go from house to house. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that door-to-door ministry is the best way to reach people. The members of this religion would sit outside for hours upon hours just to convert a couple people to being a Jehovah’s Witness. “...We made return visits to householders who had formerly shown interest in our message, even the least bit…” says a Jehovah’s Witness Pioneer. While having some similar beliefs as Christianity, Jehovah’s Witnesses have several differences, too. …show more content…

Charles Taze Russell, the leader of the group (not the founder of the religion), helped publish books such as, The Watchtower - Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom. The religion spread rapidly. According to the book, Cults and New Religions, the population of Jehovah’s Witnesses doubled in North America, and multiplied by fifteen in South America. In 1999, there were about 5-6 million members plus more people who were interested in the religion. In Michigan, only about 1% of the population is a Jehovah’s Witness. Just as Christians believe that God is the Almighty God, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that God is the Almighty God and His name is Jehovah; hence, “Jehovah’s Witness”. In Psalms 2, we read, “I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord: He said to me, ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you” which is referring to Jesus being the Son of God. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus is the Son of God, but they have no biblical references to prove it in their version of the

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