World Religion

Everyone has their own religion, their own beliefs, and their own God. Though most of them have a lot of the same aspects when dealing with their beliefs, a few have some altered opinions. The religion that we chose for this paper is Jehovah Witness. Jehovah Witnesses are most commonly known for their door-to-door knocking attempts to convert people to their religion. In this paper we will talk about the history of the Jehovah Witness religion, the positive and negative aspects of it, and the unique aspects as well. Charles T. Russell started the Jehovah Witness religion in the late 1800’s. He was raised as a Presbyterian, but rejected their views when he was a teenager. He joined a more liberal church, but he also left that church soon after. He rejected the views on hell and eternal punishment. In 1879 he started his own magazine known as The Watchtower to encourage his doctrine. People were attracted to his end of time predictions and the organization grew.
As we mentioned earlier, the members of the Jehovah Witness religion go door-to-door to tell people about their beliefs. They hope to share about God and what is going to happen to the obedient people who follow him. Jehovah Witnesses do not believe in the trinity. They believe that Jehovah is the father of Jesus. Jehovah and Jesus are not the same person. Also, the Holy Spirit is separate from Jehovah and Jesus. It is believed to be an active force of Jehovah.
The Jehovah Witnesses have their own translation of the bible called The New World Translation. It says that Jesus receives “obeisance” instead of “worship.” Another thing that identifies the Jehovah Witness translation of the bible is their usage of the word Jehovah. It is used over 6,000 times in their bible. In the New World Translation bible it states that only 144,000 people will enter heaven. Jehovah Witnesses believe that everyone who is not included in the 144,000 people that will enter into heaven will have the chance to reside on a