Were 7th day Adventists, and Jehovah Witness the same church once?
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No, but Pastor Russel who "founded" the Jehovah's Wittiness movement was a student (maybe a member) of the Seventh Day Adventist faith prior to his starting the Watch Tower Bible Society and writing his books. Its always been a curiosity to me in reading the materials developed by the two that in many instances the J.W. version of the truth is a mirror image of the Adventist one. Just one example ... Adventists believe that Jesus was God and that prior to his incarnation he was known as Michael the Arch Angel. J.W.s on the other hand believe that Jesus was NOT God but that he was Michael incarnated.
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If you want ACCURATE and DEPENDABLE information about them and their beliefs, do not check any sources other than theirs directly. You may wish to look them up in your local phone book under "CHURCHES - JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES", or you could check out their official website, www.watchtower.org. \n\nPlaces like wikipedia and any other online source that isn't connected with them officially is more inclined to offer you distortions on their beliefs and teachings, usually tinted with prejudice and bias. You don't want to get caught up in that.
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Jews, for one. Jehovah's Witnesses (yes, that's how you spell it) for another.
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I think you are twisted...Rephrase your question.\nYou decide\nJehovahs whitness\nOf all items listed, only three have been discontinued. (marked with an asterisk) All are listed, however, to show the absurdity of Watchtower authority and the absolute control leadership has over the lives of members once they join. \n\n1. Jehovah God is not a Trinity\n2. The doctrine of the Trinity is inspired by Satan \n3. Jesus Christ is a created being, who at one time did not exist (a.k.a.Michael the archangel)\n4. The Holy Spirit is not a person but is "God's active force" i.e. gravity, electricity etc.\n5. Heaven is only for select Jehovah's Witnesses \n6. Heaven is limited only to 144,000 Jehovah's Witnesses\n7. Jehovah's Witnesses are the only true Christians \n8. There is no Hell (It is simply the grave)\n9. There is no life after death (except for the 144,000)\n10. Salvation is by good works not by Grace \n11. You cannot be sure of salvation \n12. Jesus is not to be worshiped or prayed to \n13. Jesus did not rise from the dead bodily but as a spirit being\n14. You are discouraged from attending college\n15. The "first resurrection" occurred in 1918 \n16. All pastors are the "Antichrist"\n17. All churches are of Satan\n18. All governments are controlled by Satan\n19. You cannot take a blood transfusion\n20. You cannot be a police officer \n21. You cannot salute the flag, stand for the national anthem, or own a flag\n22. You cannot serve in the military\n23. You cannot buy girl Scout cookies\n24. You must attend five meetings per week\n25. Jesus'second coming occurred in 1914 (only known to Jehovah's Witnesses)\n26. You cannot marry a non-Jehovah's Witness\n27. If one does not follow the rules of the Watchtower they will be shunned\n28. You cannot read Christian literature from a Christian book store\n29. You cannot be a cheerleader\n30. You cannot celebrate any holidays (Christmas, Easter, etc.)\n31. You cannot celebrate your birthday\n32. You cannot run for or hold a political office \n33. You cannot vote in any political campaign\n34. You cannot serve on a jury\n35. You are discouraged from giving to charity (except Watchtower causes)\n36. You cannot speak to former members who are shunned (disfellowshipped)\n37. You cannot accept Christmas gifts\n38. You must read and study Watchtower literature regularly\n39. Only Jehovah's Witnesses can understand the Bible\n40. Angels direct the Watchtower organization\n41. Jesus did not die on a cross but an upright pole\n42. You cannot own or wear a cross\n43. You must report your witnessing activity to the elders\n44. You must go from door to door weekly to gain converts\n45. You cannot have friends who are not Jehovah's Witnesses\n46. You must refer to all Jehovah's Witnesses as "brother" or "sister"\n47. You cannot play chess*\n48. You cannot understand the Bible without Watchtower literature to explain it\n49. A child abuser is reported to Watchtower elders and not the police\n50. You must forgo vacations to attend annual conventions\n51. You are discouraged from buying a two door car-A "Theocratic" or "spiritually strong" Jehovah's Witness will have a full size car for the door to door work\n52. Men cannot wear beards \n53. Men must wear short hair\n54. Women cannot pray in the presence of men without a hat\n55. You cannot have a tattoo\n56. You forbidden to use any tobacco products\n57. Only officially approved sexual practices are allowed in marriage\n58. You must appear before a Judicial committee if you are caught breaking Watchtower rules (Secret files are kept on all members which record these meetings-these files are kept in New York and are never destroyed) \n59. You must not own wind-chimes (they are for chasing away evil spirits)*\n60. You cannot read any anti-Jehovah's Witness material\n61. You cannot use pet foods made with blood or blood products \n62. You can
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Your question seems designed mostly to insult Jehovah's Witnesses rather than seek answers to a sincere question.\n\nThe first part of the religion is the name of God, which in English is "Jehovah". The second part describes the work which literally every active member of the religion performs, around the globe: "witnessing", or preaching.\n\nIsaiah 48:12: “You are my witnesses,” is the utterance of Jehovah, “even my servant whom I have chosen"\n\nIn fact, it is the preaching work that makes it clear that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are by far the most prominent followers of Christ's command:\n\n(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded\n\nPlease do not suggest that Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christian, and please do not slander their Scriptural name.
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There are probally about 25 or so. I am a Jehovahs Witness, and we have missonarie everywhere, but I'm not sure where they exactly are. Go to Watchtower.org for info, and contact info.
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Hope I'm not out of topic but I joined the Seventh Day Adventist a few months ago.  I believe they observe and follow the bible and teachings of Jesus a lot closer than most denominations do. The Seventh Day Adventist keeps all the commandments including the four one(which alot of denominations ignore) and abstaining from pork and other unclean animals.  So far I am happy being a Seventh Day Adventist and so far I havent seen any major flaws in their doctrine.  I'm on my way to Sabbath School now but I'll definately check out that link to the former Adventist Yahoo group when I get back and view some of the opinions on there.  May God Bless.
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Jehovah Witness is in fact a cult. Several ex followers have spoke out about them and there is a ton of anti sites and articles on them. \n\n I personally don't have any respect for cults period.
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Originally the sabbath day was the seventh day of the week, or Saturday. Seventh Day Adventists still worship on Saturdays. Most of the Christian world, however, worships on Sunday, the Lord's day of resurrection. So, is it okay to go to church on Saturdays? It depends on what your understanding of the scriptures leads you to do. I, personally, worship on Sundays and do my best to keep the Lord's day holy.
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The Seventh Day Adventists are members of the sectarian movement.  It is a side effect of being sectarian of being especially anti-Catholic.  They hold a number of myths to be true that have no basis in historical fact.  They are anit-Catholic because they inherited the idea and are more extreme because they are more extreme than their predecessor belief group.\n\nIt is important to understand that they believe themselves to be the correct group of Christians.  All others are wrong and Catholics especially as they see Catholicism as the source of all other Protestant errors.
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The term "cult" is just an insulting synonym for "religion". The "c-bomb" has no place in polite theological conversation.\n\nThere are untold numbers of inaccurate websites purporting to present the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses. Really, the best place to learn about actual Witness beliefs is by researching their publications, many of which are available instantly on their official website:\nhttp://www.watchtower.org\n\nInterestingly, even Witness schoolchildren are prepared to discuss their faith and defend their beliefs from the bible. By contrast, much of Christendom's belief system comes from pagan tradition and Greek philosophy, and it actually contradicts the scriptures. Presented that way, which seems more "disturbing"?\n\nIf you have some specific question about a particular belief of Jehovah's Witnesses, it would be more appropriate to limit your question to one or two points. In addition, Jehovah's Witnesses offer a free home bible study course at your convenience.
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Yes. Their formal name is "Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses".\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/archives/index.htm#jws\nhttp://jw-media.org/people/index.htm
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Frank, if you can believe the Bible literally when it says that Jesus walked on water, raised people from the dead, and spoke the very universe into existence (John 1), then you should be able to believe that he literally stuck a grown man and a woman on planet earth to start the human species. \n\nThat's not to say I want you to become a Jehovah's Witness. You would do well to examine the Watch Tower organization thoroughly, including its history of failed prophecies. No man-made organization can pay the price you owe for your sin—only Jesus can. He alone is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6).\n\nIf you are open to examining the creation vs. evolution debate from a non-Jehovah's Witness perspective, I would recommend checking out Answers in Genesis—an excellent ministry that combines the facts of observable science (not to be confused with unproven theories) with the facts of the Bible.
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Charles T Russell the founder of the JW attracted people with his fantastic prophetic interpretations and dramatic warnings that Armageddon would strike in 1914. When 1914 came and went, he changed the date to 1915. Russell died in 1916, leaving his followers doubting and disillusioned by his predictive failures. Joseph Franklin Rutherford then took control of the organization.\n\nProphecy For Profit\n\nRutherford (1869-1942) also used the threat of Armageddon to intimidate Jehovah's Witnesses. He published The Finished Mystery, a book which predicted that in 1918 God would destroy churches and millions of their members, and claimed that by 1920 every kingdom would be swallowed up in anarchy.6 Rutherford taught that the only way to escape the impending judgment and destruction was to join the Watchtower organization.\n\nFear of Armageddon motivated Witnesses to work hard selling Rutherford's books and other Watchtower Society literature. When the 1918 and 1920 predictions failed, Rutherford set a new date in his book titled Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1920). It taught that the millennium would start in 1925 and that Old Testament saints like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and David would come back to life. The WT Society even built a luxurious Spanish mansion called Beth-Sarim (House of Princes), supposedly to house these patriarchs. In the meantime, however, Rutherford conveniently moved into the mansion. He also drove an expensive new car throughout the Great Depression, while rank and file Witnesses sold Watchtower books and pamphlets door-to-door, and worked at Bethel headquarters for $10 - $15 a month.7 Six years after Rutherford's death in 1942, the Old Testament saints still had not arrived, so the Society quietly sold "Beth Sarim," thus closing an embarrassing chapter in their predictive history.8
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Yes. Oneness Pentecostals (United Pentecostal Church), Swedenborgians, Christadelphians and Unitarians are not Trinitarian. I believe the Jehovah's Witnesses are not Trinitarians, either.
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hmm...i used to be penticostal and i became adventist.\n\nit really depends on what branch of penticostalism you are talking about. there is the liberal type and the conservative type.\n\ni grew up on the conservative side. women wore dresses..you almost never cut your hair. as a woman you never wore anything above your knees. etc etc etc.\n\nso here are the similarities and differences that i have seen.\n\nas church standard..modesty is appreciated by both denominations.\n\nthey both read the same Bible (at least in romanian they do....im a romanian). \n\nromanian penticostal women wear headcoverings.....as most adventist women dont, though a few older women do, and in Romania, where teh custom of wearing a scarf on your head is very much a cultural thing, some adventist women will wear them out there.\n\nboth denominations believe that all the gifts of the spirit are still to be used today. the only difference is in the manifestation. Penticostals have the manifestations at just about any church meeting and home prayer meetings. While adventists believe that the gifts are to be used specifically when you are directly ministring to someone or witnessing to them about God. ( like peter did in the 1st chap. of Acts.) \n\na difference would be in the day of worship, pentis on sunday and SDA's on saturday. though both of them usually keep it the same way. at least when i grew up, we didnt cook or sew or do any work on sunday. and adventists do about the same.\n\nthere are also a few doctrinal differences, like about what happens when you die and about hell and about the whole tribulation and rapture issue. but those are deeper sujects. message me if you want to know more info.
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I think that Mormons have an amazing life style.  If you look in the bible and seek out the life that Christ had, you will notice that Mormons are Saints that beilive Christ, they believe EVERYTHING he has said, he says and all that he will say.  He speaks to his prophets.  God has called a prophet today to lead His children.  Mormons believe this. They are people that are far from perfect. But that's why they keep going to church, cuz they know that keeping the commandments is showing the Savior that they love him.  Jesus Christ is and always will be at the head of His church.  That's why the mormon church is really called "The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints".  It has this name because when  Christ was on earth he had his church, being the name of Jesus Christ.  But because the people didn't believe him back then and they killed his apostals, his perfect church was lost.  So, that's why God had to call a prophet today to organize and RESTORE his true and living church on the earth today.\n                The Jehova Witnesses are God fearing people.  But we shouldn't fear God so much that we don't love him.  I've met them.  They are children of God as well.  But they change the word of God and they have no prophet and they don't believe in certain scriptures or commandments.  The seventh day adventists are good people as well.  They just have the wrong day.   If you truly know the bible, you'll see that Christ broke bread on the FIRST DAY of the week.  SUNDAY !!!!