CHRISTIANS VS JEHOVAH WITNESS
What are holidays? How are they perceived between two different religions? To many people, holidays are a time of gatherings, gifts and socializing. To others, they are like any other day. Let’s take a look at two different religions and dive a little deeper into their holiday views and the reasoning behind them. Holidays why are they viewed totally differently by different religions? Many people do not realize the vast difference of opinions amongst many religious beliefs and teaching. Today I am going to give comparisons on two types of religious beliefs and teachings in reference to holidays Christians versus the Jehovah Witnesses. As a little girl raised as a Christian, in grade school it was hard for me to …show more content…
• Jesus commanded that we commemorate his death, not his birth.—Luke 22:19, 20. • Jesus’ apostles and early disciples did not celebrate Christmas. The New Catholic Encyclopedia says that “the Nativity feast was instituted no earlier than 243 [C.E.],” more than a century after the last of the apostles died. • There is no proof that Jesus was born on December 25; his birth date is not recorded in the Bible. • We believe that Christmas is not approved by God because it is rooted in pagan customs and rites.—2 Corinthians 6:17.(WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA, …show more content…
Jehovah Witness celebrate Jesus’s death instead of his birth like Christianity. There are many differences between Christianity and Jehovah Witnesses worship services just like there are about opinions of holidays. Where Christianity has Priest, Preachers Rabbi’s etc. the Jehovah services are lead each week by a different member of the congregation the service is more of a group participation once the lesson has been delivered it is like a study group session. Jehovah makes it their mission to go out and witness more to the public where other religions do the same in other ways as in helping host events to celebrate the holidays such as Holiday dinners open to the public as a chance to witness to the public and celebrate the holidays. I spoke to a friend who is a practicing Jehovah Witness. Teresa Rivas asked many questions from me and the following is her responses to those questions. What religion does if any does her and her family practice. What if any holidays are celebrated? What is the name of the Kingdom Hall she attends? What versions of the Bible is used? Teresa stated “We are Jehovah Witnesses and we attend the Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Hall located at 5100 S Hattie Oklahoma City, OK. We study out of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. We also, use our website JW.org. We do not
What are holidays? How are they perceived between two different religions? To many people, holidays are a time of gatherings, gifts and socializing. To others, they are like any other day. Let’s take a look at two different religions and dive a little deeper into their holiday views and the reasoning behind them. Holidays why are they viewed totally differently by different religions? Many people do not realize the vast difference of opinions amongst many religious beliefs and teaching. Today I am going to give comparisons on two types of religious beliefs and teachings in reference to holidays Christians versus the Jehovah Witnesses. As a little girl raised as a Christian, in grade school it was hard for me to …show more content…
• Jesus commanded that we commemorate his death, not his birth.—Luke 22:19, 20. • Jesus’ apostles and early disciples did not celebrate Christmas. The New Catholic Encyclopedia says that “the Nativity feast was instituted no earlier than 243 [C.E.],” more than a century after the last of the apostles died. • There is no proof that Jesus was born on December 25; his birth date is not recorded in the Bible. • We believe that Christmas is not approved by God because it is rooted in pagan customs and rites.—2 Corinthians 6:17.(WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA, …show more content…
Jehovah Witness celebrate Jesus’s death instead of his birth like Christianity. There are many differences between Christianity and Jehovah Witnesses worship services just like there are about opinions of holidays. Where Christianity has Priest, Preachers Rabbi’s etc. the Jehovah services are lead each week by a different member of the congregation the service is more of a group participation once the lesson has been delivered it is like a study group session. Jehovah makes it their mission to go out and witness more to the public where other religions do the same in other ways as in helping host events to celebrate the holidays such as Holiday dinners open to the public as a chance to witness to the public and celebrate the holidays. I spoke to a friend who is a practicing Jehovah Witness. Teresa Rivas asked many questions from me and the following is her responses to those questions. What religion does if any does her and her family practice. What if any holidays are celebrated? What is the name of the Kingdom Hall she attends? What versions of the Bible is used? Teresa stated “We are Jehovah Witnesses and we attend the Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Hall located at 5100 S Hattie Oklahoma City, OK. We study out of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. We also, use our website JW.org. We do not