Religions similar to JWs.

by LtCmd.Lore 25 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Honesty

  The World Wide Church of God.

  Same Jesus.

  Soul Sleep.

  The Trinity is pagan.

  Work for your salvation instead of being saved by grace through faith.
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  Philippus79

  Hi!

  A church that springs off from th JW but has developed a much more sophisticated understanding based on the Bible are the "Lords' Witnesses". They also try to discern a grammatical biblecode which seems to make some sense.

  A table comparing their doctrines to other major churches (plus JW *gg*) can be found here: http://www.truebiblecode.com/churches.html

  Regards,

  Philippus
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  blondie

  In my mind, first and foremost, any religion similar to jws has to not believe in the trinity and not in the convoluted way the Mormons do, who believe Jesus is God, but leave the holy spirit out of the equation.

  With that as a basis, then it is necessary to look at unitarian religions. Some just don't believe that Jesus is even God's Son.

  Non-trinitarian religions

  Bible Students (all groups)(as WTS members were known by until 1931)

  List of major non-Trinitarian churches

  • Christadelphianism
  • Christian Science
  • Jehovah’s Witnesses
  • Mormonism/Restorationism - there are over thirty Mormon sects, but these two are the biggest
    • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (biggest, best known Mormon group)
    • Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganised LDS, the second biggest grouping)
  • Arian Catholicism
  • Unitarianism
  • Nontrinitarianism

  Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Trinitarian_churches"

  Groups

  • American Unitarian Conference
  • Arian Catholicism
  • Arianism
  • Bible Students
  • Christadelphians
  • Christian Conventions a non-denominational group which publishes no dogmatic positions, but which a majority of observers classify as non-Trinitarian
  • Church of Christ, Scientist
  • Church of God General Conference (Abrahamic Faith)
  • Church of the Blessed Hope (Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith; not part of General Conference, see below)
  • Creation Seventh Day Adventism
  • Doukhobors
  • Higher Ground Online
  • Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Living Church of God
  • Living Hope International Ministries
  • Molokan
  • Monarchianism
  • New Church
  • Non-Trinitarian churches
  • Oneness Pentecostals
  • Polish Brethren
  • Socinianism
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon)
  • The Way International
  • Unification Church
  • Unitarian Christians
  • Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship*

  * Independent affiliates of the Unitarian Universalist Association

  • Iglesia ni Cristo
  • True Jesus Church
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  LtCmd.Lore

  Thank you all, these links are great! They should provide plenty of ammo.

  Now, pardon me while I finish reading them...
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  Nathan Natas

  Keep in mind that anyone who "studies" with Jehovah's Witnesses is kept very busy following the curriculum of the WTB&TS, and that curriculum intends to reveal some information but conceal much more. This is why the WTB&TS is dogmatically opposed to "self-directed" religious inquiry. Ask the wrong questions, and the WTB&TS will throw you out.
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  wednesday

  Before a radical shake down, the Church of God was very similar to jws . Armstrong(can't recall if it was Ted or Herbert) was often accused of being an apostate. Jws just KNEW no one else had any spiritual enlighten but them. Seems Armstrong knew a few things. His son ran the church into the ground and they officially apologized for their beliefs and now are pretty mainstream, except for a few spin offs.
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  SusanHere

  The Seventh-Day Adventists, the Millennial Dawnists, and the Mormons all have common ancestry with the Watchtower Society. Once they were all the same denomination. (sorry, I forget which poster said this)

  Actually, Mormons were never part of anything else. I don't know about the others.

  In my mind, first and foremost, any religion similar to jws has to not believe in the trinity andnot in the convoluted way the Mormons do, who believe Jesus is God, but leave the holy spirit out of the equation. (Blondie)

  In fact, Mormons believe in a Godhead comprising three separate entities -- God the Father, his Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.

  The Holy Ghost is a major and vital part of daily life to Mormons. He is a teacher, revelator, protector and guide.

  SusanHere
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  LtCmd.Lore

  Wow, those christ-a-dolphinists are almost EXACTLY like witnesses.

  No trinity

  No hell

  Death is unconsiousness untill resurrected on earth.

  Issue of universal sovereignty. (I could've used that one last Saturday, during the "Why Evil" WT!!!)

  I'll have to remember those people! All I have to do is learn how to spell their name.

  Lore
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  justhuman

  There are many. Most similara ara the Mormons
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  monophonic

  wednesday wrote:

  "Before a radical shake down, the Church of God was very similar to jws . Armstrong(can't recall if it was Ted or Herbert) was often accused of being an apostate. Jws just KNEW no one else had any spiritual enlighten but them. Seems Armstrong knew a few things. His son ran the church into the ground and they officially apologized for their beliefs and now are pretty mainstream, except for a few spin offs."

  was that the church that apologized for getting 1914 wrong? i didn't know they were still around and had spin off groups. i'll check wikipedia for more info, but would love any other info you have on the church.

  just hearing that they apologized felt so refreshing, nothing the governing body would ever do....they always send the 'new light' as a 'get your act together' type message while never accepting responsibility for their 'old light'.