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by Anonymous on December 16th, 2005

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses believe people of other religions can be saved?

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  • by Brenda Lee on January 7th, 2006

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    Everyone, including small children, will die at armageddon unless they are extremely devout JWs. Even non-devout JWs will die, according to them.

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  • by pepe09 on May 2nd, 2008

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    Jehovah's Witnesses believe that millions that have lived in centuries past and who were not Jehovah's Witnesses will come back in a resurrection and have an opportunity for life.
    Many now living may yet take a stand for truth and righteousness before the "great tribulation," and they will gain salvation. Moreover, Jesus said that we should not be judging one another. We look at the outward appearance; God looks at the heart.

    He sees accurately and judges mercifully.

    He has committed judgment into Jesus' hands, not ours.

    Matthew 7:1-5; 24:21; 25:31.

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  • by Perryman on June 6th, 2006

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    Remember, in Jesus day, only the people that followed him and listened to his Father would be saved. The same is true today. I am never dogmatic in this answer. God can read hearts. (1 Samuel 16:7) No man of any religion can.
    If you really want to see the answer to this question, then be there after Armaggeddon.
    Rember the words of Matthew 24:13
    "But he that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved. " And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come".

    A recent, September 15 2006, Watchtower, page 6 stated it this way:

    "Only those standing in an approved condition before the Son of man, jesus, will have the prospect of surviving the end of this system of things". Those words stand true. There is no need for any human to judge another.

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  • by pugwashjw65 on January 7th, 2006

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    All the hateful comments seem to prove that the J.W's are really doing what Jesus asked. John 15; . 18 If the world hates YOU, YOU know that it has hated me before it hated YOU. 19 If YOU were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because YOU are no part of the world, but I have chosen YOU out of the world, on this account the world hates YOU.
    The commenters are part of the world. J.W's even though they live IN the world, try not to be a part of the system. The Jews have been terribly persecuted, but there were two religious groups in Hitler's death camps. The Jews AND Jehovah's Witnesses. And all the witnesses had to do to be released was DENOUNCE THEIR GOD, JEHOVAH. They refused...and died. Sadly, the Jews were not given that choice.

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  • by pugwashjw65 on September 12th, 2006

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    Which religion is obeying (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, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. And, look! I am with YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”
    Only the mormons come close, but they preach "The Book of Mormon".
    All other religions depend on their clergy to accomplish a job that is so huge that even Jesus said it could never be finished before Armageddon. Even with every single J.W. doing the preaching [ numbering now 6.5 million] it will not be completed. (Matthew 10:23) When they persecute YOU in one city, flee to another; for truly I say to YOU, YOU will by no means complete the circuit of the cities of Israel until the Son of man arrives.
    Since the preaching has been taken to the world, commencing with Cornelius [ Acts ch. 10] the scripture applies to today.

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  • by pugwashjw65 on September 12th, 2006

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    God's standards are very very high. In the days of Noah, only eight people survived. What about the parents of the wives of Noah's three sons. Surely they were 'good' people otherwise Noah would not have permitted his sons to marry the daughters. But they perished. Why? because they took no note of the warning message preached by Noah. Not for a few months but somewhere between 60 and 80 years. All the time it took to build the Ark. If they had taken notice, they could have built their own life saving Ark, or something similar.

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  • by pugwashjw65 on January 22nd, 2006

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    J.W's DO point out what other religions are doing and DO quote the scriptures that are relevant to that ' doing'. But they do not indulge in personal attacks.

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  • by autumn leaves on September 30th, 2009

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    if we didn't believe this we would not be preaching door to door. we believe what the bible says. to be saved we have to produce fruits of repentance and acts that comply with God's standards. this is what most individuals refuse to accept.

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  • by Anonymous on September 27th, 2006

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    Yes, but only if they disown their other religion. They have to study the Watchtower, study their rules, and then obey these. Often it means throwing out harmless and enjoyable articles that aren't even being used for idolatrous purposes (like a cross that the wearer likes, even if it is not used in worship). The person must cease associating with "the world" and its practices--even such things as holidays and flag salutes are repudiated as "disgusting". Then the person has to go out and preach from door to door. Finally, baptism is necessary as a JW. Only then can they be "saved"--and that's only if they don't f&$@ up later. And they are not assured salvation--one can put in 200 hours per month and still die for not putting in 201 hours (there are 720-744 hours in most months). This fear is purposely instilled so that people will put in more hours than is good for them, often creating financial or health problems and stressing out small kids needlessly.

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  • by Doc on November 12th, 2009

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    Heres what they believe about this is direct to the point. And this is not bashing what they are told to believe.
    Only Jehovah Witnesses will survive Armageddon all
    others will be destroyed. Dont get upset if you are
    not a Jehovah Witness unless you are Jesus or an apostate. Becus you will get your chance.Jesus cant come back cause he died for our sins and if he came back he would negate that.
    After the Jehovah witnesses watch the Buzzards
    and other birds eat the flesh of the billions of dead
    bodies. I guess the make shovels and bury the bones.
    Heres where the people who believe the God of the
    Bible come in because we didnt follow the Watchtowers
    changing version of Gods word.
    Since the Bible states that the wages of sin is
    death. We pay our debt by dieing and after the Jehovah Witnesses build us a house we are resurrected.
    Finally we are given a chance to study with
    Gods chosen orginazation and if we finally catch on
    we can stay there. But we have got to stay in good with
    the folks in Brooklyn or we can still be destroyed.
    You are not going to get this from any Jehovah Witness
    that responds to this.
    They are going to say I am a Jehovah Witness basher,
    however ever to them if you are not a witness you
    are part of Satans bunch. So I guess you can not win

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