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The Deity of Jesus Christ
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
ETERNAL JUDGMENT
THE TRINITY
THE HOLY SPIRIT
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THE DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST:
Jehovah's witnesses: Jesus was an angel who became a man (Watchtower, 5/15/63, p 307). He was just a man, however -- not God in the flesh (Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, p 306).
Teaching of Scripture: Jesus is / was fully God and fully man. See The Deity of Jesus Christ
THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS
Jehovah's witnesses: Jesus was only 'spiritually' raised, not physically (Awake, 7/22/73, p 4; Let God be True, p 276).
Teaching of Scripture: Jesus was physically raised. In fact, Scripture teaches Jesus even raised himself from the dead. See The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
ETERNAL JUDGMENT
Jehovah's witnesses: The doctrine of eternal torment (hell) is not valid. (Let God be True, p.90-90, and p. 94-95) The soul becomes extinct (nonexistent) after death (Let God be True, p. 74, 75 and p. 99).
Teaching of Scripture: Scripture, in both the Old and New Testament, teaches that the wicked will be eternally tormented in hell. See Hell
SALVATION
Jehovah's witnesses: Salvation is by works (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1, pp. 150, 152), through membership in the organization (Watchtower, 2/15/79, p 30).
Teaching of Scripture: Salvation by grace through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ. See Salvation
THE TRINITY
Jehovah's witnesses: The doctrine of the "trinity" is an invention of man. (Let God be True, p 100, 101)
Teaching of Scripture: Although the word "trinity" is not in the Bible, the concept of the three-in-one is throughout the Old and New Testaments. See Trinity
THE HOLY SPIRIT
Jehovah's witnesses: The Holy Spirit is an inanimate force or power. (Watchtower, 6/1/52, p 24; Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp 406, 407)
Teaching of Scripture: The Holy Spirit is a Person. See The Holy Spirit
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