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subtopics = [[Beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses|Beliefs]] - [[Jehovah's Witnesses: Jesus]], [[JehohavJehovah's Witnesses: Blood|Blood]] |

The Jehovah's Witnesses had their beginnings in the late 1870's when a small group under the leadership of sincere people led by [[Charles T. Russell]] started began to question a Bible study group. As they were studying the Bible they read things that were in conflict with number of accepted Christian doctrines including the [[Trinity]] and [[Hell]]. Upon finding this, the group sought to find the truth in the Bible. They found what they believed were many things that were commonly taught that had no Biblical proof to back the information up.  Based off this study and with help from God's spirit, they were able to begin to find the truth's contained in God's Word.

The Jehovah's Witnesses teach the following as core doctrine, basing them on certain passages. Some of these interpretations, in particular, Jesus as a created being, are in direct conflict with orthodox Christianity. * There is only one true God ([[Isaiah 43:10]]; [[Isaiah 44:6]]; [[John 17:3]]; [[1 Corinthians 8:5]]-6)* God is named Jehovah (or Yahweh) ([[Exodus 3:15]]-16; [[Exodus 6:3]]; [[Psalm 83:18]])* Jesus is God's son ([[John 10:36]]; [[John 20:17]])* Jesus was created by God ([[Colossians 1:15]]; [[Revelation 3:14]])* Bible is God's Word and true ([[2 Timothy 3:16]]; [[John 17:17]])* Christ lived a perfect life ([[1 Peter 2:22]])* Christ died for all mankind ([[Matthew 20:28]]; [[1 Timothy 2:5, ]]-6; [[1 Peter 2:24]])* Christ only had to die once for all mankind ([[Hebrews 9:25]]-28)* Christ was raised from the dead as a spirit (1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 3:18)* We are living in the Last Days (Matthew 24:3-14; 2 Timothy 3:1-5)* There is only one true Christian religion and sects are completely forbidden (Matthew 7:13, 14; Ephesians 4:4, 5; 1 Corinthians 1:10)* The soul ceases to exist at death (Ecclesiastes 9:5; Ezekiel 18:4)* The hope for the dead is a resurrection back to Earth (John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15)* Only 144,000 go will make it to heaven (Luke 12:32; . {{b|Revelation 14:1-3)* The Earth will never be destroyed (Ecclesiastes 17:4; Isaiah 45:18)}}* The righteous who survive Armageddon and the resurrected ones will live on Earth forever (Psalm 37:11, 29; Matthew 5:5)* Satan This is the ruler of the world and is blinding people from the truth (John contradicted in {{b|Revelation 14:30; 1 John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 4:3}}, 4)* An apostasy made as it says the true Biblical teachings be done away with for a period of time (Matthew 13:24-30; Matthew 24:11; Acts 20:29144, 30; 2 Timothy 4:3, 4)000 are celibate Jewish males.

The Jehovah's Witnesses are well known for their refusal to receive blood transfusions. This is based on their interpretation on a number of passages in the Bible. These include [[Genesis 9:3]]:3-4 , where God commanded Noah and his family to not eat blood. Again This command is re-iterated in [[Leviticus 7:26]] and , [[Deuteronomy 12:16]] this command is re-iterated. This command is reiterated and again in the [[New Testament]]. In a list of things that Christians were forbidden to do, since there was confusion because the Law had been abolished, the disciples said that Christians were supposed to abstain from blood.-([[Acts 15:28, ]]-29).

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that this decleration declaration applies to all forms of taking blood into the body because the Scripture in Acts does not say that you cannot eat blood but that you must completely abstain from blood. They claim that taking a blood transfusion would not be abstaining from blood.

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