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

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)* Only 144,000 will make it to heaven. {{b|Revelation 7:4}}** This is contradicted in {{b|Revelation 14}}, as it says the 144,000 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.