Local Church and Jehovah's Witnesses

pw · 05-26-2024, 10:21 AM

I was raised in the Local Church of Witness Lee and Titus Chu and still maintain some affiliation with them through family and church friends and I still think they are generally part of the Body of Christ.

I was recently invited to a online zoom 'Bible Study' with Jehovah's Witness which I have been participating weekly for well over a year. My purpose was to gain more of a direct understanding of their teachings and culture and perhaps share some of the more 'orthodox' evangelical teaching and culture of the the larger Body of Christ with them.

Anyways, I wanted to share on this forum that I have noted a striking similarity in their teachings and practises with that of the Local Church to where I believe that I have to infer that Witness Lee likely shared some of their teachings and practises into the Local Church.

These include their distain for all secular pseudo Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter. Their intense distain and criticism of the Catholic church and their practises. Their belief that they have a unique revelation or 'recovery' of the original christian truths and practises to where they are the 'true christians' (See jw.org about 'true christians') The JW's also hold to the 'gospel of the kingdom' as a special revelation of the gospel, that Jesus is coming to set up his kingdom on earth with 144000 special chosen ones. JW also hold congregational conferences similar to LSM conferences. Witness Lee propagated at door knocking campaign simmilar to JW's. Witness Lee derived his own spin on the Trinity similar to the JW's distain for the orthodox trinitarian doctrine.

Of course the JW's have some unique teachings that may be considered herectical by the rest of Christianity including the LC such as Jesus Christ not being part of the Godhead, being Michael the archangel and other unique prohibition of blood tranfusions and absolute abstinence from war.

Nonetheless similar to LC, I personally believe that there are good 'christians' (Ultimately God will judge) in the JW movement and LC movement that strive to follow and understand the Word of God. I think the world is overall a better place with these organizations, certainly better than the liberalism, secularism and hedonism and aethism teachings and practises of today, AKA 'Worldly religions' .

Anyways, I wanted to put out my recent thoughts and experience for other's feedback.

May God give us all wisdom and discernment

05-26-2024, 10:21 AM	#1
pw Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1	Local Church and Jehovah's Witnesses I was raised in the Local Church of Witness Lee and Titus Chu and still maintain some affiliation with them through family and church friends and I still think they are generally part of the Body of Christ. I was recently invited to a online zoom 'Bible Study' with Jehovah's Witness which I have been participating weekly for well over a year. My purpose was to gain more of a direct understanding of their teachings and culture and perhaps share some of the more 'orthodox' evangelical teaching and culture of the the larger Body of Christ with them. Anyways, I wanted to share on this forum that I have noted a striking similarity in their teachings and practises with that of the Local Church to where I believe that I have to infer that Witness Lee likely shared some of their teachings and practises into the Local Church. These include their distain for all secular pseudo Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter. Their intense distain and criticism of the Catholic church and their practises. Their belief that they have a unique revelation or 'recovery' of the original christian truths and practises to where they are the 'true christians' (See jw.org about 'true christians') The JW's also hold to the 'gospel of the kingdom' as a special revelation of the gospel, that Jesus is coming to set up his kingdom on earth with 144000 special chosen ones. JW also hold congregational conferences similar to LSM conferences. Witness Lee propagated at door knocking campaign simmilar to JW's. Witness Lee derived his own spin on the Trinity similar to the JW's distain for the orthodox trinitarian doctrine. Of course the JW's have some unique teachings that may be considered herectical by the rest of Christianity including the LC such as Jesus Christ not being part of the Godhead, being Michael the archangel and other unique prohibition of blood tranfusions and absolute abstinence from war. Nonetheless similar to LC, I personally believe that there are good 'christians' (Ultimately God will judge) in the JW movement and LC movement that strive to follow and understand the Word of God. I think the world is overall a better place with these organizations, certainly better than the liberalism, secularism and hedonism and aethism teachings and practises of today, AKA 'Worldly religions' . Anyways, I wanted to put out my recent thoughts and experience for other's feedback. May God give us all wisdom and discernment