A spokesman for the Jehovah’s Witnesses, who are having a major Convention here this week, was quoted in a TV interview today, saying they are Christians. They believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior. Sounds like they may be Christians, but are they? Here is a list of their major Doctrines. Compare them with what the Bible says. Many will be deceived by what the spokesman said. This is another illustration about how essential it is to pay careful attention to definitions.
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/80/story_8034_1.html
Jehovah’s Witnesses are misnamed. They are not Christians. They come to our door frequently. I do not let them in- see 2 John vv. 7-11 below (This text is a warning about many Clergy in today‘s “mainline” Denominations, as well. And many contemporary Evangelical Leaders need to be aware that their Doctrine of Christ may also be slipping into the same error: generally speaking- Socinianism and modern day Unitarianism)
7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. 9 Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, 11 for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.
NOTE: “the teaching of Christ” means the teaching about [the Doctrine of] Christ, eg- that He is the incarnation of God the Son (v.7); not the teachings given by Christ, such as the Sermon on the Mount