Jehovah's Witness

Jehovah's Witnesses

Nature of God

Evangelical Christianity - 
One God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14

Jehovah's Witnesses -
Jehovah alone is Almighty God. The Trinity is rejected.
Deuteronomy 6:4; John 17:3

Jesus' Identity

Evangelical Christianity - 
Jesus is God the Son, fully God and fully man.
John 1:1; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:8

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Jesus is God's first creation and is identified with Michael the Archangel before coming to earth.
Colossians 1:15; Revelation 3:14

The Trinity

Evangelical Christianity -
Core Christian doctrine.
Matthew 28:19; John 10:30

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Rejected as unbiblical.
John 14:28; John 17:3

Holy Spirit

Evangelical Christianity - 
Third Person of the Trinity and fully God.
Acts 5:3-4; John 14:26

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
God's active force, not a person.
Genesis 1:2; Acts 2:17

Jesus' Resurrection

Evangelical Christianity - 
Bodily resurrection.
Luke 24:39; John 20:27

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Jesus was raised as a spirit creature, not in the same physical body.
1 Peter 3:18 (interpreted differently)

Salvation

Evangelical Christianity - 
By grace through faith alone in Christ.
Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:28

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Through faith in Christ, obedience to Jehovah, and faithful association with God's organization.
James 2:24; Matthew 24:13

Hell

Evangelical Christianity - 
Eternal conscious punishment or separation from God (depending on denomination).
Matthew 25:46; Revelation 20:15

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Hell (Hades/Sheol) is the grave; eternal torment is rejected.
Ecclesiastes 9:5,10

Heaven

Evangelical Christianity -
All believers ultimately share in eternal life with God.
John 14:2-3; Revelation 21

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Only 144,000 go to heaven; most faithful believers live forever on a restored earth.
Revelation 7:4; Revelation 14:1-3

The Soul

Evangelical Christianity -
Human souls continue consciously after death.
Philippians 1:23; Luke 23:43

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
The soul is not inherently immortal.
Ezekiel 18:4

Cross

Evangelical Christianity - 
Jesus died on a cross.
Matthew 27:32-50

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Jesus died on a torture stake rather than a traditional cross.
Based on JW interpretation of the Greek word stauros

Authority

Evangelical Christianity - 
Bible alone is the final authority.
2 Timothy 3:16-17

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Bible interpreted through the Governing Body.
Matthew 24:45-47 (applied to the Governing Body)

Blood Transfusions

Evangelical Christianity - 
Generally permitted.
Acts 15:28-29 (typically interpreted differently)

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Prohibited based on biblical commands regarding blood.
Acts 15:28-29

Political Involvement

Evangelical Christianity - 
Varies among Christians.
Romans 13:1-7

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Political neutrality is required.
John 17:16

Celebrations

Evangelical Christianity - 
Christmas and birthdays generally permitted.
Romans 14:5-6

Jehovah's Witnesses - 
Christmas, birthdays, and many holidays are rejected.
Viewed as having pagan origins

 If Jesus is truly eternal God rather than a created being, then worshiping Him as Lord would be required rather than viewing Him as the highest creature.