by Alastriona Ametza

Created on: September 28, 2009   Last Updated: September 29, 2009

Jehovah's Witnesses are unquestionably Christian. Merrium - Webster defines Christianity as "one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ" (refer to www.m-w.com). There are is abundent evidence to prove in a strong belief in Jesus Christ in their literature and their very Bible, the New World Translation.

From Jehovah's Witnesses official website (

www.watchtower.org):

"It is important for you to know the truth about Jesus. Why? Because the Bible says: This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ. (John 17:3) Yes, knowing the truth about Jehovah God and about Jesus Christ can lead to everlasting life on a paradise earth. (John 14:6) Furthermore, Jesus sets the best example of how to live and how to treat others. (John 13:34, 35" (1)

Merrium Webster also defines Christianity as pursuing a way of life that is in line with the teaching of Christ.

Again, from Jehovah's Witness own website www.watchtower.org:

"Long before Jesus was born, the Bible foretold the coming of the one whom God would send as the Messiah, or Christ. The titles Messiah (from a Hebrew word) and Christ (from a Greek word) both mean Anointed One..... In the first century C.E., the disciples of Jesus of Nazareth were fully convinced that he was the foretold Messiah. (John 1:41) One of the disciples, a man named Simon Peter, openly said to Jesus: You are the Christ. (Matthew 16:16) " (1)

No where is there any reference in the Jehovah's Witness website about Jesus being the Archangel Michael. He is referred to as the Messiah and God's son (not God himself, but his *son*), so as evidenced by this information. Jesus was the Christ according to Jehovah's Witnesses. According to the literature that states their beliefs quite clearly, Jesus was someone who should be followed and his words headed.

Once more from JW's own website www.watchtower.org:

"Jesus was well-known as Teacher. (John 1:38; 13:13) What did he teach? Primarily, his message was the good news of the kingdom that is, God's Kingdom, the heavenly government that will rule over the entire earth and will bring endless blessings to obedient humans. (Matthew 4:23) Whose message was this? Jesus himself said: What I teach is not mine, but belongs to him that sent me, namely, Jehovah. (John 7:16) Jesus knew that his Father wants humans to hear about the good news of the Kingdom."

So he lived, he taught, and he died for us according to Jehovah's Witnesses. It takes very little to besmirch a name; it takes just a little more to investigate the facts and see what people really believe from their own mouths.

1. http://www.watchtower.org/e/bh/article_04.htm

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