Jehovahs Witnesses -The JWs deny the Trinity, Jesus physical resurrection, and His deity. Are they Christian?
It is clear in Scripture that Jesus Christ claims to be more than a prophet. He proclaims His death and resurrection. He also makes startling statements that the Jews of the day believed were claims of being equal to God. He is what was contained in the holy of holies, the Bread from Heaven, the Word of God, and the Rod of Aaron. He is called ‘God with us’ and ‘Mighty God’ by Isaiah. Thomas calls Him ‘My Lord and My God.’ http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2001/0101sbs.asp offers the following arguments: “Where are the Old Testament seeds of the Trinity? In Deuteronomy 6:4, one finds the Shema, the Jewish expression of monotheism: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.” There are two words in Hebrew for one. Yachid means only one. Echod means a compound unity or a united one—as in Genesis: “evening and morning . . . one day” or “husband and wife . . . one flesh.” This second word, echod
According the Bible, God is a Triune Being. As all humans are a trinity (soul, body, and spirit–1 Ths. 5:23), God is also a Trinity. In Genesis 1:26, God said, “Let us make man in our image. . .” In Genesis 11:7, God said, “. . . .let us go down, and there confound their language. . .” The terms “us” and “our” obviously refer to the Holy Trinity. So the Trinity is found in the very early chapters of the Bible. In the New Testament, we can see all three Members of the Trinity at the Baptism of Jesus in Matthew chapter three. God the Father is speaking from Heaven. God the Son is being baptized, and God the Holy Ghost is descending like a dove. When Jesus gave the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20, He said in verse 19, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” 1 John 5:7 tells us that there are THREE that bear record in Heaven: “. . . the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” (T
