Belief | Scriptural Reason |
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Bible is God's Word and is truth | 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; John 17:17 |
Bible is more reliable than tradition | Matt. 15:3; Col. 2:8 |
God's name is Jehovah | Ps. 83:18; Isa. 26:4; 42:8, AS; Ex. 6:3 |
Christ is God's Son and is inferior to Him | Matt. 3:17; John 8:42; 14:28; 20:17; 1 Cor. 11:3; 15:28 |
Christ was first of God's creations | Col. 1:15; Rev. 3:14 |
Christ died on a stake, not a cross | Gal. 3:13; Acts 5:30 |
Christ's human life was paid as a ransom for obedient humans | Matt. 20:28; 1 Tim. 2:5, 6; 1 Pet. 2:24 |
Christ's one sacrifice was sufficient | Rom. 6:10; Heb. 9:25-28 |
Christ was raised from the dead as an immortal spirit person | 1 Pet. 3:18; Rom. 6:9; Rev. 1:17, 18 |
Christ's presence is in spirit | John 14:19; Matt. 24:3; 2 Cor. 5:16; Ps. 110:1, 2 |
We are now in the 'time of the end' | Matt. 24:3-14; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Luke 17:26-30 |
Kingdom under Christ will rule earth in righteousness and peace | Isa. 9:6, 7; 11:1-5; Dan. 7:13, 14; Matt. 6:10 |
Kingdom will bring ideal living conditions to earth | Ps. 72:1-4; Rev. 7:9, 10, 13-17; 21:3, 4 |
Earth will never be destroyed or depopulated | Eccl. 1:4; Isa. 45:18; Ps. 78:69 |
God will eliminate present system of things in the battle at Har-Magedon | Rev. 16:14, 16; Zeph. 3:8; Dan. 2:44; Isa. 34:2; 55:10, 11 |
Wicked will be eternally destroyed | Matt. 25:41-46; 2 Thess. 1:6-9 |
People God approves will receive everlasting life | John 3:16; 10:27, 28; 17:3; Mark 10:29, 30 |
There is only one road to life | Matt. 7:13, 14; Eph. 4:4, 5 |
Human death is due to Adam's sin | Rom. 5:12; 6:23 |
The human soul ceases to exist at death | Ezek. 18:4; Eccl. 9:10; Ps. 6:5; 146:4; John 11:11-14 |
Hell is mankind's common grave | Job 14:13, Dy; Rev. 20:13, 14, AV (margin) |
Hope for dead is resurrection | 1 Cor. 15:20-22; John 5:28, 29; 11:25, 26 |
Adamic death will cease | 1 Cor. 15:26, 54; Rev. 21:4; Isa. 25:8 |
Only a little flock of 144,000 go to heaven and rule with Christ | Luke 12:32; Rev. 14:1, 3; 1 Cor. 15:40-53; Rev. 5:9, 10 |
The 144,000 are born again as spiritual sons of God | 1 Pet. 1:23; John 3:3; Rev. 7:3, 4 |
New covenant is made with spiritual Israel | Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8:10-13 |
Christ's congregation is built upon himself | Eph. 2:20; Isa. 28:16; Matt. 21:42 |
Prayers are to be directed only to Jehovah through Christ | John 14:6, 13, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5 |
Images should not be used in worship | Ex. 20:4, 5; Lev. 26:1; 1 Cor. 10:14; Ps. 115:4-8 |
Spiritism must be shunned | Deut. 18:10-12; Gal. 5:19-21; Lev. 19:31 |
Satan is invisible ruler of world | 1 John 5:19; 2 Cor. 4:4; John 12:31 |
A Christian ought to have no part in interfaith movements | 2 Cor. 6:14-17; 11:13-15; Gal. 5:9; Deut. 7:1-5 |
A Christian should keep separate from world | Jas. 4:4; 1 John 2:15; John 15:19; 17:16 |
Obey human laws that do not conflict with God's laws | Matt. 22:20, 21; 1 Pet. 2:12; 4:15 |
Taking blood into body through mouth or veins violates God's laws | Gen. 9:3, 4; Lev. 17:14; Acts 15:28, 29 |
Bible's laws on morals must be obeyed | 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Heb. 13:4; 1 Tim. 3:2; Prov. 5:1-23 |
Sabbath observance was given only to Israel and ended with Mosaic Law | Deut. 5:15; Ex. 31:13; Rom. 10:4; Gal. 4:9, 10; Col. 2:16, 17 |
A clergy class and special titles are improper | Matt. 23:8-12; 20:25-27; Job 32:21, 22 |
Man did not evolve but was created | Isa. 45:12; Gen. 1:27; Matt. 19:4 |
Christ set example that must be followed in serving God | 1 Pet. 2:21; Heb. 10:7; John 4:34; 6:38 |
Baptism by complete immersion symbolizes dedication | Mark 1:9, 10; John 3:23; Acts 19:4, 5 |
Christians gladly give public testimony to Scriptural truth | Rom. 10:10; Heb. 13:15; Isa. 43:10-12 |