Dear Anthony,
Jehovah's Witness is a fairly recent cult established in America by a man named Russell, 1854-1917. At the outset, it was known as Russellism. It was an apocalyptic religion that believed in the imminent return of the Lord. At first, they said He was going to come in 1874 or thereabouts and that date was later changed to 1914. They believed that the Bible in and of itself was not enough for one's salvation and that they needed the Watchtower publication to assist them in interpreting the scripture.
As I said, it is a cult and almost nothing that they believe is correct. They believe that Jesus was not divine, nor was the Bible sufficient for salvation. Just like Mormonism, it was a religion for the 19th Century. But, today no intelligent, educated individual could be expected to espouse Russellism or Jehovah's Witness.
I would suggest that you go to Google search and type in errors in Russellism and/or teachings of Jehovah's Witness. Personally, I do not believe in any of the doctrines and/or theologies of Russellism and consider it just as Mormonism - to be a cult.
It depends on what you mean when you ask can God accept any religion. If you equate the various Christian denominations as being religions, that is one thing. But, when you look at the other world religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Islaam, etc., that is another question in and of itself.
My answer would be simply that according to Judaism, the righteous of all nations will have their part in the world to come according to the Seven Laws of Noah, which is essentially the Ten Commandments.
Roy Blizzard |
