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The Deity of Christand the Jehovah's
Witnesses'New
World Translation
by Dave Sherrill
INTRODUCTION
This article presents some of the best
scriptural evidence of Christ's Deity as it
exists in the Jehovah's Witnesses'New
World Translation (NWT). Before reading
this article Jehovah's Witnesses may deny
that the NWT contains even a hint of
Christ's Deity. They are constantly
instructed by the Watchtower Society to
reject believing in Christ's Godhood. When
scriptural points are raised from other
translations, Jehovah's Witnesses always
have the excuse, "It's not translated
correctly in that Bible." When the same
questions are raised and answered from the
NWT they can no longer avoid the answers
with such ease. I sincerely hope you will
consider the questions raised in this study.
Theology
Reformation Theology
Systematics
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If you are a Christian I want to emphasize
that this booklet is intended as a guide to
marking your own Bible. Use it to build a
cross reference system in the margins of
your Bible at the exact point specific
scriptures are used. Doing this will put the
benefits of this booklet to the best use. Itplaces the tools you need within immediate
reach when witnessing to Jehovah's
Witnesses.
I want to acknowledge those whose work
has gone before: Walter Martin, David
Reed, Lorri MacGregor, Ron Rhodes, John
Ankerberg, John Weldon, Kevin Quick,
Marian Bodine, and many others.
Most of all I want to thank the one who is
the subject of this study, even the Lord
Jesus Christ. I say to Him as Thomas did,
"My Lord and my God!"
Dave Sherrill
Sioux City, Iowa
2nd Edition, 1995
Note: verse references marked wtih a "*"
indicate a clear reference to Christ's Deity in
the NWT.
WHO IS GOD?
Jehovah
*De 6:4Jehovah our God is one Jehovah
*De 32:39 no gods with Jehovah
No Other "Gods"
*Is 44:6-8 besides me there is no God.
there is no Rock besides me.
*Is 43:10Before me there was no God
formed.
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*Is 45:5,22 with the exception of me
there is no God.
*Is 46:8-11 no other God, nor anyone
like me.
No Other "gods"
*De 32:39 no gods with Jehovah
*Ex 20:2-3 must not have any other gods
ALL OTHER GODS OR gods ARE
FALSE
Baal
*Judges 6:31Baal, God
Dagon
*Judges 16:23-24Dagon, god
Satan
*2 Cor 4:4 Satan, god
Herod
*Acts 12:21-23Herod, a god
ARE THERE MANY GODS OR
MANY gods?
*Ps 96:4-5 One True God by nature
*Gal 4:8 those who by nature are not
gods.
*1 Cor 8:4-5 One God in 8:4. 8:5 is
referring to idols who by nature are not
gods, as seen in Gal 4:8
This helps us understand that being
God is much more than a title or a
name. It is the very nature of the being
so described as God. God is God
because of who he is, not because
people call him God.
WHO IS LORD?
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God
*Ac 17:24 God, Lord of heaven and
earth
*Ep 4:5-6 One Lord... one God and
Father
*Ac 4:24 God... Sovereign Lord
*Ac 17:24 God... Lord of Heaven and
Earth
Jehovah
*De 10:17Jehovah is Lord of lords
*1Tim 6:15Jehovah is Lord of lords
Jesus
*1 Co 8:6 one Lord, Jesus Christ
*Jude 4 our only Owner and Lord, Jesus
Christ
*Ro 10:9Jesus is Lord*Rev 17:14, 19:16Jesus is King of Kings
and Lord of lords.
*Lk 2:11 there was born to you today a
Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
This verse (Lk 2:11) shows that Jesus
was born Lord, not that he became Lord
later.
HOW MANY LORDS ARE THERE?
One Lord
*Ep 4:5-6 One Lord... one God and
Father
*1 Co 8:6 one Lord, Jesus Christ
*Jude 4 our only Owner and Lord, Jesus
Christ
WHO IS SAVIOR?
God
*Titus 1:3 Our Savior, God
*Titus 3:4 Our Savior, God
* 1 Tim 1:1 God, our Savior
*2 Sam 22:3 God my Savior
*Ps 7:10 God, a Savior
*Ps 17:7 God, o Savior
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*Ps 106:21 God their Savior
*Is 43:3 God your Savior
*Is 45:15 God of Israel, a Savior
*Lu 1:47 God my Savior
*1 Tim 2:3 our Savior, God
*1 Tim 4:10 God, who is a Savior
*Titus 2:10 our Savior, God
*Jude 25 the only God our Savior
Jehovah Alone
*Is 43:11I am Jehovah and besides me
there is no savior
*Is 45:21Jehovah alone is Savior
*Hos 13:4No savior but Jehovah
*Is 49:26I, Jehovah, am your Savior and
Repurchaser
*Is 60:16I, Jehovah, am your Savior and
Repurchaser
Jesus
*Php 3:20 we are eagerly waiting for a
savior, the Lord Jesus Christ
Titus 2:13 we wait for the happy hope
and glorious manifestation of the great
God and of [the] Savior of us, Jesus
Christ.
NWT introduces [the] into the previous
verse to obscure that Jesus is called
God there.
*Titus 1:4 God [the] Father and ChristJesus our Savior
*Titus 3:6Jesus Christ our Savior
2 Pet 1:1 our God and [the] Savior Jesus
Christ.
NWT adds [the] to the previous verse
to obscure the fact that Jesus is called
God there.
*John 4:42 the savior of the world
*Ac 5:31 Chief Agent and Savior
*Ac 13:23 a savior, Jesus
*Ep 5:23 a savior of [this] body*2 Tim 1:10 our Savior, Christ
*2 Pet 1:11 the everlasting kingdom of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
*2 Pet 2:20 the Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ
*2 Pet 3:2 Who is being spoken of here?
Jehovah or Jesus?
*2 Pet 3:18 our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ
*1 John 4:14 the Father has sent forth his
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Son as Savior of the world
WHO IS OWNER AND LORD?
Jesus
*Jude 4 our only Owner and Lord, Jesus
Christ
*Ep 4:5-6 one Lord, one faith.Who is
the one Lord? Jehovah or Jesus?
WHO FORGIVES SINS?
God
*Mk 2:7 God alone can forgive sin
*Lk 5:21 God alone can forgive sin
Jesus
*Mk 2:5-7,10Jesus forgives sin
*Lk 5:24Jesus forgives sin
WHO PURCHASED CHURCH WITH
HIS OWN BLOOD?
God
Ac 20:28 Why is [Son] in brackets? How
can this be "understood" without being
in the Greek text explicitly?
SAVED BY FAITH IN WHO?
Jesus
*Ac 4:12 There is not another name
under heaven by which we must be
saved.Whose name is this?
*Ac 10:43 everyone putting faith in him
gets forgiveness of sins through his
name.Who is "him?"
*John 1:12 to them he gave authority to
become God's children, because they
were exercising faith in his name
*John 3:16 everyone exercising faith in
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Jehovah
*Rev 1:8Jehovah is the Alpha and
Omega, the Almighty
Jesus
*Rev 22:12-13 Alpha and Omega = first
and last. Who is this?
*Rev 22:16 Shows Jesus as speaking in
vs 12-13
*Rev 1:12-18 Who is the Son of man?
Jesus. What does he call himself? First
and Last. First and Last = Alpha and
Omega = the Almighty. Jesus is
Almighty God.
*Rev 22:12-13 Alpha and Omega is
"coming." Is Jehovah "coming?"
SHOULD WE BOW BEFORE
ANOTHER GOD OR god?
No
*Ex 34:14Don't prostrate before another
god.
Jesus
*Php 2:9-11 Knees bend at the name ofJesus
Father
*Ep 3:14 Knees bend before the Father
WHO RECEIVES WORSHIP?
God
Matt 4:10 Worship the Lord God only
Jesus
In all of these verses the NWT has
replaced the word "worship" with
"obeisance."
Matt 2:2,11Magi worship Christ
Matt 14:33Disciples worship Jesus
Matt 28:9 the Marys worship Jesus
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Matt 28:16-17 The eleven worship Jesus
John 9:38 The healed blind man
worshipped Jesus
Heb 1:6All angels worship Jesus
Rev 5:11-14Millions of angels worship
Jesus
People worshipped other people or
angels and were rebuked for it. See
Rev 19:10; 22:8-9; Ac 10:25
What is obeisance?
Watchtower defines it as follows, "used
to des ignate the custom of prostrating
oneself before a person..." (Reasoning,
p.215) Applying the Watchtower's own
definition of obeisance to the verses
describing people giving obeisance toJesus, we could say that they
"prostrated themselves before a god"
since Jesus is "a god" in Watchtower
theology. This is a clear and logical
conclusion to reach by following the
Watchtower's own definition of
obeisance and who they believe Jesus
is. Upon reaching this conclusion we
need to go immediately to the following
verse.
*Ex 34:14 For you must not prostrateyourself to another god, because
Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, he is a
jealous God.
While the Watchtower attempts to draw
the unwarranted conclusion that
"obeisance" to Jesus is somehow
different than worship, their own
definition of obeisance leads them into
clear and direct conflict with Ex 34:14.
Either Jesus is God or those renderingobeisance to him are guilty of
"prostrating themselves before another
god."
This refutes the Watchtower's claim
that "obeisance" to Jesus is ok
because it is not worship. The
Watchtower has inadvertently admitted
that worship is given to Jesus in the
Reasoning book p. 214. The question is
stated as follows, "Does the fact that
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is God?"
JESUS NAME IS EXALTED IN NEW
TESTAMENT
*Ma 18:20 where 2 or 3 are gathered
together in my name
*Lk 10:17 demons are made subject to us
by use of your name
*Ac 16:18I order you in the name of
Jesus Christ to come out of her
*Lk 24:47 on the basis of his name
repentance for forgiveness of sins would
be preached
*John 1:12 to them he gave authority to
become God's children, because they
were exercising faith in his name
*John 3:16 everyone exercising faith inhim
*Ac 10:43 everyone putting faith in him
gets forgiveness of sins through his name
*1 Jo 3:23 this is his commandment, that
we have faith in the name of his Son
Jesus Christ
*1 Jo 5:13you may know that you have
life everlasting, you who put your faith in
the name of the Son of God
*Ac 4:12 there is not another name
under heaven... by which we must besaved
*Jo 14:13-14, 26 whatever you ask in my
name, I will do it
*Ac 3:16 our faith in his name has made
this man strong
*Ac 4:7-10,30 healing and signs come in
the name of Jesus
*1 Co 1:2 with all who everywhere are
calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ
*Ep 1:21far above every name named*Php 2:9-11 the name that is above every
other name
*Ac 1:8you will be witnesses of me
WHO KNOWS MEN'S HEARTS?
Jehovah alone
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*Is 9:6Jesus is Mighty God
IS JESUS GOD?
In all but the last verse of the following
references the NWT mistranslates each
one.
Titus 2:13
Heb 1:8
Ps 45:6
2 Pe 1:1
1 Jo 5:20
*Is 9:6Mighty God
IS JESUS JEHOVAH?
*Ro 10:9-13 Publicly declare that Jesusis Lord and believe in your heart that he
was raised from the dead and you will be
saved.
*Ro 10:9 (Whose name are you calling
on for salvation?)
*Ro 10:10 With the mouth one makes
public declaration for salvation. (What
public declaration? That Jesus is Lord.)
*Ro 10:11None that rests his faith on
him will be disappointed. (Who is
"him?" He is the subject of verses 9and 10, Jesus.)
*Ro 10:12 One Lord, rich to those calling
on him. (On who? Vs 9 identifies that we
are to call on Jesus by name.)
*Ro 10:13 For "everyone who calls on
the name of Jehovah will be saved."
(Return to vs. 9 to see whose name
must be called on to be saved. It is
Jesus. What Paul was doing in vs 9-13
was clearly explaining that Jesus is God
based on OT verses about God (Joel2:32) applied directly to Jesus. Verse 9
and verse 13 are references to the
same profession that saves, precisely
that Jesus is Lord. Verse 13 is
identifying the same one to call on for
salvation that is named in verse 9.)
*Ep 1:21Jesus' name above every name
in this system and the system to come
*Ac 4:12 Salvation in Jesus' name alone
*Php 2:9Jesus' name above every other
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name
*Ex 34:12-15 Jehovah's command not to
prostrate before other gods. Note that
Jehovah condemns little "g" gods here.
If JWs were to bow before Jesus then
according to their theology they would
be bowing before a little "g" god. This
would violate Jehovah's command. But
Jehovah has said that at the name of
Jesus every knee will bend. (Php 2:9-
11) Would Jehovah command that
people bend their knees to Jesus when
he has expressly forbidden bowing
before other gods?
*Ep 3:14 compare with Php 2:9
*Is 45:22-24 for OT parallel of bowing
to the Father that Paul was quoting in
Php 2:9 and applying to Jesus in saying
that "every knee will bend down and
every tongue will swear". It is a direct
quote from the OT referring to Jehovah
and is applied clearly and directly to
Jesus. Paul definitely believed that
Jesus is Jehovah.
Zech 14:3-5 with Mat 25:31 and Ac
1:11-12 Who is returning with the holy
ones? Jesus or Jehovah?
Zech 14:5 with 1 Thess 3:13
IS JESUS ALMIGHTY?
*Heb 1:3He sustains all things by the
word of his power. Is this mighty or
almighty? Could anything less than "all
might" sustain "all things?"
*Rev 4:8Jehovah God, who was and is
and is to come, the Almighty.Who is
coming? Jehovah or Jesus?
*Rev 22:20 Jesus is coming as identified
in Rev 4:8. Jesus is Almighty God.
IS JESUS OMNIPRESENT?
*Mat 18:20 Where 2 or 3 are gathered
together in my name
*Mat 28:20I am with you all the days
until the conclusion of the system of
things
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DOES JESUS HAVE ALL
AUTHORITY?
*Ma 28:18 all means all
WHAT IS HEADSHIP?
*1 Co 11:3 Headship, not quality of
being. Is man a superior human in
quality compared to woman? No.
Therefore this verse cannot be teaching
that Christ is inferior to the Father if it
is not teaching that women are inferior
to men. If it is teaching that Christ is
inferior in quality to the Father, then
language demands that the same
inferiority of quality be applied to
women, and we know that it cannot be.
WHAT DOES FIRSTBORN MEAN?
*Co 1:15Jesus is firstborn of all
creation. Does this refer to order of
creation or to the headship of Christ?
The Greek word used is proto-tokos.
There is a different Greek word that
specifically means 'first created', proto-
tiktos.
*Ps 89:20-27 David was not born first.
Also, who was Joseph's firstborn? See
Ge 41:50-52, Ge 48:1-20, Ps 89:27, and
Jer 31:7-9
IS JESUS EQUAL TO JEHOVAH?
*1 Cor 15:28 This verse identifies achange in the Son's position relative to
the Father. What is the Son's position
before subjecting himself to the Father?
Equal to! This verse describes a change
in position. The Son "becomes subject"
to the Father. This means that at some
point he is not subject and he changes
position to "become subject." Note the
presence of "when" and "then" in the
verse.
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DOES JESUS SHARE JEHOVAH'S
GLORY?
*Is 6:1-5 with John 12:37-41 Isaiah's
vision of Jehovah's glory is applied by
John to Jesus in verse 41. He says
Isaiah saw his glory. Who did Johnmean by [his] and who did Isaiah see?
*Is 42:8 with John 17:5. Jehovah will not
share his glory yet Jesus has glory
alongside Jehovah
*John 12:45 Can any creature claim
this? No. Jesus is not like any created
being.
*Is 48:11 Jehovah will not give his glory
to anyone else.
IS JESUS THE EXACT
REPRESENTATION OF THE
FATHER?
*John 12:45He that beholds me beholds
him that sent me
*2 Co 4:4 Christ, who is the image of
God
*He 1:3 the exact representation of hisvery being
*John 8:19 if you knew me, you would
know my Father also
*John 12:44 he who puts faith in me
*John 14:7-9 know me, know my Father
also
Col 2:9 Theotes vs. Theiotes or
(Essence vs. Quality)
IS JESUS MASTER?
*Col 3:24 Slave for the Master, Christ
WHO IS THE STUMBLING STONE?
Jehovah
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*Is 8:13-14 Who? Jehovah.
Jesus
*1 Pe 2:6-8 Who? Jesus.
HOLY SPIRIT SENT IN WHOSE
NAME?
Father
*Lk 10:17 Father's name.
Jesus
*John 14:26 Jesus' name
WHO DO WE SERVE?
Jehovah alone
*Mat 4:10 Then Jesus said to him: "Go
away, Satan! For it is written, 'It is
Jehovah your God you must worship,
and it is to him alone you must render
sacred service.'"
God and Jesus
*Jam 1:1James, a slave of God and of
the Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus
*Ro 1:1 Paul, a slave of Jesus
*2 Co 5:15Live for him who died for us
*Ga 1:10 Christ's slave
*Phil 1:1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of
Jesus*Co 3:24 slave for the Master, Christ
*Co 4:12Epaphras, a slave of Jesus
Christ
*Jude 1Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ
CHRIST'S HUMILIATION OR
EMPTYING OF HIMSELF TO
BECOME A MAN
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*Php 2:7 he emptied himself
*John 14:28 The Father is greater than I
am
*John 20:17I am ascending to my God
and your God
*Ac 17:30-31 he purposes to judge by a
man he has appointed
*1 Co 11:3 Is this quality of being? Is
man by nature superior to woman? Or is
this headship which does not imply any
innate superior quality of the one
holding the headship? Yes. See 1 Co
15:28.
WHO HAS WITNESSES?
Jehovah
*Is 43:10 "You are my witnesses" says
Jehovah
*Is 44:6-8you are my witnesses
Jesus
*Ac 1:8 You will be witnesses of me
*Ac 13:31 who are now his witnesses
Ac 8:35 Philip witnessed about Jesus
IS JESUS MICHAEL?
*Dan 10:13,21Michael, one of the
foremost princes
*Dan 12:1Michael will stand up
*Jude 9 when Michael had a difference
with the Devil he did not dare to bring a
judgment against him
*Lk 4:8Jesus rebukes satan
*Heb 1:6Let all God's angels worship
him*Php 2:9 the name that is above every
other name
*Heb 1:6 Jesus is above all angels. The
text does not say "all other angels." It
says all angels and shows that Jesus is
not included in that group. Thus he
cannot be Michael the Archangel.
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COME TOGETHER IN JESUS'
NAME
*Ma 18:20 where 2 or 3 are gathered in
my name
HEALING COMES IN JESUS' NAME
*Ac 4:7-10Healed a lame man by faith
in the name of Jesus
*Ac 3:16 his name, by [our] faith in his
name, has made this man strong
SIGNS COME IN JESUS' NAME
*Ac 4:30 signs and portents occur
through the name of your holy servantJesus
DEMONS ARE SUBJECT TO JESUS'
NAME
*Lk 10:17 the demons are made subject
to us by the use of your name
WHO ANSWERS PRAYER?
Father
*Jo 15:16 Father's name
Jesus
*John 14:13-14Jesus answers
*Lk 10:17Jesus' name*Ac 7:59-60 Stephen prayed to Jesus
IS CHRIST IN US?
John 15:4-5 NWT says 'in union with us'.
This is especially inconsistent seeing
that similar Greek construction 'in the
vine' doesn't have 'union with' inserted
into it.
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John 17:23,26 Why 'union with' added to
verse 23? In vs 26 same phrase of love
'in them' doesn't say 'in union with'.
Ro 8:9-10 God's spirit in you... Christ in
union with you. Vs. 9 shows the Spirit
"in you." Vs. 10 says Christ is "in
union with you." This obscures our deep
personal relationship with Christ, with
him living "in us." In vs. 9 "in you"
comes from Greek [en humin]. Vs.10
also says [en humin] but the NWT
chooses to obscure the issue by
translating it as "in union with." Why
the inconsistency?
2 Cor 13:5Jesus in us is the test of the
faith. Once again NWT has added
'union with.' More examples of addition
of 'union with': Ga 1:15-16, Ga 2:20
IS CHRIST'S SPIRIT EQUAL TO
GOD'S SPIRIT
*Ro 8:9 True Christians have God's
spirit and Christ's spirit dwelling in
them.
WHO RAISED JESUS?
God
*1 Thess 1:9-10 Whom he [God] raised
up from the dead
*Ac 2:24 God raised Jesus from the
dead.
Jesus
*Jo 2:19,21I will raise it up
WHO IS THE JUDGE OF MAN?
Jesus
*Jo 5:22-23Jesus
*2 Cor 5:10Jesus
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WHO IS LORD OF THE SABBATH?
Jesus
*Ma 12:8Jesus
JESUS' CLAIMS ABOUT HIMSELF
*Jo 5:18 The Jews understood Jesus
made himself equal with God.
*Jo 10:28-33 The Jews said "You make
yourself God."
*Jo 10:36 "I am God's Son" is a claim
to a unique relationship with God. Jews
considered it blasphemy because Jesus
was claiming to be God by saying this.
They wanted to stone him. There are
five reasons for stoning:
Spiritism Lev 20:27 Blasphemy Lev
24:10-23 False Prophecy Deut 13:5-
10 Stubborn son Deut 21:18-21
Adultery or rape Deut 22:21-24 Lev
20:10
JESUS AT BIRTH
Lord
*Lk 2:11 there was born to you today a
Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Did
Jesus become Lord later or was he
Lord from birth?
Christ
*Lk 2:11 there was born to you today a
Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Did
Jesus become the Christ at his baptismby John? This verse shows that Jesus
was born the Christ. Born today, who is
the Christ, not "who will become" the
Christ.
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