Have Jehovah's Witnesses Changed the Bible to Fit Their Beliefs?

 No, we haven't. On the contrary, when we have discovered that our beliefs were not completely in line with the Bible, we have changed  our beliefs. 

Long before we started producing the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures in 1950, we examimed the Bible.  We used whatever  translation was available and formed our beliefes  accordingly.  Consider a few examples of long-standing beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses, and decide for yourself whether they match what the Bible really teaches. 

1. What we believe:  God is not a Trinity.   The July 1982  issue of Zion's Watch Tower said:  "Our readers are aware that while believe in Jehovah and Jesus, and the holy Spirit, we reject as totally unscriptural that these three are Gods in one person or, as some put it, one God in three persons. 

What the Bible says:  "Jehovah our God is one Jehovah." (Deuteronomy 6:4, The Holy Bible, by Robert Young)  "There is but one God, the Father of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.' ( 1 Corinthians 8:6,  Americal Bible Union Version) Jesus himself stated: The Father is greater than I." - JOHN 14:28, Douay-Rheims  Version. 

Next time: Have Jehovah's Witnesses Changed the Bible to Fit Their Beliefs? -Conclusion

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