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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses say that God has standards people are required to meet?  Didn't Jesus cover that?

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Corey The Goofyhawk Profile
Corey The Goofyhawk answered

Personally, Jehovah's Witnesses kind of creep me out, however, their not wrong on this part. The Bible tells us that God is a holy God and, thus, cannot tolerate sin. He has his standards laid for us in the Bible as the Ten Commandments and the teachings of Jesus Christ. He also has His standards for atonement of sin. In the Old Testament it was to sacrifice the lamb without blemish. Today, it is to seek forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Best of luck to you, my friend!

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Hope This Helps
Hope This Helps commented
Yes, you did express yourself well, I agree.

I thought the way you expressed your thoughts on how you view a separation of periods, especially interesting:

'The difference In the Old Testament it was to sacrifice the lamb without blemish. Today, it is to seek forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Best of luck to you, my friend!'- EndQ

How would I express the difference between that, and Jehovah's Witnesses view?

Let me try it, this way:
JWs do not establish an 'Old' and 'New' separation between the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures. (In part, because the Greek Scriptures commonly quote from the Hebrew Scriptures and repeat idea and thought.)

So...Jehovah's Witnesses view matters in one light.
The sacrifice the "Lamb", without blemish, continues even as individuals seek forgiveness through Christ Jesus.

The sacrifice of animals and the practice of the Mosaic Law do not continue, I don't wish to confuse you.
But JW's are more continuous, in thought and view.
They are not 'Old' and 'New'.
Corey The Goofyhawk
Corey The Goofyhawk commented
I didn't quite follow. I have been recovering from a nasty cold, so I am not all here and I apologize. Let me see if I understand what you're saying. Its sounds like what you are saying is that JW doesn't see the Bible as Old and New testaments but as one complete book; That the physical animal sacrifice has stopped because Jesus Christ became that unblemished sacrifice, thus, disregarding the need for the physical sacrifice. Because Jesus became the unblemished sacrifice, we only need to come to Him for forgiveness instead of killing a lamb. 
Did I understand that correctly?
Corey The Goofyhawk
Corey The Goofyhawk commented
Nah, not you, my friend. Only the ones who constantly knock on my door day after day after day after day, lol.
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Charles Davis answered

I think pretty much all Christian religions state that God has standards, each interprets what the standards are, differently. Some say you have to follow the 10 commandments, some say you don't, some say the laws of the OT is required, some say the OT laws do  not apply.

If the 10 commandments were to be applied to Christians, they should actually learn what they are. Because one of the 10 commandments was to make 3 trips a year to Jerusalem, but I have yet to meet any Christians that have went to Jerusalem more the a couple of times in their lifetime

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Hope This Helps
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Ha, ha, that;s not bad.

Since that term is not in the JW vocabulary, I looked it up:

'A person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.'- A.H.D.
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Charles Davis commented
Yeah it really does not apply, but it was the best word I could think of. Being an atheist, and study the bible as much as I do, it seemed appropriate.
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Hope This Helps commented
I thought it sounded great, CD.
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Hope This Helps answered

Everyone has standards.

Some people's standards may be higher or lower than others.

Or simply, different.

Some people may promote examining God's standards, and living in harmony with them.

Jesus' sacrifice did not eliminate standards, nor requirements.

"Do your utmost to present yourself approved to God, a workman with nothing to be ashamed of, handling the word of the truth aright."- 2 Timothy 2:15

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