#4 Call Upon Jesus? Quick Questions For Jehovah's Witnesses

QQFJWs is a series of quick questions for JWs (hence the name)and other interest parties to ponder. The answers to the questions just might be a little more revealing than most JWs would want to admit.

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[silkyhands914]

Also Corinthians 1: 19-20 says its thru Jesus that we can communicate to god.

John 16: 23,24 says the same thing. Here's a quick question for you who did Jesus pray too In Luke 6:12,13 and in mark 1:35-39 and the many other times he prayed to god?

[EvidenceMinistries]

@silkyhands914- I don't answer the questions of those who do not answer the question that I first asked of them. What does it mean to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ?

[silkyhands914]

I read your verse and i don't see that it says pray to Jesus. The next verse says may you have undeserved kindness and peace from god our father and the lord Jesus. You see how the father and son two separate identities. and there are many more examples of this. Instead the bible teaches to pray thru him. John 13:14 it was jesus himself that what u call in my name i will do this in order that the father may be glorified in connection to the son.

[EvidenceMinistries]

@silkyhands914- Look at the Greek in John 14:14 in your Kingdom Interlinear Translation. Who are we supposed to ask?

[1Minute60Seconds]

- Nice hair style.

- Really?

- Well... not really.

[EvidenceMinistries]

@1Minute60Seconds

- Nice insult. Is that the best you can do to defend your faith, Insult me?

-Really?

-Well... no really.

[ChannyOhManny]

As many people explained below, we pray to God, Jehovah, THROUGH Jesus Christ. "No one comes to through the Father except through me." [John 14:6] We don't "call" upon Jesus.

[dsim01]

In Jesus name we pray Amen. Not we pray to Jesus. That would be putting him above Jehovah which is wrong hence: creating another god instead of praying to the God of Jacob which is Jehovah (Yahweh)

[mendalz]

your making a mistake. your conclusion is based upon the false assumption that the expression "to call upon," is limited to meaning "to pray to."

it means to recognise his authority. we acknowledge that jesus is "the way" to the father, when we approach jehovah "through" him, using his name in our prayers, acknowledging his spirit anointed role in Gods kingdom. (john 14:6)

this is how we call on jesus name, while praying to jehovah. :)

[clockguy2]

@ChannyOhMannyIf If you shouldn't "call" upon Jesus, Why was Stephen praying to the Lord Jesus to receive his spirit in Acts 7:59 as he was being stoned to death? Seems like he would have the most clarity when in verse 56 he sees heaven opened up and the Son of man(Jesus) is standing at God's right hand. If you are correct, why wouldn't he pray to God the Father unless Jesus is also God?

[1Minute60Seconds]

@EvidenceMinistries I might have watched too many episodes of Simpsons, and I just wanted to post that comment somewhere. nothing personal ;D

[taebron]

@TheLoonwolf thanks

[TheLoonwolf]

@taebron Revelation 20:10,15...

"And the devil leading them astray was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are. And they are tormented day and night for ever and ever... And if anyone was not found having been written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."

[ynginblues]

@RealBibleAnswers okay..

No Im not a Jehovahs witness, but I do vist the hall. I understand your point. I really dont feel i said anything mean, really but I understand where you are coming from.

[bob195531]

Quick Questions For Jehovah's Witnesses #4 Call Upon Jesus?

[Scripturesinspired]

It means to pray through him JN14:13. Jesus prayed to his Father / God, LK6:12 and taught us to do the same MATT6:9-10 It's a father and son buisness to get to the Boss we must go through the foreman.

[taebron]

@shihtzufizzers I see where you are going with this. Of course man needs more than to just call on the name of God. Jesus says in Mathew 7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord," shall enter the kingdom of heaven." It also says we need to do the will of The Father in heaven. There certainly is more to salvation than simply calling on Jesus name. Though I can't find a biblical text that explains the loss of salvation for Satan and his angelic followers.

[RealBibleAnswers]

@ynginblues while you may be trying to make a point, there are right ways and wrong ways to go about it. I don't know whether or not you are one of Jehovah's Witnesses yourself but Christians must be mild-tempered. Should he go to a KIngdom Hall to get his questions answered? Yes. Are there better ways to convey that point? Definitely.

[RealBibleAnswers]

Romans 3:22 says that the prophets and the law bore witness to God's righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ. Also Acts 4:12 and John 14:6 both state that only through Jesus can we approach the father and be saved. So by calling upon the name of Jesus Christ they are asking for forgiveness through Jesus ransom sacrifice.

[inscentof]

Jesus Christ's job or assigment if you will is to guide, direct, lead, head up the household of God which includes many things... So all glory & all prayer go to the one who has make everything possible that's God but those prayers go through Jesus as the mediator the same as calling upon his name. Paul is speaking to the holy ones, those in that congregation who are of the anointed call the privleage of going to heaven. Later in vs 4 of 1Cor 1 the correct line is given.

[shihtzufizzers]

I know this I was giving out a ? to others. Satan will be set free after the 1000 yr reign of christ in the paradis earth. Works is putting Jehovah first in your life. Such as JW's do; preaching work, meetings, conventions ect. I was just pointing out that just because you believe in god does not mean you will be saved

[RuffSkwad1]

no they will not be saved because they had sinned as perfect angels directly to jehovah to be saved you will be judged acording to your sins if you are truly repentant then it will be forgiven you except sins agains the holy spirit but satan will not be destroyed at armageddon but kept for a final test of faith for those who will make it to paridise and yes faith without works is dead, I would like to know what you consider work to be? and anything else you would like to know?

[shihtzufizzers]

@RuffSkwad1 So if satan and the demons call on his name are they saved? you have to have faith. and faith without works is dead. there is more to just calling on his name to be saved that is just the beginging

[TheHeavensDove]

The point that I was making was that one must call on the name of Jesus to be saved.

Redemption and salvation is only in Him. He was crucified, died and rose again for that purpose. Jesus said, I am the Resurrection and the Life. 

So, those that call on the name of Jehovah for salvation instead of His Son which the Father God provided as a propititory (satisfactory) sacrifice for the sins of mankind, then they are in error. Jesus will not know them when He comes back.

[RuffSkwad1]

@TheHeavensDove I dont realy understand your point but if you read versus 10 properly he clearly says It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you impaled but whom "God" raised from the dead, and if you go on to read verse 12 it says "Salvation is found in no one else, (Meaning a source or means of deliverance) for there is no other name under heaven (meaning earth Under the power of Jehovah) given to men by which we must be saved."