JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, A PEOPLE OF WITNESSES

JEHOVAH, HIS SOVEREIGNTY CHALLENGED

By means of his Creatorship, his Godship and his Almightiness, he is called the Universal Sovereign. (Gen. 17:1; Ex. 6:3; Rev. 4:11) And has the rightful domination over everything in heaven and on earth. (1Chron. 29:12, ftn.; Jer. 9:24) We in return love him and show appreciation for his sovereignty. But why would Jehovah have witnesses anyway—and imperfect human witnesses at that? (see the articles: From The Very Beginning Of Human Creation; A Spirit Creature Of God Entering The Scene)

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WITNESS

What does it mean to be a witness? In according to the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, the concept of witness is used both in the sense of witness to ascertainable facts and also in that of witness to truths, the making known and confessing of convictions. Many of the first-century Christians witnessed under persecution and in the face of death. (Acts 22:20; Rev. 2:13) 

 The Greek word for witness is 'martys', from which is also derived the word ''martyr''. But they were not called witnesses because they died; they died because they were loyal witnesses.—From Proclaimers of God's Kingdom-edited by the Jehovah's Witnesses, See also: ''Worship That God Approves'', edited by Jehovah's Witnesses.

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