The Watchtower claims that using the name “Jehovah” is a salvation issue. In fact, its Bible translation renders Romans 10:13 as follows: “For ‘everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.’”
It notes that this verse is quoting from Joel 2:32, an Old Testament verse in which the Tetragrammaton (YHWH) appears in the Hebrew when referring to God.
The Watchtower has stated, “The evidence from God’s Word is therefore conclusive that God indeed has a name and that it is important for life seekers to know it and to use it. Doubting that God has a name is much more foolish than doubting that you have a name.” (The Watchtower, “What Is the Name?” 7/15/64, p. 422)
In response, ask the Witnesses to look up Romans 10:13 in the Watchtower’s Kingdom Interlinear Translation. Continue reading
Although Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t object to you using your favorite version of the Bible, the only one they really trust is the Watchtower’s New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (NWT).
Imagine for a moment that you owe someone a staggering amount of money—let’s say a billion dollars. There is no way that you would ever be able to pay it off. In order for you to be rescued from this predicament, a very wealthy and generous person would have to pay it for you.
