/calmly stated/ Not strictly true for two reasons. First, as I (non Jehovah Witness) see it, they believe in the divine mission of Christ and therefore have to be called "Christian", even if they have beliefs that differ from the mainstream or my own belief set. Second, not all Christians follow the Creed adopted by the Catholic Church in the 4th century.
Pecos,
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is a false prophet. It is a group that denies orthodox, historical Christian doctrine:
They emphatically deny the Divinity of Christ (Second Person of the Trinity), His bodily resurrection, salvation by grace through faith in Christ, and the Personhood/Godhood of the Holy Spirit being the most egregious errors among many.
Pecos, I know you have been thoroughly indoctrinated by the Watchtower to not listen to anyone outside your group. They’ve told you that the New World Translation is a scholarly, accurate translation of Greek and Hebrew. But, that is NOT true. Don’t take my word for it - a little research into this translation will expose its pernicious fallacies.
I know it probably pointless to discuss these things with you, Pecos, as you WILL NOT listen (at least at this point). I know the Watchtower trains you well to know what you believe and why. The problem is it is all twisted history and doctrine. It’s like trying to unravel a knotted up ball of yarn.
Anyone reading this please understand. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are NOT an orthodox Christian group. This does not mean they are not nice people or an excuse to be mean or rude to them, but their doctrines go against nearly every major historical Christian doctrine. Research them and you will see what I mean.
A good book on the subject is “Kingdom of the Cults” by Walter Martin (now deceased) and there is a wonderful website of many of his speeches and the subject:
http://www.waltermartin.com/whatsnew.html
There are other fine books and Christian apologetic websites on Jehovah’s Witnesses out there as well.
Again, I’m not attacking Pecos as a person. He may well be a very nice guy. I’m sure he is absolutely genuine and sincere in his belief, but sincerity is no guarantee of truth.
Beware of the doctrinal statements this man is making. Your soul depends on it.