{"id":18621,"date":"2024-11-22T02:24:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T02:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18621"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:42:06","slug":"main-beliefs-jehovahs-witnesses-mormons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/main-beliefs-jehovahs-witnesses-mormons\/","title":{"rendered":"Zijn Jehova's getuigen en mormonen hetzelfde? Hoe de twee religies verschillen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No. Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses and Mormons belong to two separate religions with no historical link. Mormons, or Latter-day Saints, belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which Joseph Smith organized in New York in 1830. Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses grew out of a Bible class that Charles Taze Russell started near Pittsburgh in 1870. The two have a few things in common: both began in 19th-century America, both reject the Trinity, and both do organized missionary work. They disagree on\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses and Mormons are separate religions that differ on God, Jesus, Scripture, salvation, the afterlife and daily practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[219],"class_list":["post-18621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-denominations-compared"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35831,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/jehovahs-witnesses-origins\/","url_meta":{"origin":18621,"position":0},"title":"What Are the Origins of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover the origins and beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses, their unique practices, and how they differ from mainstream Christianity.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The dove of the Holy Spirit, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00538.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00538.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00538.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00538.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35850,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/are-jehovahs-witnesses-christian\/","url_meta":{"origin":18621,"position":1},"title":"Are Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses Christian? 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