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Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe Jesus Is God?
One of the most important conversations you can have with a Jehovah's Witness is about who Jesus is. Jehovah's Witnesses teach that Jesus is not God Almighty but a created being. The Bible, read in context, presents Jesus as fully God and fully man.
What Jehovah's Witnesses teach
Jehovah's Witnesses believe Jesus is “a god” or godlike, but not God Almighty. They see Jesus as God's first and greatest creation — a mighty spirit being — firmly separate from and inferior to Jehovah. Their translation, the New World Translation, renders John 1:1 as “the Word was a god.”
What the Bible says
John 1:1-3 “The Word was God… All things were made through him.”
John 20:28 “Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ — and Jesus accepts it.”
Colossians 1:16-17 “By him all things were created… he is before all things.”
Titus 2:13 “Our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.”
Hebrews 1:8 “Of the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.’”
John 8:58 “Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.’”
Jesus forgives sins (Mark 2:5-7), receives worship (Matthew 28:9, 17), and applies the divine “I AM” to Himself (John 8:58, cf. Exodus 3:14). A maker of “all things” cannot Himself be one of the things made.
A question to ask at the door
“If Jesus created ‘all things’ (John 1:3, Colossians 1:16), how could He Himself be created?”
Follow up gently with John 20:28: when Thomas called Jesus “my God,” Jesus commended him rather than correcting him.
Why this matters
Only God can bear the infinite weight of sin and reconcile us to Himself (Isaiah 43:11, “besides me there is no savior”). If Jesus is merely a creature, His death cannot save. Because He is God in the flesh, His sacrifice is sufficient for all who trust Him.
For the full interactive guide — “Their View,” “Biblical View,” and deep study notes — see Is Jesus God?.