Compare Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestant Christianity

The following chart provides a quick-reference guide to the major similarities and differences between the beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses and mainstream Protestant Christianity. As is always the case with charts and summaries, the information is simplified for brevity and should be used alongside more complete explanations. The beliefs listed for both Witnesses and Protestant Christians represent those of most, but not all, churches or individuals within that tradition.

Christianity Jehovah's Witnesses
religious authority
texts
God
Trinity
Jesus
Holy Spirit
results of the Fall
free will
purpose of Jesus' life
death of Jesus
resurrection of Jesus
salvation
second chance after death
afterlife
hell
house of worship
doctrine of sacraments
symbols
holidays
politics
blood transfusions