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When They Come To Your Door
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Jesus warned his disciples not to speculate about the time of
his return (Acts 1:7) nor to believe in another gospel (Gal. 1:6-
7), for such a different gospel would lead away from God. To be
blessed one had to believe in and witness to the Gospel of Jesus
Christ (Acts 1:8, Rom. 10:8-15).
In spite of these clear statements, Charles T. Russell set
out in 1876 to preach another gospel. With it he speculated
about the future and set 1914 as the date for the end of the
word. He developed new doctrinal statements: no Trinity; no
deity of Christ; and, in the place of hope, Armageddon doom.
Three times in 90 years, Jehovah's Witnesses (as his followers
are now called) have had to change their gospel. They preach a
tale of woe!
Going from door to door, they will be coming to see you very
soon. This is their way of worship--selling books and
perpetuating a protection notion. In their endeavor to sell you
their books they are sincere--but I must add, "sincerely wrong."
Whey you see the Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian, remember a
few very important DON'Ts. Do not argue religion with the
Witness, for his doctrines are built upon a misuse of the Bible.
Texts and passages torn out of the Bible are used like building
blocks to back up false conclusions.
Another DON'T is not to engage in a conversation about
present events with the Jehovah's Witness. DON'T buy literature
or accept anything free from him.
With these DON'Ts clearly etched into your mind, rejoice!
You have never had it so easy. Here is a whole missionary field
walking right up to your door. Make the most of it!
Be courteous to the JW--let him continue his presentation
without interruption on your part. But also, as the Witness from
time to time asks you leading questions, DO NOT answer them.
These probes by the JW are to discover whether you are a person
who has fear about the troubles in the world; or whether you are
a person who is lonely; or whether you are a person who has
gripes against the establishment. If you so much as give a hint
of such attitudes, you are immediately catagorized by the
Jehovah's Witness, and he will latch onto you and you will not be
able to do him any good.
Wait the Witness out, therefore, without allowing him to
categorize or classify you. Finally, when he is through.
Promptly forget what he has said. Begin something of your own.
Tell him what the Lord Jesus means to you: give him your
testimony. Make it short and sweet, but say it with enthusiasm.
Then ask the JW to give you his testimony. This will nonplus
him--he cannot speak of the grace of God in Christ Jesus. Press
on, saying, "Surely you must have experienced common grace, for
God does let his sun shine over the just and the unjust."
Should you succeed in getting the Witness to give you a
testimony, you have gotten him off his track--things are looking
up. Walk into this opportunity by sitting down with him and
reading two chapters of the Gospel according to John. If you are
able to do this, invite him back for further readings.
However, most JW's will not give you a testimony and will
leave. Do not be dismayed, but as the door closes pray to the
Holy Spirit asking him to take over.
Your prayer may bring the Witness back. This time he will
want to recite for you a whole list of Bible passages. Do not
let him do that! Ask for him to wait as you get your Bible.
With your Bible in your hand ask, "Can I have the first
passage?" Reluctantly he will give it to you. Look it up, read
it, but also read the contest--the verses surrounding it. How
that changes the meaning of the passage! Ask for a second,
third, and perhaps fourth passage and treat them in like manner.
That is about all you will get. But this way you have used the
Word of God as it is.
You see, our two most effective weapons are the testimony of
Jesus and the Word of God. Use them in this way and you cannot
lose.
The above text was from an old xerox copy I had that came
from a book written by an ex-JW. I don't know either the
author's or the book's name. It may be helpful to some one who
might want to know what to say to a JW. Or in developing a future
text file concerning JW's. Please bear in mind that it is from a
copyrighted (c) book, and I am only submitting it to help
develope future public domain files.
Stephen Bresnahan, Crossroads BBS, Safety Harbor, FL, (813) 725-
4452