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Do
Pray For Help From The Holy
Spirit
Never underestimate the power of prayer,
as in all our endeavors as Christians, prayer is our most powerful tool, sharing
the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Jehovah's Witnesses is no exception. As soon as
you are aware that Jehovah's Witnesses are going from door to door in your
neighborhood begin praying for guidance and direction from the Holy Spirit.
Show Them Christian Love
As Christians we realize the importance of
showing love toward others. But it is important to keep in mind why showing love
toward Jehovah's Witnesses is essential. The Jehovah’s Witness at your door is
very sincere. They believe they must warn as many non-Witnesses as they can of
the impending doom the Watchtower organization has deceived them into believing
is coming upon all who are not part of their organization. They truly believe
they are serving God. Jehovah's Witnesses expect to be treated rudely as they
knock on doors, don't be rude to them or give them any excuse to bolster their
"martyr complex". They will simply walk away thinking “I must be in the right
religion I’m being persecuted as Christ was”. Prayer and love are the two most
powerful tools we as Christians have to lead others to our Lord and Savoir Jesus
Christ.
Ask for their help
Tell them you want help understanding the Bible, this is why
they are going from door to door to help others. Let them know that you have
many questions about the Bible and get them to agree in advance to allow you to
ask them as they come up. Properly used questions will force the Jehovah's
Witness to think, he or she has to in order to answer your question. Jehovah’s
Witnesses are not accustom to thinking, they are in fact discouraged from
thinking for themselves. Remember the Witness is there to teach, not to be taught, the
moment they think you are trying to do any teaching they will leave and your
opportunity to witness to them will leave with them. Then ask
thought provoking questions about what they are teaching that will help them
question the teachings of the Watchtower.
See Questions.
Remember Your Goal
Remember your goal is “to get the Jehovah's Witness to doubt
the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society as God’s channel of communication”, until
you do that the Jehovah's Witness will continue to see each scripture as the
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society interprets it. As long as the Jehovah's
Witness believes the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is God's channel of
communication for mankind they will never see what the Bible says but will only
see what the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society tells them it says. Regardless
of how often a Jehovah's Witness may read a scripture they will always see it as
the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society interprets it, until they begin to doubt
the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. I know I repeated the same point several
times but THIS IS A KEY POINT and bears repeating. Until
the Jehovah's Witness begins to doubt the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
debating Bible doctrine or discussing a scripture such as John 1:1 will result
in a game of Bible ping-pong. We have provided Questions to help you do this.
See
Questions and
More Questions. Also see
“Resist the temptation to debate Bible doctrine”.
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