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| Jehovah’s Witnesses Hope You Know This? by Nobody: 11:17am On Jul 10, 2016 |
[size=15pt]Religion is doing anything contrary to the will of Almighty God. Religion is of the Devil. J.B. Rutherford[/size] Your Religion Started Out In 1874 As A Commercial Publishing Cooperation Thats Right A Money Making Company!! Then The Company President Came Up With A Great Way To Sell More Books And Magazines. HE Boasted That God Himself Was Telling Him What To Write He Founded Some Gullible Enough To Believe This Crap And They Bought His Publications It Took Until After 1950 For Them To Even Call Themselves A Religion Thats 76 Years Later
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| Re: Jehovah’s Witnesses Hope You Know This? by Nobody: 11:19am On Jul 10, 2016 |
As with many other religions, debating with a Witness will not convert him. Even if you win the argument or debate, the Witness will still walk away a Witness. It is like trimming a tree. Some branches may get cut off, but the tree will still stand. The approach which is successful is the one which will cut through the base of the tree, allowing the tree to fall, usually of its own weight. The indoctrination of the Watchtower Society is what drives the members. You may win the argument because you have struck upon a verse or position that is not supported well by the indoctrination. However, since this is so, you also have not overcome any of the brainwashing which the Witness has accepted or endured. So, prepare by learning about the Witnesses. Review books on the cult, such as those listed in the appendix to this chapter. Learn to understand why the organizational doctrine, the indoctrinations, need to be overcome. Your task is to not win the religious arguments but to break through the brainwashing. You must over come the concept that the Watchtower Society is “God’s organization.” It is important to understand that the membership has been instructed not to listen to Christians who want to tell them about Jesus, not to debate doctrine with knowledgeable members of other churches, and not to read literature critical of the organization or its beliefs. As indicated, the Witnesses have been indoctrinated to answer people’s questions and to help people who need information. Approaching a Witness with the reasons why his beliefs are wrong and yours are right will encounter fierce resistance. Try designing your approach as a request for help. Put your arguments in the forms of questions outwardly designed to allow the Witness to “help” you. The seeds of the Gospel may be planted in the questions. Work with the knowledge and understanding of the indoctrination rather than struggling against it. Since the essential doctrines involve Jesus, and, thus, the Trinity, our natural inclination is to start with this area first. However, you must remember the Witnesses are well versed and indoctrinated in this area. A better approach is to move this issue off to the side and deal with the Witnesses views of the Watchtower organization. Work at showing the leadership of the organization is more fallible than they present. Attack, if you will, the organization structure of the cult rather than their theological beliefs. As you crack the structure, the views of the indoctrinations will weaken and you will be able to make headway on the theological beliefs. One cannot over emphasize the degree of “brainwashing” the various cults use. They record a message in the minds of the members. This message is just played over and over again and forms the basis of belief. By starting with the organization, the basis on which the message has been improperly recorded. If the Witness can be convinced of this, then the contents of the message itself maybe dealt with. This may be a long, difficult evangelistic effort. And, remember, that no two cultists are exactly the same. The pattern which works with one, will not necessarily work with the next cult member you witness to. Each person is different, and these differences must be accounted. |
| Re: Jehovah’s Witnesses Hope You Know This? by Nobody: 11:29am On Jul 10, 2016 |
Witnesses’ Beliefs There is one God in one person, Make Sure of All Things, p 188. There is no Trinity, Let God be True, p. 100-101; Make Sure of All Things, p.386. The Holy Spirit is a force, not alive, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 406-407. The Holy Spirit is God&s impersonal active force, The Watchtower, June 1, 1952, p. 24. Jehovah&s first creation was his &only-begotten Son&. . . was used by Jehovah in creating all other things", Aid to Bible Understanding, pp. 390-391. Jesus was Michael the archangel who became a man, The Watchtower, May 15, 1963, p. 307; The New World, 284. Jesus was only a perfect man, not God in flesh, Reasoning from the Scriptures, Jesus did not rise from the dead in his physical body, Awake! July 22, 1973, p. 4. Jesus was raised "not a human creature, but a spirit." Let God be True, p. 276. Jesus did not die on a cross but on a stake, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 89-90. Jesus returned to earth, invisibly, in 1914, The Truth Shall Make You Free, p. 300. Jesus& ransom sacrifice did not include Adam, Let God be True, p. 119. Their church is the self-proclaimed prophet of God, The Watchtower, April 1, 1972, p. 197. They claim to be the only channel of God&s truth, The Watchtower, Feb. 15, 1981, p. 19. Only their church members will be saved, The Watchtower, Feb, 15, 1979, p. 30. Good works are necessary for salvation, Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1, pp. 150, 152. The soul ceases to exist after death, Let God be True, p. 59, 60, 67. There is no hell of fire where the wicked are punished, Let God be True, p. 79, 80. Only 144,000 Jehovah&s Witness go to heaven, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 166-167, 361; Let God be True, p. 121. Blood transfusions are a sin, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 72-73. The Cross is a pagan symbol and should not be used, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 90-92. Salvation is by faith and what you do, Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1, pp. 150,152. It is possible to lose your salvation, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 358-359. The universe is billions of years old, Your will Be Done on Earth, p. 43. Each of the 6 creative days of God in Genesis 1, was 7000 years long. Therefore, Man was created toward the end of 42,000 years of earth&s preparation, Let God be True, p. 168. They also refuse to vote, salute the flag, sing the "Star Spangled Banner," or celebrate Christmas or birthdays. They are not allowed to serve in the armed forces. |
| Re: Jehovah’s Witnesses Hope You Know This? by Nobody: 1:07pm On Jul 10, 2016 |
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