No 10

(Jehovah’s Witness)

Has anyone not had a Jehovah’s Witness come to their door asking for a opportunity to witness?. They are zealous and sincere but are totally out in left field when it comes to proper Bible exegesis (interpretation). The movement was founded in Pennsylvania in the 1870’s by Charles Taze Russell who was also the president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. The present-day headquarters are located on Columbia Street in Brooklyn, NY. Here are some ideas that you can use when they come to your door; most Christians just say that they are not interested but they must be seen as potential sons of God – “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become sons of God; even to them that believe on His name”(John 2:12). When they go canvassing door to door, they are always a team of two – a novice in front and an elder in back. Have some Christian tracts near the door so that when the novice in front asks you to purchase one of their publications (0.25), tell them who you are and tell them that you will take one of theirs if they will take one of yours. Right away, the person in back will probably say that they don’t want it. The truth is that they are not allowed to take it. Now you have their attention; they know that you know the Bible. You can argue back and forth about various points of doctrine but you will see that they try to distract you by saying that they don’t salute the flag or they don’t eat blood or that they don’t celebrate birthdays. My advice? Keep two questions in mind – Who is Jesus? What did He come to do? By doing this, you will affirm what Scripture really was meant to be – “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name” (John 20:31)