My great uncle used to meet them at the front door with the American flag. He would tell them he was glad to talk to them AFTER they said the Pledge Of Allegiance with him.

My uncle, who is a Southern Baptist minister, just stands at the door and preaches chapter and verse to them. They don't stay long.


Arttie

I heard a very good sermon from a guest speaker at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills named Charlie Campbell who spoke on how to witness to the JW's. Here's a link to the Calvary Chapel site:

http://www.calvarycch.org/media_center.php

Scroll down to March 29th, 2009 and you will find the sermon "The Jehovah's Witness Examined" and you can listen to it.

Just read this and thought I would register.

First post and Hey all!

Meditate on the word we all must be biblically Literate.

When they come to your door . How do you witness to them?

I looked at all the topics and if this is in the wrong place then forgive me.

Here is my little Strategy.

Since
the J.W.'s do not believe in the trinity, they believe that Jesus is
just a prophet. Before they get started on their Watchtower
presentation.

Ask. "May I ask you a question"
J.W. "Yes"

ME "Do you have your Watchtower bible on you?"
J.W. "Yes I do, What is your question."

(In the Watchtower they have Jehovah not Lord God)

Ask them to read

Revelation 1:8
1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

Ask them, Who is Speaking here? they will reply, Jehovah is Speaking here

You reply "So the Alpha and the Omega is Jehovah?"

J.W. will reply Yes

Then ask them to read Revelation 22:13
22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Ask them, Who is Speaking here? they will reply, Jehovah is Speaking here

Verify that the Beginining and the end, First and the last is Jehovah.

Then (Third time is a Charm)

Ask them to read

Revelation 1:17-18
1:17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last,

1:18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

Ask them I am assuming this is Jehovah Speaking?

When did Jehovah Die?

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Just read this and thought I would register. First post and Hey all! Meditate on the word we all must be biblically Literate. When they come to your door . How do you witness to them? I looked at all the topics and if this is in the wrong place then forgive me. Here is my little Strategy. Since the J.W.'s do not believe in the trinity, they believe that Jesus is just a prophet. Before they get started on their Watchtower presentation. Ask. "May I ask you a question" J.W. "Yes" ME "Do you have your Watchtower bible on you?" J.W. "Yes I do, What is your question." (In the Watchtower they have Jehovah not Lord God) Ask them to read Revelation 1:8 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Ask them, Who is Speaking here? they will reply, Jehovah is Speaking here You reply "So the Alpha and the Omega is Jehovah?" J.W. will reply Yes Then ask them to read Revelation 22:13 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Ask them, Who is Speaking here? they will reply, Jehovah is Speaking here Verify that the Beginining and the end, First and the last is Jehovah. Then (Third time is a Charm) Ask them to read Revelation 1:17-18 1:17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last, 1:18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades. Ask them I am assuming this is Jehovah Speaking? When did Jehovah Die?

Nice.

Apparently you ask a Jehovahs witness who is jesus, that throws them off cause they apparently dont know Jesus or something like that

Do you know why Italians don't like Jehova's Witnesses?

Italians don't like any witnesses!

Interesting point of view.

It is by our works that we are judged, but through the grace of Jesus and his atoning sacrifice our sins are forgiven by our sincere repentance, faith and trust in His name. Our works are the most important statement we can make in this life as disciples of Christ (James 2:14-20).

Lets take a moment to reflect on the complete passage:

James 2: 14-25

¹⁴What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

The underlining topic of discussion in the text here is the difference between 2 types of faith: faith with works and faith without works: is a "faith" that James speaks about that brings about a mere intellectual exercise void of a commitment to active obedience -(ref Matthew 7:16-18.) James then gives us examples of that type of faith :

¹⁵Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. ¹⁶If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? ¹⁷In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
¹⁸But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
¹⁹You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
²⁰You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless^[d]?

²¹Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? ²²You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. ²³And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,"^[e] and he was called God's friend. ²⁴You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.

Clearly in the text James states that "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him." You have to beleive first before the actions bring fullfilment of faith. Before Abraham had righteouse actions he had faith in God -(ref Genesis 15:6.)

²⁵In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? ²⁶As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

Rahab had to have believed first before taking action. Hebrews 11: 31: ³¹By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.

It is also recorded in Romans 3: 10-18:

¹⁰As it is written:
"There is no one righteous, not even one;
¹¹there is no one who understands,
no one who seeks God.
¹²All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one."^[j]
13"Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit."^[k]
"The poison of vipers is on their lips."^[l]
14"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."^[m]
15"Their feet are swift to shed blood;
¹⁶ruin and misery mark their ways,
¹⁷and the way of peace they do not know."^[n]
18"There is no fear of God before their eyes."^[o]

According to scripture there isn't anything we can do -we have all fallen short.

Isaiah 64:6

All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.



I have received a testimony of these truths through the manifestation of the Holy Spirit and I invite you to follow the admonition of James 1:5 and ask God through sincere and humble prayer if these things are true.

We must test everything through the light of scripture my friend. Proverbs 3:5-7:

⁵ Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight. ^[a]
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.

So what do we do with this? Clearly there is nothing we can do -we have all fallen short. Jesus himself made this claim:

John14:6 ⁶Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

The following scriptures will point out that there is no other way except through faith in Jesus Christ:

Romans 1:17


^[b]17For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,^[a] just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."^[b][/b]



Romans 3:24 (New International Version)


²⁴and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.


Romans 4:1-25 (New International Version)


Romans 4


Abraham Justified by Faith

¹What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, discovered in this matter? ²If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. ³What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."^[a]
4Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. ⁵However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. ⁶David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
⁷"Blessed are they
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
⁸Blessed is the man
whose sin the Lord will never count against him."^[b]
9Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness. ¹⁰Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before! ¹¹And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. ¹²And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
¹³It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. ¹⁴For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless, ¹⁵because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.
¹⁶Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. ¹⁷As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations."^[c] He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.
¹⁸Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be."^{[d] 19}Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah's womb was also dead. ²⁰Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, ²¹being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. ²²This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." ²³The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, ²⁴but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. ²⁵He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.



One final scripture:

Romans 7: 21-24

²¹So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. ²²For in my inner being I delight in God's law; ²³but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. ²⁴What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? ²⁵Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!

My friend, I encourage you to throw your books away and obtain a solid translation of the Bible. You may also visit www.biblegateway.com. In order to be saved you must understand that your are wretched in God's eyes: We have not kept his commandments and we are derserving of eternal punishment in hell. You must repent, turn from your sin, and put your trust in Jesus. Do not feel that you must obey His commandments to enter His Grace, but submit to Jesus and He will give you the desire to do good works for His glory! Salvation is a gift -we can not do anything to achieve God's grace.

If you have any questions or wish to debate further please PM me.


May the the Holy Spirit work in your heart and bring true conviction - I pray that you take heed and turn to Jesus.

To the MODS: I pray that you would allow this post as we need to show defense of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Thanks.

David

My dad used to invite them in and debate them too... and he could read Hebrew, Latin and Greek and would break out the original texts of the Bible. He was never preachy or anything though and listened alot.. and was not the kind of guy who liked intimidating people.. so they would talk for long periods of time.

Answer the door while wearing a black robe, and holding a puppy and knife and say...

"Ahh, you're just in time for the sacrifice!"

Brother David,

Cheers for the lengthy reply to my post. Great to see enlightened discussion here.

I'm also very pleased the MODS didn't edit or block your reply, I think its healthy to have a forum such as this.

Regarding faith, maybe we'll agree to disagree.

Cheers & God Bless

guest thanks for your reply going to try that 1 when they come again i will let you know how i get on again many thanks 2 everyone

pray for our Jehovah witness friends. I pray God has mercy on them and still remembers them at the judgment day. many sincerely believe in God, are ignorant to (a lot) of their false doctrine, and I believe will be saved.