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Don Fontana
Matthew 23:33.."Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell?" is where Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and priest. I see no difference between the false teachers of Jesus' day and the Jehovah's Witnesses. They are at the very least false teachers and responsible for the souls they cause to stumble.
Karol Wiser
Yes. They are false teachers. I was one of them. But they don't act like the Pharisees. They are mostly kind people and they will help you if you need it. But when you do not respond in the way they want, that is when they turn on you. By the way, they have books that teach them how to overcome every objection you give to them on doctrine. But, they use their bible to do it. So anything you come up with, they have an answer for. Remember, they are a cult.
Danny Hickman
I agree with you Karol. What I hear some here saying is that they believe there is something they can say or do to change a JW's mind about what they believe. I don't think so. It is a matter of PRIDE on both sides for the most part is what I think. I don't let them in when they come to my house. I tell them I believe differently than they do and I ask them if they've come to be corrected. They usually get the message and keep moving. Some are not so easy to disarm and feign a willingness to listen to the offer of a correction of doctrinal truth. To them I say 'Jesus is the God of my salvation and will be after you leave my front porch, don't waste my time and I won't waste yours.'
They have a simplistic approach. They try to start with a question of what name does God go by as if that is the difference in something of real substance. I tell them 'Jesus called Him Father so I'll go with that.'
I don't see them to be in any more danger than any others who are without the knowledge of the grace of God in Christ Jesus. If they come to the knowledge of the grace of God in Christ Jesus it will be the Lord who shines His light on them. I don't see it happening on my front porch on a Saturday morning. Besides all that, I think they are searching for people who have no particular belief, not someone who has to be reformed to their views. In that regard we have that in common. I don't bother people who have a different belief than I have, and I don't want them to bother me.
Danny Hickman
The lost, people who doubt the work of the Lord in creation, are worth the time and effort to encourage them in the Lord, to acquaint them with the truth of God in the lives of those who call on Him; To tell them of the amazing grace of God available to all because of His everlasting love for His creation. When they're told just how much God loves them they usually soften a bit. If not, I keep it moving. With people who are dug in and are in defense mode to protect their position I say 'more power to them.'
Gerritt Schuitema
JW’s have no fellowship in their life. Not with the Lord, not really with each other.
They are more concerned about exposing one another for violation of Watchtower commands.
The do not partake in the Lord’s supper.
They do not know the Ruach HaKodesh.
They are far from Messiah Yeshua.
They read an ‘interpretation’ of the scriptures, not a ‘translation’.
They need to encounter the love of God when they meet you. Consider, the Lord has sent them to your door to hear the good news, don’t miss the opportunity to invest what has been given to you. It’s not an argument. You can’t convert them. Lest the Lord breathe, we are all dead anyhow.
‘But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.’