Posted on 03/13/2012 1:58:58 PM PDT by NYer
Catholic ping!
One of the most blasphemous teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses is that Jesus was the Archangel Michael before He came to earth. They have changed all scriptures that show Jesus is God and the Creator of all things.
Your post was interesting and I hope it will empart to readers the need to beware of those preaching “another gospel”. Galatians 1
How the heck would the Watchtower know anything about the signs of true Christianity. That would be like asking Angelina Jolie what its like to be poor and ugly.
Thank you for this.
Thanks for posting this. We so often deal with Mormons and I have only seen ONE JW thread (vanity posted by a professed JW) here in all the years I’ve been here.
This is info that needs to be out there.
Nothing about One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic, huh?
Very funny. Thanks.
Jehovah’s:
Watchtower gives five headings to consider: Remain in My Word, No Part of the World, Have Love Among Yourselves, I Have Made Your Name Known, and This Good News of the Kingdom Will be Preached. (Only 5? )
Paul:
Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? (Gal 3:2) (What about all the other stuff the Jehovah’s say I must do?)
Jehovah’s bring us back to bondage:
1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Gal 5:1) (So, if Christ came to set us free, how does assuming the yoke of bondage that the Jehovah’s offer add to my freedom?)
bkmk
A Christian is not about “religion” or a “church building”.
It is about being a disciple of Jesus CHRIST.
Get it? Christ - Christian.
Not hard at all.
I do not appreciate that they come to my home whenever their mood strikes, without invitation and act as though they are our best friends. They even bring at times, other JW members as back up.
Even if I appear in a nightgown with uncombed hair, they push their way in as though they were invited.(unfortunately, there is a member of our household who won’t turn them away).
This type of in your face evangelism just doesn’t wash with me. My home is my space. Plus, I don’t believe, as they contend, that JW is the “only true religion.”
What ‘bondage’ are JWs saying you should subject yourself to?
I just tell em I’m Mormon.
I have fun with them. When we lived in CA they would show up every once in awhile and then they would quickly leave after speaking to me for a few minutes and not show up again for YEARS.
One time, I was at my friends house in San Diego and her whole family was there - she is a Born Again Christian, her mom an Atheist, her brother an agnostic, and her SIL a nominal Christian and her SIL would be nice to them so they would always come by. So this day, the brother had enough and said ‘hold on, I’ve got someone who might be interested - she is very religious’ (which isn’t really true but he doesn’t understand religous vs. faith).
Anyway, my friend heard this and told me as he comes to the back of the house to get me and as I’m walking to the front of the house (with my bible) my friend asks her brother “Did you tell them she works in counter cult ministry”? He laughed and said “No, that will show them”.
I had a nice conversation, never letting them in, pointing out where they were wrong and problems with their translation and they left and never came back. My friends brother is STILL grateful for that.
I just tell em I’m Mormon.
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When I lived in Provo (and was Mormon), all the neighbors used to tell the JWs to try my house. I loved debating them even then.
Neither the neo-gnostics (Mormons — and I’m being generous in interpreting their severely defective triadology as comparable to classical gnosticism) nor the neo-Ariana (Jehovah’s Witnesses) come by my house any more.
After a few rounds each in which they turned up, and I came out on my doorstep and preached the Orthodox Faith to them, critiquing the errors of their confession, they seem to have put some sort of mark on my house indicating not to visit any more.
All kidding aside...At least they chop peoples heads off or blow cars up.
came out on my doorstep and preached the Orthodox Faith to them, critiquing the errors of their confession,
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That is exactly how you should deal with them. All cults are taught to seek out those who do not know the Bible or their faith very well, since they are easy marks. Show them you are knowledgeable and they will leave you alone.
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