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Paragraph 15 (p. 140) of Chapter 14 of “Bible Teach” states, “As this world becomes ever more wicked, children need parents who will protect them from people who seek to harm them, such as sexual predators.”
Here, you have a choice to make. You can either let that statement pass or you can engage the Witnesses on a very explosive subject. Continue reading
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Should we all change our religion and become Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Today, we will cover the final two topics of “Bible Teach,” Chapter 9:
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So far, I have discussed the first three topics in Chapter 1 of “Bible Teach.” Today, I’ll move on to the next subject.
Topic #4: How to draw close to Jehovah
Paragraph 18 (p. 15) of Chapter 1 is headed, “Can You Be Close to Jehovah?” Paragraph 19 (p. 16) quotes Jesus as saying in John 17:3, “This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.”
Interestingly, an earlier edition of the Watchtower Bible and of “Bible Teach” renders that verse differently: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.”
If they quote the earlier edition at any point, you can ask, “Which is it? To me, there’s a big difference between taking in knowledge of someone and actually knowing that person. How do you see that?”
Try to get them to express their views them on this subject. They need to see for themselves that getting close to the Father and the Son is a matter of a personal rather than organizational relationship.
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In an earlier post in this series, I said, “The best way to prepare to discuss a study book chapter actively is to read it through and take notes on what the Witnesses will try to get across and why. Then—using my book and blog as resources—decide what you want to get across and why. Then prepare your discussion points accordingly.”
As you do this preparation, you’ll discover that Chapter 1 of “Bible Teach”—“What Is the Truth About God?”—covers five main topics:
Today, I’ll discuss Topics #1-#2. In the next post, I’ll cover Topics #3-#5. Continue reading
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The “Bible Teach” introduction, entitled “Is This What God Purposed?”, begins by asking you to think about crime, war, terrorism, illness, and death. Is this God’s plan for mankind? Will we ever see peace on earth? It promises that the Bible has satisfying answers for these questions. (p. 3 in the paperback edition; this introductory chapter doesn’t have numbered paragraphs).
Verse quotations and photos of ecstatic people (pp. 4-5) cast a vision of healing, resurrection of the dead, and a paradise earth.
The chapter goes on to say (p. 6) that the Bible can help you deal with your current problems and answer your questions about suffering, anxiety, what happens after death, and finding assurance that God will keep his promises about the future.
This is a good point to tell them that you believe the Bible is God’s inspired and infallible Word and that there is no other book like it. This will build bridges with them and at the same time it will allow you later to establish a contrast between the Bible and fallible Watchtower literature. Continue reading
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