The Watchtower decries wealthy televangelists and other clergy who seem to be in ministry for the money. Typical is the following account from a 1996 issue of Awake!: “We started going to different churches on Sundays… They would often pass the money plate three times at one meeting, which resulted in many leaving with their pockets turned inside out. We went to many churches, but we found only more collection plates being passed and social gatherings.” (p. 239) Continue reading
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The Watchtower boasts, “What group is noted for having no paid clergy, all of its members being preachers?” It claims, “Some religious leaders do preach for money… In contrast, the Witnesses have no paid clergy, and often their Bible literature is offered without price to sincere seekers of truth…” (p. 236)
Your objective is to show the Witnesses from the Scriptures that those who preach the gospel have a right to be paid for their work, although if they wish to decline such financial support, they are free to do so. Continue reading
When Jehovah’s Witnesses tell you that genuine Christians do not celebrate birthdays or holidays, ask one of them to read aloud Romans 14:5, 10: “One man judges one day as above another; another judges one day the same as all others; let each one be fully convinced in his own mind…. But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you also look down on your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.” (Watchtower translation). Continue reading
Key Scripture: “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.” (Galatians 5:1).
The objective of The Christian Freedom Approach is to get Jehovah’s Witnesses to think for themselves instead of simply accepting whatever the Watchtower says. Continue reading
When you discuss the divine name with Jehovah’s Witnesses, ask them if they will allow you to show them scriptures which stress the overriding importance of Jesus’ name—not Jehovah’s—because you’d like to hear their take on that. Continue reading
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