Tag: 1 Corinthians 1:2

Is It Wrong to Pray to Jesus?

Because the Watchtower teaches that Jesus isn’t God, it also teaches that we must not pray to him, but only to the Father through Jesus. Continue reading

Overcoming Barriers to Coming to Jesus

There are three significant barriers to Jehovah’s Witnesses coming to Jesus. Here’s how to address them. Continue reading

Supposed Requirements of Prayer

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Paragraph 2 (p. 164) states, “If we want Jehovah to listen to our prayers…we must pray to him in the way that he approves.”

Although a Christian wouldn’t disagree with that statement, I’m struck by how much of the Watchtower’s teachings are phrased like provisions of a law code.

For example, paragraph 5 (p. 166) says, “For our prayers to be favorably heard by God… we must meet some basic requirements.” Continue reading

Biblical Salvation: Righteousness from God to Save Us from the Penalty of Sin

Salvation - Sin debt forgivenImagine for a moment that you owe someone a staggering amount of money—let’s say a billion dollars. There is no way that you would ever be able to pay it off. In order for you to be rescued from this predicament, a very wealthy and generous person would have to pay it for you.

Of course, the sin debt we owe to God is not monetary, but moral. Nevertheless, the principle is the same. No amount of good deeds on our part would be sufficient to atone for our sins. We need a Savior whose righteousness far exceeds our own. Continue reading

Connect Jehovah’s Witnesses with Jesus: It’s Okay to Pray to Jesus

Call on JesusWhen you talk in terms of coming to Jesus for salvation, Jehovah’s Witnesses are puzzled. Jesus isn’t on earth any more so we can’t get on a plane and go to him.

I have found the biggest barrier to be this:

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that it would be sinful and idolatrous to pray to Jesus.
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