Tag: John 17:5

How to Show Jehovah’s Witnesses the Deity of Christ

In order to avoid taking over the role of teacher, say to the Witnesses, “I understand you don’t believe Jesus is God and that you are here to teach me. That’s fine. What I would like to do is show you from the Bible why I believe Jesus is God as well as man so I can have you explain to me Jehovah’s Witnesses’ views on what these verses mean. Would you be willing to do that?”

Once they agree, here is how to present to Jehovah’s Witnesses four lines of biblical evidence that Jesus is God, not just “a god.” Continue reading

Must We Pray to Jehovah by Name?

Praying HandsJehovah’s Witnesses stress the importance of knowing and using the divine name, “Jehovah.”

They will tell you that Jesus believed the name “Jehovah” was of critical importance, and therefore we should also. The Watchtower asks, “How important is God’s name? Consider the model prayer that Jesus Christ gave. It begins this way: ‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified.’ (Matthew 6:9) Later, Jesus prayed to God: ‘Father, glorify your name.’ In response, God spoke from heaven, saying: ‘I both glorified it and will glorify it again.’ (John 12:28) Clearly, God’s name is of the utmost importance.”[1] 

Witnesses may also claim that God’s name “was clearly of crucial importance to him [Jesus] since he mentioned it repeatedly in his own prayers.”[2] 

Here is a good soundbite response: “Could you please show me one passage where Jesus begins one of his prayers by saying by addressing God as ‘Jehovah.’” Continue reading

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