There are two significant barriers to Jehovah’s Witnesses coming to Jesus for salvation.
Barrier #1: They think they need to come to Jehovah through an organization.
Barrier #2: They believe it is sinful and idolatrous to pray to Jesus.
Ask the Witnesses to read the relevant scriptures and then ask some stone-in-the-shoe questions. Continue reading
Jehovah’s Witnesses have no personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Rather than coming directly to Jesus for salvation, Witnesses rely on their dedication and service to the organization they think he has chosen to represent him on earth—the Watchtower Society.
Many years ago, I heard a talk by Arnold Hoffman in which he recommended a devotional approach which focuses attention on the Witnesses’ need for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
I give details of the approach in The Come to Jesus Approach (Chapter 7 of my book, Getting Through to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Today, I’ll give you the highlights. Continue reading
Imagine 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
It is important to show Jehovah’s Witnesses their need to come to Jesus to have their sins forgiven. They think their dedication to Jehovah and “his organization” is all they need. Efforts to direct them to Jesus often fail because they think he has a subordinate role. Continue reading
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