Most of my blog posts and my book, Getting Through to Jehovah’s Witnesses, focus on showing the Witnesses the Watchtower’s errors in doctrine.
That is of critical importance if we are going to be able to show them what the Bible really teaches.
However, we also need to be mindful of the importance of reaching Jehovah’s Witnesses hearts as well as their minds. Continue reading
When I first studied with Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1972, I was shocked when they told me that only a small percentage of Christians will ever go to heaven and that all others will live on a paradise earth.
Specifically, the Watchtower teaches that the battle of Armageddon is just around the corner, and only those whom Jehovah deems worthy will survive that battle. Those worthy survivors will join those deemed worthy of resurrection in living in a near-paradise conditions during Christ’s millennial kingdom on earth.
This provides you with an opportunity to discuss with the Witnesses their feelings about their status during Armageddon and the coming millennial kingdom. Continue reading
Regarding Jehovah, the Watchtower says, “His is the greatest name in all the universe.” (The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah—How?, p. 7)
In 2001, it published a tract entitled “The Greatest Name” in which it exclaimed: “What a wonderful privilege to know the greatest name, to testify to it, and to cleave to it!” (p. 6)
It claims that “to Christians it is the name of the Father of Jesus Christ and is the greatest name in the universe.” (The Watchtower, “Take Care Not to Belittle the Name of Jehovah!”, 9/15/64, p. 566)
It places Jesus in second place: “The name of Jesus Christ ranks second to that of the Most High God, Jehovah.” (The Watchtower, “Like Dew from God and like a Lion Among Nations”, 1/15/62, p. 49) 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
When discussing with Witnesses the importance of the name “Jehovah,” you can use soundbites to build a positive case for the fact that the name the New Testament exalts most highly is “Jesus.” Continue reading
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