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The truth that sets free is Jesus!

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This person left a comment on one of my "shorts" where I describe the agenda in a JW Book Study. Ironically, for them the truth in John 8 is referring to a person, NOT an organization. I told this person, they need to keep reading because Jesus is the one who sets free from sin. Jehovah's Witnesses are indoctrinated to believe that truth must be found in an organization. I've seen this with other religious groups where they are led to believe their church is the only TRUE church. When disillusion strikes these individuals because they've uncovered falsehood, lies or deception in their group they are still left with the question of "what church/group has the truth?" Instead, the New Testament continually points to a person for salvation and freedom. Our job is not to identify the true religion but rather to respond to a person and his work. "and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 "Jesus answered them, “Tru...

Can you trust the Watchtower? Conversation with two Jehovah's Witnesses

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  Over the summer I approached two Jehovah’s Witnesses during their preaching work. They showed me a video which described the Bible as a road map for life and answers. I challenged them to consider that the road map they are provided by Watchtower is untrustworthy due to the false prophecies from their organization. Unfortunately, they were not able to see that they are representatives of the Watchtower and not of the Bible. At one point I gave told them a story about a pastor who made false claims to see their opinion on how the congregation should respond. They admitted that the people who attend the church of this false prophet should leave. But yet, they don’t apply their same reasoning to their own organization. Check it out: The reality is that Jehovah's Witnesses don’t "go off the Bible" and they don't think "all Bibles are the same". These are one liners they are trained to tell people who they're prospecting. There are four things we can le...

10 Questions to ask a Jehovah's Witness (or other cult member) to Help Open Their Mind

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Below are ten questions you can use to ask a Jehovah's Witness or someone else who you are concerned is in a high control group. Now, these questions are designed to help your Jehovah's Witness friend to start thinking critically because they are become conditioned to rely on an organization to think for them.  These questions are not designed to just start blasting one after the other at a Jehovah's Witness. They way to use these questions is by genuinely asking them in a calm setting and allowing your friend to answer. Then, after you have asked these questions you can return to your friend's original answer and apply literature and information exposing the organization. Now these questions also involve YOU doing your own research and finding the best information to bring into the conversation. 1. Do you believe the Bible was written to all people? Initially most cults would agree that the Bible was written to all people. However, after further research...

Did Jesus' Body Rot in the Tomb? Talking to Jehovah's Witnesses about the Resurrection of Jesus

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Here is a conversion of two Jehovah's Witnesses I spoke to recently. I approached them and calmly asked them what happened to the resurrected Lord's body. They both said that Jesus' body rotted in the tomb. Honestly, I was taken aback by this and just rolled with it. What they said is not official Watchtower doctrine, so it was quite bizarre. The official Watchtower doctrine is that Jehovah did not let Jesus' body see decay. But, Jehovah's Witnesses do teach that Jesus resurrected as a spirit creature and re materialized in different forms after his resurrection. When I approach JW's I always like to ask questions about not being able to reconcile two things: Something the Bible said and something the Watchtower said. I then ask them to explain it to me because I'm confused. They consider themselves teachers of the Bible, therefore they are more than willing to help! But, in their attempt to help they open themselves up to hearing an opposing opinion a...