Dialogue with Jehovah's Witnesses?

"I have a few coworkers who are Jehovah's Witnesses, and they seem to think they are the chosen or right church because they still go door to door like the bible says. They teach Jesus is not Jehovah but his son "only". They are also awaiting the next big prophecy, which according to them is that the UN or the one world government is going to abolish all religion so that the Witnesses will be the end time martyrs or the Elect. So how can I politely tell them that they are incorrect, and that they are in a cult of bondage, needing to study God's word, not the tradition of Charles Russel?", (Question courtesy of Manny Ferreira)

Personally, I wouldn't disagree with some of that stuff, namely the one world government, and the coming persecution of Christians. I definitely believe in the trinity though.

I don't know if you should set out to "correct" them. You could gently plant some seeds, and maybe share some scriptures with them, and see where it goes from there. The fact that they believe differently from you, and these particular Jehovah's Witnesses might be arrogant about it, is actually their problem, not your's. That's not to say that one shouldn't share ideas, and have open dialogue with other Christians, but always consider the circumstances. Are at least some of the people receptive and open to discussion, or are they just becoming angry and defensive? Unfortunately, I've found that the latter is more common, and you shouldn't waste your time if your efforts aren't bearing any good fruit. It's always a good idea to find and maintain common ground with other Christians, being careful not to dwell on areas of disagreement. Lastly, I would be cautious about discussing religion in the workplace, because if your boss singles you out as a source of discord or trouble, he/she might hold it against you, especially nowadays when hatred towards Christians has become acceptable.

Comments

jackie 02 Sep 2010, 09:51

i studied with jehovah's witnesses for years and never did become one, the teachings go far deeper than what manny ferrera mentions, why don't you ask them if they are aware of the false predictions jehovah's witnesses have made, they said more than 5 times that the world would end at such and such date,{the Bible says, not to set dates, He will come as a theif in the night...)they also say that Micheal ,the ark angel is Jesus, the Bible says that Jesus is our Lord, God almighty, the beginning and the end, the alpha and omega, so if Jesus is the alpha and omega, , you cannot have 2 alpha's and omegas, so it has to be Him, He exists in different dimensions, the old the new and the one to come, so that is how He is the Father, in the old, the son in the new and God in all and the one to come., I became very confused wih the jehovah's witnesses cause they possess knowledge of all kinds, but when it comes to understanding who Jesus is and was, they are confused and the whole Bible is about Jesus, the foretelling of His birth, death and resurrection, the Bible tells us "great is the mystery of godliness "our puny minds cannot understand eathly things how can we understand heavenly things. we're limited as humans,there is no other name under heaven by which man can be saved, that's Biblical. jackie

Doug Buckley 02 Sep 2010, 10:09

I've had a few knock and talks with Jehovah's Witnesses around here. They seem nice, and I like them better than alot of the evangelical groups that malign them. As you point out, some of what they teach is very unscriptural (especially when it comes to the nature of Jesus), but it's also important not to reduce them to a few false teachings, because all groups have false teachings. My biggest gripe with the Jehovah's Witnesses is that they are willing to push their views on me, but won't consider mine, because I'm not one of them.

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