How is salvation found? By means of faith or by means of an organization? The Watchtower teaches one must be a member of the organization to be saved through Armageddon. Where is this found in Scripture?
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, NOT of works, lest anyone should boast. Eph. 2:8,9 NKJV
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A Jehovah’s Witnesses will typically say that Revelation 1:8 is about Jehovah, not about Jesus. How can we overcome this obstacle? It’s simply a matter of examining the entire context of chapter 1 of Revelation, as this is revealed.
First we examine Rev. 1:7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;
and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”
So shall it be! Amen.
The Watchtower Organization would have you believe that the heavens are reserved for a limited number of people, only 144,000. Where do they get this idea? From the book of Revelation, chapters 7 and 14 the only two places where this number is mentioned.
Does your religion teach that Jesus is Michael the Archangel? Is this correct? What does the bible say?
Want to get a Jehovah’s Witness to listen instead of argue? There’s a simple way to do that. Questions. Ask the right question and you’ll get his or her wheels spinning. Ask the wrong question, and it’ll end up in a game of bible ping-pong that quickly goes nowhere.
How do I know this? Simple. I was a Jehovah’s Witness for sixteen years for starters. And I was asked this question while I was door-knocking full-time. It worked on me, it can work for you too!
It’s important to remember–doctrines don’t save, only Jesus saves. Put doctrines on the back burner. You’ll get nowhere with them. Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. Most Jehovah’s Witnesses are not willing to engage in debate; most are so indoctrinated that we can’t reach them. The key to waking up a Jehovah’s Witness is to help them see that the Watchtower is not God’s chosen organization. It is not the “one true religion” like they claim. How do we do that?
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