Jehovah’s Witnesses keep their beliefs in separate categories. Think of them as boxes. Each belief is in its own separate box. And this is key: They never compare or contrast boxes. Thus, when beliefs contradict each other, a JW will rarely, if ever, notice. If you show them, cognitive dissonance takes place. You might notice this as silence or a frown as they attempt to process this information. This is a good sign.
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I remember the first scripture I learned and memorized when I was studying with Jehovah’s Witnesses. The New World Translation in 1977 read, “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the Only true God and the one you sent forth Jesus Christ.” John 17:3. I immediately thought, “Oh, okay, so to gain eternal life I must study. Study equals eternal life.” At the time I was studying in their little blue book, The Truth that Leads to Eternal Life. As I continued to study, I learned about the importance of attending meetings and going out door-to-door in field service. All of these things played a part in attaining eternal life. Being faithful to the end was stressed. Only by faithfully continuing to do these necessary things might I have a chance to gain eternal life.
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