For the last month or so, I've had visits from Jehovah's witnesses. Most people would be annoyed but I actually don't mind. I am in no danger of being recruited. As a born-again Christian, I am safe in my salvation but I am interested in learning more about their doctrine and even helping some of these people come to know the truth. Last week one of the women who came got quite worked up when we were talking, frustrated probably because no matter how many scriptures she showed me to try to convince me that Jesus is not God, I would not budge. One good thing that has come from it is that I have been doing research and really diving into God's Word to learn and be able to show them the REAL truth of it. I feel sad, because I have learned that the bible that they study is not an inspired translation, rather one that a few men got together and wrote. Now I know that there are some who are thinking, isn't that what all bibles are? Well, no. See, The Bible translations that are considered true are ones that are translated by scholars from the original Greek and Hebrew. Turns out that the JW version was not. Actually to clarify, here is a website with some great info. http://www.bible.ca/Jw-internet.htm#watchtower
In my heart, I feel that these people really do love God and want to be faithful believers but they are misguided and mislead. I love what my Mother-in-law says to them when they come to her door. "If you really are believers and have asked Jesus to come into your life as your saviour, you are going to heaven in spite of yourself." Someone told me not to take their printed materials because they get points, which apparently count toward them getting into heaven. What I want to know is, where does it say in the bible that God is keeping count? Just because you hand someone some information, doesn't mean that they are going to read it, or even understand, hence the return visits. I do look forward to them coming actually, I like the debates and sharing information. I really wish that I could talk to them about the truth about their translation, but I know that they will just get upset and walk away, and that is definitely not what I want. So, if anyone actually reads this blog and is a believer like me, please pray for me and for them. That God keeps them coming back, that they become thirsty for truth, and that God would use me to lead them to it.
