Why do Jehovah's Witnesses Continue to Visit Your Home?

Question

I have told them before that I wasn't interested.

Answer 1

A common misconception is that Jehovah's Witnesses go from door-to-door because they feel it is their duty to get a householder to find "interested" people. In fact, Jehovah's Witnesses would go from door-to-door even if there were no hope that anyone would change their religion, or even if no one would listen to them!

That is because Jesus Christ specifically assigned the house-to-house ministry to the Christian congregation, with no regard for specific results.

(Luke 10:1,2) After these things the Lord designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos in advance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come. 2 Then he began to say to them: “The harvest, indeed, is great, but the workers are few. Therefore beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.

Jehovah's Witnesses are trained to direct attention to the bible, and move on when their message is unwanted. Since each congregation in the United States tries to call at every home in its territory at least twice each year, there is strong motivation for them to move on where little interest is shown. Also, the Scriptures help the Witnesses to expect little interest from most:

(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching ...and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/
http://jw-media.org/people/ministry.htm

Answer 2

My mother always turned them away, and my stepfather, a Navy Veteran, was openly hostile. Some book sellers cam around, and she bought what they were selling. One was the Encyclopedia Britannica, which she got for my older sisters, and the other was the Bible Stories series for us kids. My stepfather was Lutheran and mom was Church of Christ. She and her siblings were raised in a Catholic Orphanage, which should say a lot for why she no longer went.

What changed was her reading of the Bible Story of the Great Flood to us kids. While putting away the Britannica, it fell open to the section on the Ark. She noted that, unlike in the Bible Stories Book, instead of being a boat, it was a box, meant to float, not sail. That got her to wondering why would they change such a small and insignificant piece of Bible knowledge. That got her started on looking up other things, spending time at the library.

Now, she's not college educated. She was the mother who was there when we got home from school, but like when she left the Catholics, she was questioning things. One day, the witnesses came again and that sent things in motion.

While studying, my stepfather would throw away the books and find ways for her not to be home on the days she was to study. The lady started bringing her husband, also an Army Veteran. He stayed outside and chatted with my stepfather about things. A year later, both of them were baptized. That was over 40 years ago.

They are now walking their final path in life, as health problems mount. Their instructions are to be cremated and the ashes scattered, as is common with most witnesses.

Here's something I wrote about him in 2005:
http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/?uc_full_date=20050619

Answer 3

I have a couple of JW's that are friends and I have asked them about this. They have said if you are not interested do the following either just put up a little sign or explain you are not interested...it doesn't hurt their feelings. They realize that there are people of differant faiths.

Also they have never influenced me to come to church with them...they are just trying to spread the word of the religion and they don't mean to offend.

I used to believe just like you...but now I see it from their point of view too and the mild inconvenience isn't so bad.

Answer 4

Noah preached to people as well as building the Ark. He warned them of the consequences of not listening to God's warning. He invited them to come on the Ark.
Did they listen?
Obviously not.
The rest is history.

That's why Jehovah's Witnesses go around preaching to people - to warn them of what is to come. We are now living in the last days of this system (2 Timothy 3:1-5 & Matthew chapter 24)
They do this because they love God & people, they want them to be saved when Armageddon comes.

Matthew 24:36-39

http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2002...

http://www.watchtower.org/library/t19/su...

Answer 5

Because their faith says that they have to share what they have witnessed. It is the very crux of their religion to try to get everyone they know (as well as those they don't know) to understand the message.

Most of them, however, are quite polite, and if you tell them that you'd prefer they don't come back, they probably won't. You being "not interested" is sort of a challenge to them, so you need to be firm, and just say, "Please don't come back."

For the record, they're not a cult...they're a full-fledged religion, with millions of followers around the world.

Answer 6

I'm from Utah. Mormon missionaries are the same way. All of these people have this genuine, sincere, unwavering belief in their religion and maintain this positive attitude that others will want the same if they can only be reminded of the wonders often enough. It is a sad and a terrible thing to have to do, but you, unfortunately, have to be just outright rude to these people to get them to understand you don't want them around. Saying no nicely just doesn't seem to work. I hate having to be mean to them, but that's all they seem to understand.

Answer 7

Try putting an American flag sticker on you rwindow or door....or have one in your yard. I honestly heard that this will keep them away.

But the reason they do is, that is part of their mission for church work. At least they aren't as pushy as they once were...and they no longer try to get you to pay for their pamplets.

Answer 8

They think they can help you. They'll come to your door until you accept their faith and will join them. It is their mission to tell Jehovahs message. Just like in catholic church, but catholics don't come to your door.
Next time they come to your door, have a bible handy and tell them you were just deep in prayer to the Lord or something :)

Answer 9

Some of the most zealous witnesses I know once to us to leave their home.

Circumstances change everyday. so you may not be interested today.

Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow.

Answer 10

Every Friday night, I put a sign over my doorbell.
It says "ATTENTION!!! IF YOU ARE NOT A RELATIVE OR CLOSE FRIEND, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT RINGING THIS DOORBELL! THIS IS NOT A JOKE!
So far, it has kept the Saturday morning Witnesses from bothering me!