Should I accept my Jehovah's Witness friend's invite?

Question

I really great guy I know from work has mentioned that I should come over to his place to discuss bible stuff, or alternately check out his Kingdom Hall. He mentioned a few things about the advantages that they have. He said that all their members can rest assured that they are marrying virgin females, who (the ladies) are unspoilt and will stay devoted (I told him that this didn't matter to me since I hadn't been "pure" since youth and didn't expect that in my fiance').

Are there some advantages to being in the Witnesses' faith? Would I be getting into a cult? I already told this guy that I wasn't really prepared to have more rules in my life.

Answer 1

This is an interesting question, primarily because so many current Jehovah's Witnesses originally studied with the religion with ulterior motives.

(Jeremiah 20:7) You have fooled me, O Jehovah, so that I was fooled. You used your strength against me, so that you prevailed.


Perhaps the largest single group of these is formerly unbelieving spouses. Time and again, a reasonable husband quietly tolerates his wife's newfound association with Jehovah's Witnesses until it becomes clear that this is no passing distraction; whereupon the intelligent, sophisticated husband takes it upon himself to "expose" what he condescendingly assumes is a series of naive and unscriptural teachings. If he is a fair-minded person, the passing weeks or months of study will bring surprise after surprise, and a growing respect for the bible scholarship of Jehovah's Witnesses.

(1 Corinthians 1:20) Where is the wise man? Where the scribe? Where the debater of this system of things? Did not God make the wisdom of the world foolish?


Admittedly, not all unbelieving spouses who study with Witnesses quickly become Jehovah's Witnesses themselves. But an extraordinary number who study openmindedly do 'bear fruit and produce'.

(Matthew 13:3-23) [Jesus] told them many things by illustrations, saying: “Look! A sower went out to sow; and as he was sowing, some seeds fell ...upon the fine soil and they began to yield fruit... As for the one sown upon the fine soil, this is the one hearing the word and getting the sense of it, who really does bear fruit and produces


In general, each Jehovah's Witness is expected to perform a conscientious personal ministry. An individual Witness tries to make his efforts meaningful, but understands that the important thing is his willingness and effort rather than any specific accomplishment. A householder should feel free to communicate his precise level of interest to his Witness teacher, and the Witness teacher will likely work within that interest level in the future. For some, that will include rides to meetings at the Kingdom Hall; for others, it will include a regular weekly sit-down bible study from a bible-based publication; still a third might simply be on a magazine route and spend a few minutes each month to discuss a bible topic for five or ten minutes. Even if a person wishes to merely continue as a person of good will, Jehovah's Witnesses are happy to remain friends and merely check in once every few months.

If a householder realizes he is wholly uninterested, or comes to regret having schemed to waste the time of a Witness minister, it might be best for that householder to thank the Witness minister and allow him to now redirect his energies. The typical Witness will be glad to have had the opportunity to share and explain his faith, but will appreciate such an expression of honesty.

(Hebrews 13:15) Let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips which make public declaration to his name.

Answer 2

In answer to whether you should go, that is entirely your choice. If you are curious, then go ahead. If you do not want to simply tell your friend. If you are nervous or have questions about what to expect when going just ask him.

As to the comment about the virgins, not sure what he was refering to because we are all humans and subject to mistakes. I know of many Witnesses, male and female, who were/are virgins till their wedding day. There are also others who have had sex, either because of a previous marraige or making a mistake, or because they did not feel prematitial sex was wrong till becoming Christian. It could be your friend was trying to say one thing and came out saying another, or maybe he is new to coming to our meetings and is a little confused.

Yes, most any organisation has advantages. One thing I like is, among other things, is, while there is still a chance of a slip up, for the most part, I know that as long as I stay firm in my faith I do not have to worry about ending up a Dad before I am married. I know that by following the Bible I have learned many things about the universe and myself.

Would you be getting into a Cult?? No on 2 counts. Firstly we are not a Cult, and even if we were taking a look around does not make you a member. To become a Baptised Witness takes allot of thinking and studying. IT is not something that happens just because you attended a meeting.

Answer 3

It doesn't hurt to listen to the guy if you're curious about us. It wouldn't hurt to go to a Kingdom Hall either. There are many people that study with us/attend our meetings at the Kingdom Hall for YEARS and never become Jehovah's Witnesses.

It's not an easy group to join and the public is always welcome. Just because you attend the Kingdom Hall or read the Watchtower does not mean you have to be a Witness or even act like one.

Answer 4

The JW aren't a cult or a sect as many who don't know us say.
I think you should give it a try. If you won't agree with what your friend will tell you, you can tell him you're not interested. We're not forcing anyone to do something he/she doesn't want to.
There are advantages of being a Witness. We feel blessed that we found the truth and peace. We're not afraid anymore of the future or of the dead because we know God's purpose for the human kind (eternal life here on earth, resurrection). We feel that we're not living for anything. We feel a big satisfaction.

Answer 5

It never hurts to listen, perhaps even learn, as in diversity, other peoples' opinions, even when it concerns something so contraversial as religion.I had an experience when I first moved into my present house. A neighbor, a fundamentalist Christian brought some coffee cake and I provided the coffee.
Soon, we were into some long diatribe about the RIGHT And ONLY Faith to belong to . . when I said I was Buddhist, she stood up, gathered her coffee cake, spilled the coffee I had poured into her cup onto my lawn and said, as she backed off from my little outside table : "That's a Satanist, isn't IT?"
To this day, although she avoids me as she would, less, the plague, she calls me a Witch!
I just think her irrevocably and stubbornly ignorant! . . . SO!

Answer 6

you may desire to invite him, yet to enable you know he won't flow. by way of fact his parents wont enable it by way of fact its against there faith to flow to a distinctive variety of religious factor different then their very own. by way of fact to the Jw you're incorrect and that they wont join that. i do no longer know why the two JW who responded the question did no longer basically be up front with you extremely they act like they care yet they do no longer. Your chum truthfully might deep down want to flow yet he does no longer be aloud too. His parents might tell him he could be disobeying Jehovah..

Answer 7

Do not go. They ARE a cult. A cult is any group which teaches doctrines or beliefs that deviate from the biblical message of the Christian faith. It is very important that we recognize cults and avoid any involvement with them. Cults often teach some Christian truth mixed with error, which may be difficult to detect. There are some features common to most cults:
They do not adhere solely to the sixty-six books of the Bible as the inspired Word of God. They add their "special revelations" to the Bible as equally authoritative.

They do not accept that our relationship to Jesus Christ is a reality "by grace through faith" alone, but practice instead a salvation by works.

They do not give Jesus Christ, the divine Son of God, full recognition as the second Person of the Trinity, composed of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Some of these groups are Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, the Unification Church, Unitarians, Spiritists, Scientologists, and others.

Answer 8

This is as blatant a lie as I've heard about the witnesses. No witnesses would discuss such things with you. It is improper and immoral, more like something said by by someone in Christendom, and even than only by certain religions, but not the witnesses. Aside from that, any witness would fully know that such is not guaranteed. Aside from new female witnesses who lead less than moral lives, there are also those who are widows or divorced where their husbands committed adultery. Your lack of knowledge about them leaves me with doubts you have ever spoken to one for anything longer than saying no thank you.

Go if you want, but making up such an outlandishly distorted story just to make waves only makes you look foolish and caters to those who oppose them. If you want to go and are afraid, than admit it, don't make yourself look like an ***.

Answer 9

Well now,, unspoiled hahaha very funny.. My sister is a JW and has been for 48 years.. She doesn't even associate with the rest of her family anymore cause were all evil heathens... haha This guy friend is trying to recruit you.. Once you tell or if you tell him you have no interest whatsoever your friendship may change.. Most of the children are told not to socialize with non-jehovah's witnesses.. One of the nieces in my brother in laws family quit when she was 19 and started smoking and dating. The whole family in turn disowened her and told her she had to choose, smoking and her boyfriend or the JW life..Now the guy she was with was 23 years old and had a really good job driving truck in another city and was making 22$ canadian an hour.. He had proposed to her and she had accepted. Then her family stepped in and gave her the ultimatum.. Also there is a family down in vancouver who had 6 babies born too early, and since they don't accept blood transfusions 2 babies have died.. The other 4 are dying... so you can make your own judgement on that one.....

Answer 10

My advice to you is read up on JW maybe on line concerning their belief. Because you go that don't mean you have to join up with them, have a mind of your own if you should decide to go, and by all means don't let them persuade you into something you may regret in the long run.