Why do some Jehovah Witnesses go to the same people's houses?

Question

Do they check off what house they go to or something. It seems like the same ones always come to my house even though we tell them we're Catholic.

Answer 1

We go to the same house because we might be conducting a Bible study. We have maps and they are divided into sections called territories. We do make note if people or home or not. And you can let us know if your interested or not. If we think that the person has shown interest, we will return the following week. And if you don't want us to come back you can ask to be put on the do not call on list. Its up to you.

Answer 2

April 13.

Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses preach from house to house?

Jesus foretold for our day this work: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.” He also instructed his followers: “Go . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations.”—Matthew 24:14; 28:19.
When Jesus sent out his early disciples, he directed them to go to the homes of the people. (Matthew 10:7, 11-13.) The apostle Paul said regarding his ministry: “I did not hold back from telling you any of the things that were profitable nor from teaching you publicly and from house to house.”—Acts 20:20, 21; see also Acts 5:42.

The message that the Witnesses proclaim involves the lives of people; they want to be careful to miss no one. (Zephaniah 2:2, 3.) Their calls are motivated by love—first for God, also for their neighbor.

A conference of religious leaders in Spain noted this: “Perhaps the churches are excessively neglectful about that which precisely constitutes the greatest preoccupation of the Witnesses—the home visit, which comes within the apostolic methodology of the primitive church. While the churches, on not a few occasions, limit themselves to constructing their temples, ringing their bells to attract the people and to preaching inside their places of worship, [the Witnesses] follow the apostolic tactic of going from house to house and of taking advantage of every occasion to witness.”—El Catolicismo, Bogotá, Colombia, September 14, 1975, p. 14.

But why do the Witnesses call repeatedly even at homes of people who do not share their faith?

They do not force their message on others. But they know that people move to new residences and that the circumstances of people change. Today a person may be too busy to listen; another time he may gladly take the time. One member of a household may not be interested, but others may be. People themselves change; serious problems in life may stimulate an awareness of spiritual need.—See also Isaiah 6:8, 11, 12.

If you would like further information, please get in touch with Jehovah's Witnesses at the local Kingdom Hall. Or visit http://www.watchtower.org

Answer 3

In some areas, a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses is able to call at each door in its territory every week. It may be that the questioner lives in such an area.

It is interesting that only Jehovah's Witnesses are so clearly identified with the preaching work; globally nearly 7 million Witnesses preach publicly each month.

(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you.

(Acts 5:42) Every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without letup teaching and declaring the good news about the Christ, Jesus.

(Acts 20:20) I did not hold back ...from teaching you publicly and from house to house

(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching... You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.


Really, if someone goes out of their way to disregard Christian preachers and preaching, what is he saying about himself?

(Luke 10:1-17) After these things the Lord designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos... “He that listens to you listens to me too. And he that disregards you disregards me too. Moreover, he that disregards me disregards also him that sent me forth.”


Learn more:
http://jw-media.org/people/ministry.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_04.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/pr/index.htm?article=article_03.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_15.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_11.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/ti/index.htm?article=article_09.htm

Answer 4

They have what they call "territories", a certain number of streets/houses. They stop at all the houses in the territory. They try to cover each territory every couple of months

They keep all kinds of records, it's very organized

Organized annoying

Answer 5

In addition to what Superstang wrote, it does not matter to us what relgion you are affiliated with. We are there to encourage Bible reading (any translation) and to help those who are interested to have a better understanding of God's Word. That is where we learn about Jesus and Jehovah, and that can lead to eternal life.

"This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ."

Answer 6

They are just checking to see if you've changed your mind...

Answer 7

Because the people they live with don't want them in THEIR houses.

Answer 8

They smell blood.

Sometimes if it is a really nasty house they might think their God gives them extra credits?