Christians : Why do You hate Jehovah Witnesses knocking at your door? Dont u no they r just obeying Jesus?

Question

CHRISTIANS are commanded to "make disciples of people of all the nations," but this does not mean that they are to use pressure or convert others by force. Jesus' commission was to "tell good news to the meek ones," to "bind up the brokenhearted," to "comfort all the mourning ones." (Matthew 28:19; Isaiah 61:1, 2; Luke 4:18, 19) Jehovah's Witnesses seek to do this by declaring the good news from the Bible. Like the prophet Ezekiel of old, Jehovah's Witnesses today try to find those who "are sighing and groaning over all the detestable things that are being done."—Ezekiel 9:4.

The best-known way they use to find those who are distressed by present conditions is by going from house to house. Thus they make a positive effort to reach the public, just as Jesus did when "he went journeying from city to city and from village to village, preaching and declaring the good news of the kingdom of God." His early disciples did likewise. (Luke 8:1; 9:1-6; 10:1-9)

Answer 1

Dear Matthew,

I do not hate Watchtower Witnesses.
That is a gross exaggeration.

If I have time when they knock on my door I will talk to them.

I pity the jws because the Bible makes it very clear that they are FALSE prophets. God is not speaking through them or to them. They speak the words of the Watchtower and that is why I call them Watchtower Witnesses.

Deuteronomy 18:20-22 makes it very clear that if someone or some organization says that something is going to happen but it does not then said person or organization is not speaking God's Word. The Watchtower has repeatedly given specific dates for Armageddon but those dates have passed by and then the Watchtower has changed its story.

For His glory,
JOYfilled

Answer 2

Hate is far to strong of a word! I do not like the way they won't leave a person alone when we say we are Christians! Under the threat of being "disfellowshipped" They must convince a certain amount of converts! I will never deny the physical resurrection of Jesus. They do not believe in his physical resurrection. They believe that cross is a pagan symbol adopted by an apostate church and that salvation impossible apart from the watchtower. They believe that Jesus was the archangel Michael. Because their founding Father , a man named Charles Taze Russell said so, there is no biblical back up to this belief. I believe that Jesus was risen in I believe that Jesus was born of a virgin birth! They do not.They will not give up! If I ask a person if they believe in God & if they do I say wonderful and do not bother them. J.W.'s will not do this! Because they must convert! I don't like closing the door in a persons face but what else can I do?
While Watchtower adherents are often willing to do more for a lie than Christians are willing to do for the truth, these and a hosts of other doctrinal perversions keep JW's from rightly being called Christians.

"If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him." Deuteronomy 18:22

Answer 3

Many Christian believers appreciate your sincerity, but there are two points of contention we have with your organization:

1. We do not believe the JWs are preaching the true gospel of Jesus Christ; and
2. Throughout the entirety of the New Testament, there is not one example of Jesus, the Apostles or disciples going from door-to-door preaching the word. This is because this method is unnecessarily confrontational and a breach of good manners (on a JW's part) and a breach of the listener's privacy.

The way Jesus and His followers shared the Gospel was in two ways: a) they entered a town, sought out a worthy person there, and used that person's house as a "base" from which they went out each day to preach; b) once out in the town or city, they either 1) preached to no one in particular on street corners or in town squares (similar to Jeremiah's approach) or 2) struck up conversations with individuals or groups, then slowly introduced the Gospel. Anyone showing further interest was given private teaching on the Scriptures.

If Jesus felt these were the best ways to evangelize, then his current-day disciples should be doing it this way, too.

Answer 4

If the JW's were Christians, then we would welcome them more warmly at this house. We generally look in the book of Deuteronomy and they leave.
While you may feel that they have a call to go out talking to others, that does not mean that we need to accept what they have to say.
To be sure, the JW's are called "ambulance chasers" and for many, that is the LAST thing they need is someone shoving their literature in their face when things are not going right.
We hear on the news of ladies in the US that have an insatiable sexual desire and have opened their door to friends and neighbours to come and help out the husband. Just because the door is open, that does not mean that we have to cooperate there either.

Answer 5

>>The best-known way they use to find those who are distressed by present conditions is by going from house to house. Thus they make a positive effort to reach the public, just as Jesus did when "he went journeying from city to city and from village to village, preaching and declaring the good news of the kingdom of God." His early disciples did likewise. (Luke 8:1; 9:1-6; 10:1-9)<<

Luke 10:7 -- "do not go from house to house."

Answer 6

I also welcome the Jehovah's Witnesses to come to my door.
I have had many interesting conversations with them, and they
even told me I would make a good Jehovah's Witness.

I have their doctrinal book "Make Sure of All Things" and if they are willing I will go over their book and compare it with scripture. Like someone else said in here, I find that they are willing to listen, but their minds, for the most part, are closed to anything that opposes their view.

I have a sister that was in the JW's and then out and then back in. She is closed-minded too, and will not even listen to anything I have to say, but she is willing to try to teach me the "truth."

I pity them as well, because I feel they have been under the system of works and pressure that robs them of intellectual pursuit that is independent of the Watchtower Society. It is a sad commentary on intelligent people when they have come to the point where everything has to be subject to their own interpretation of scripture to the point that they are unwilling to investigate whether they could be wrong or not. That is big time oppression in my book and it would take the joy out of my life and make me sullen and unwilling to trust others.

LIke the one person said in here, we need to treat them with kindness because they carry enough of a burden as it is! For those who seek to agitate them - you only drive them further and further into this belief system instead of helping them.

"Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels ...... and though I give my body to be burned, and have not Love, I am nothing more than sounding brass and a tinkling symbol."
Love is always the first rule we are to follow - that is what the Lord's life taught us. Rebuke is for the stiffnecked, stubborn and mocking people who enjoy attacking with their words no matter who they disagree with - not people who are honestly trying to work things out in their lives no matter how wrong they may be.

Answer 7

First off you are wrong, because not all Christians hate JWs for knocking on their door. You are off to a bad start with your question.

I enjoy it when they come to my house. When they come to my house it gives me an opportunity to share the love of God with them. There is nothing better than showing them the false predictions/prophecies they have made over the years. Generally they will say the organization never did such a thing. However when I show them the statements in their own original literature -showing these false prohpecies- its amazing how fast the conversation turns around. Either they just leave or get mad and come up with some strange excuse.

I also enjoy telling them that their is one mediator between God and man. That was Jesus, not the Watchtower organization. see 1 Tim 2:5

Answer 8

human beings have issues to do, and are many times doing something and don't choose to end to stand there and hear a spiritual commercial; or any advertistment. once you get around to it you may turn on your television and hear one. there's a time and place for each little thing and persons choose to compliment thier very own time to think of approximately those issues. additionally you don't get your religious beleifs from somebody at your door, you develope them over the years, and are unlikely to alter what you think of merely like that. If somebody desires to circulate to any church, they might locate it and circulate as they choose to and examine it out.

Answer 9

I don't hate them! It's funny, my son just got home from a Mormon mission for 2 years in Europe. He had run into some Jehovah's witnesses there, and had some of their tracts in a foreign language. Shortly after he was home, some came to our door, and he was happy to talk to them and give them his foreign tracts for their enjoyment. But they aren't going to convert anyone in this house, so usually we don't want to waste their time.

Answer 10

I believe knocking on peoples doors is invasive and pulling up beside them when they are walking is invasive and dangerous. I was taking a morning walk as part of my exercise routine and it was about 630am and this van pulls up across the street and a big man got out and started to cross the street to intercept me. I had no idea what he was about and so I pulled out my friend Jason and made sure that he saw it and he yells out oh no I don't mean you no harm I just got something to give you and it was a watchtower magazine! I told him no and kept walking! I've also had this one car that seemed to stalk me because they always pulled up next to me as I am walking trying to give me a book and I tell them no no no no but they keep on. That's invasive, and intrusion, and irritating and not necessary! Nobody can save a person they will have to save themselves and all of the harassing in the world can't change that!