Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses?And is it true they compel u to convert to their religion?

Question

This is a really new term to me.

Answer 1

they are well trained (studied for years at it) on how to convince you that their "society" has the right answers on EVERYTHING, and that their "society" is inspired of God, and that you shouldn't believe anything other than their "society"

BEWARE!!!

Answer 2

I worked side-by-side with one for 3 years and my husband works with one now. I know that in the past, some Witnesses would come around to the house and leave brochures - they were always very polite.

The few I know personally never try to convert people - they all believe they can trace their lineage directly back to Jesus, therefore, not all of us are 'qualified' to be converted.

They believe in being immaterialistic and humble - that is why they do not celebrate birthdays with gifts. The ones I know are very family-oriented and have regular times each week to share dinner and activities together. They do not drink or have sex before marriage (if their faith is strong) and while the ones I know have non-Witness friends, they never date outside their religion.

Some tend to have fundamentalist beliefs about gender roles - even though some many Witness wives work out of financial necessity, within the home, there are definite woman-things and man-things. (eg. women cook, clean, and men take out garbage, mow lawn, etc.)

Hope this helps a litte.

Answer 3

We Jehovah's Witnesses are people who strive to follow the Bible. I guess you could say we "compel" others to follow the Bible, if you consider sharing our beliefs, and trying to live our lives by them the same as trying to "compel" others.

Answer 4

"Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses" is a religion well-known for global preaching by all active adherents, use and education of the personal name of Almighty God, strict neutrality, rejection of paganisms such as ostensible "holidays", and recognition of God's Kingdom by Christ as the hope for humankind's problems. As of 2006, nearly seven million were active preachers among Jehovah's Witnesses, with about another ten million merely attended Witness meetings and conventions.

A common misconception is that Jehovah's Witnesses go from door-to-door because they feel it is their duty to "recruit" a householder, or get him to "convert". 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/index.htm?article=article_03.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/ministry.htm

Answer 5

The JW's are a cult. It is true that they compel you to convert to their way. That is what assures them of their place in God's kingdom. If you join, you will be doing the same!

Answer 6

JWs don't seek converts. If a Jew became a Christian, he is converted, but if a Christian becomes a Jew, he is reverted, or turned back to an earlier form of worship of God.

You could say that JWs are a copy of the Jewish Cult that separated themselves some 1900 years ago, so whenyou become a JW, you revert, not convert.

Talking to one of my regular passengers, whose a Rabbi, I would say most Christians have much the same problem with JWs that ancient Jews had with the first Christians who they viewed as having been started by an uneducated ex-carpenter of the Jewish Lower Class who was executed for cause by the governing authority. The only education he had was by Mary and Joseph, in the view of the Jews, he made up most of what he said.

He recruited other uneducated, lower class individuals, such as a failed fisherman (Peter) and a hated tax collector (Matthew).

Lacking any formal education, they were easy to manipulate into believing he was the Messiah, something that was impossible, as he did not bring about the destruction (Armageddon) of the enemies of the Truly Blessed People of God, the Israelites, as was prophesied.

After his lawful execution, these clearly brainwashed followers began going door to door telling their brethren that the traditional beliefs, rituals, and observances (holidays), dating back hundreds of years, were no longer valid.

They began creating their own scriptures, to support their false beliefs, instead of relying on the Holy Torah, which had sustained God’s People for hundreds of years.

Finally, there were highly educated individuals, especially in the religious arts, such as Saul of Tarsus, who could clearly prove that they were a false cult, bent on leading God’s People down a false path to destruction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_of_Tarsus

What happened to them, as a result of their false teachings, and their door to door work, was only to be expected of people who have lost their way.

Clearly, what you may or may not think of JWs is reliant on your point of view, just as it was in those first years. Having an advanced education in religion does not mean that you are right, only that you sound that way.

JWs may have come from a simple, and some times, erratic beginnings, but at least they are making a valid effort to do better. You cannot say that for other religions who:

Continue to get involved in politics;

Lie to the IRS about not doing so in order to get their non-profit status;

Avoids paying taxes on retail sales within the church;

Allows immorality to creep into the church;

Immortalizes their founders through the observance of a birthday, death, and/or anniversary of the founding of the church;

Places a pictures of the founders in all their churches, so that all can see and pay obeisance;

Gives tacit approval to the Theory of Evolution; and

Doesn’t teach their followers to preach and teach the Bible, as Christ instructed.

Answer 7

yeah if you want information about the witnesses go to their website or wikipedia. a lot of people on here will say wierd stuff about us but that is generally the case with eople who dont fully understand something they fear it.

And some people are just mean.

Answer 8

First of all, we being lovers of Jehovah seek out those willing to listen to the truth as taught be Jesus.
This link may help.

Answer 9

That's not true sweetie.

And the only real way to find honest answers is to go to the source.

Answer 10

Why worry if they apparently have not bothered you before.

Answer 11

I think of them more as a cult than a religion. They'll never convert me.