What should I do about my friends?

Question

I know i asked a question about this a while ago, but i still don't understand what im doing wrong, my friends are Jahova's Witnesses, and im worried about them, Im christian and i just feel like im not doing enough to try and steer them into the right path. Im worried about them because i love them. What should i do or what can i do to help?

i dont wanna be called someone who judges and i dont want to be ridiculed by people that dont believe the same things as me. I have my own beliefs

I also dont want to be told to leave them alone.
I'm asking a question to get HELPFUL answers, i dont care if you think i should leave them alone and stop trying

Answer 1

There seems to be a great misconception among "Christians" who feel compelled to instill their own Messiah-complex on others, rather than leaving them to their own doing as it is written.

Personally, I believe that INSISTING one's will on another person has to be among the gravest sins of man. Otherwise, why call it Freewill at all??

Peace be with you!

Answer 2

I'm not a Jehovah's Witness but I have a few questions for you!
You say your a christian & you think their on the wrong path! Well what about you? How do you know that your on the right path? Do you think that you couldn't be deceived? Read Revelation 12:9. The Jehovan's Witnesses don't have the full truth & their wrong about somethings but their also right about many things that they teach. Most christian (so called) churches don't even get their teaching from the bible, even though most of their members think that they do! See if you can prove what you beleive is really what the bible teaches!

Answer 3

hi! i totally understand that you care a lot about your friends and that's awesome, but the fact that they are Jehovah's Witnesses seems to bother. Now, from what you've said, you are a Christian. All you can really do is pray for them - you do your part and God will do his. Take a day and commit yourself to prayer- remember, this is the power tool we, as children of God have. Good luck and remember if it doesn't turn out the way you want it to, God has a plan. I wish you all the best! :)

Answer 4

Well, as a Witness myself why not consider talking to them about their beliefs?

Certainly if you believe your religion to be True and their false God's Spirit would help you do so, wouldn't it?

However, if they can defend their faith using God's Word why are you concerned about them?

Do you know what the "right path" is, that you speak about?

Have you proved to yourself that you can stake your life on what you have learned?

Ask some questions. Consider that they are doing their best to serve God and ask them why they do what they do.
You might be surprised.

Answer 5

If you really want to be their friend? Let them live their lives the way they want. If Christianity is right for them they will find their way to that path. If not, you trying to "steer them into the right path" is just going to steer them away from you.

Now, that's NOT to say that you can't talk to them about your faith, express your concerns, etc. Just don't be pushy about it, okay?

:)

Answer 6

How to witness to Jehovah’s Witnesses:

First don’t argue with us. We didn’t come to your door to argue. Nobody wins an argument (contrary to what others have said). Please understand that for one to win an argument, one of the individuals would have had to change their mind. If we feel that all you want to do is argue we will leave. By leaving we aren’t “running away” we are following the counsel at Matt 10:12,13.

Next don’t try to tell us that we must believe the trinity. According to the New Encyclopedia Britannica (1976), and the New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967) the trinity is not found in the bible, and the Apostles did not believe anything even remotely approaching that idea in the bible. The Encyclopedia Americana (1956) says that the trinity does not reflect accurately early Christian teaching regarding the nature of God, it is, on the contrary a deviation from their teaching.

So if you say that you can “prove” the trinity using the bible, you are either misunderstanding what the bible is actually trying to say or you are purposely trying to teach falsehoods.

Next don’t say that “my” bible is inaccurate or full of mistakes. According to Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament. by Jason BeDuhn, associate professor of religious studies at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, Arizona,
The New World Translation “is one of the most accurate English translations of the New Testament currently available” and “the most accurate of the translations compared.” One of the bibles it was compared to was the NIV. John 1:1 was one of the verses compared and the NWT was the only bible translation that translated it correctly. (He did say he preferred “and the Word was divine or godlike to “a god”, but a god is an accurate and truthful translation).

Speaking of the NIV, when Edwin H. Palmer, Th.D., Executive Secretary for the NIV’s committee was asked why they didn’t translate Jehovah’s name correctly and accurately in their bible in the almost 7000 times it appears, he stated that they spent $2 million dollars and if they had translated God’s name correctly as Jehovah or Yahweh instead of LORD, they would be throwing that money away. He also said that we are the victims of 350 years of the King James tradition.

So my question is if they mistranslated Jehovah’s name 7000 times to “sale bibles” what else did they mistranslate? (2 Corinthians 2:17)

If the reason they didn’t use Jehovah’s name was “Jewish Tradition” remember what Jesus said about Jewish traditions and God’s Word at Matt 15:6, the Jews had made God’s Word invalid do to their traditions. Therefore is following Jewish tradition a good idea when it comes to translating God’s Word?

Another point you shouldn’t bring up is the immortality of the soul. Unless you can disprove Ezekiel 18:4 and Matt 10:28 which says that the soul will die and also be destroyed as punishment for sin. Please remember that the first recorded lie in the bible was to the effect that if we disobey God we will not die. (Gen. 3:4) So if you tell me that the soul does not die you are repeating the lie Satan told Eve.

Add to this the fact that according to Eccl. 9: 5 & 10, the dead are conscience of nothing at all and Jesus liken death to sleep (Matt 9:24; John 11:11-14). Finally let’s not forget that eternal life is a reward for faithfulness, not something we already have.

Another point you shouldn’t mention is “All those who believe that Jesus is Lord will go to heaven.” Please notice what Jesus said about John the Baptist at Matthew 11:11. No one can deny John’s faith in Jesus, but he won’t even be a lesser one in heaven, so how and where is John to receive his reward for faithful service? (Matt 5:5) This is in harmony with what the bible says about King David (Acts 2:34) not going to heaven. Another point about heaven is don’t say Jehovah took Enoch to heaven because Jesus denies this at John 3:13.

So what is the best way to witnesses to one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Well, instead of waiting for one to come to your door, call your local Kingdom Hall and ask for a personal study of the bible, study once or twice a week, attend all the meetings for 6 months. If you haven’t learned to witness to Jehovah’s people in this time period, pray to Jehovah and ask him to help you remove whatever it is that is holding you back.

Answer 7

Actually the disciples of Jesus who were with Him were not able to do anything even when they were with Jesus. But In Acts 1,2 we see that they were annointed by the Holy Spirit and then when they preached, many accepted Jesus Christ. So if you love God and Jesus so much and want your friends to know them, then you must ask God for the Holy Spirit. You will know when you receive Him. Read Acts 2:38 Turn away from sins, and be baptised and then you will receive Holy Spirit.

Read my testimony here, Our Lord saved me so miraculously,
http://www.protectinghands.com/ladder_to_heaven.htm

Read about batism also here,
http://www.protectinghands.com/baptism.htm

Answer 8

I would say the best thing you can do for these friends is to pray for them. Also, show them love and be a godly example. Continue to be a friend, and ask God for opportunities to tell them about what Christ means to you personally.

Answer 9

ask them to come to your church functions or something. Don't go to to wild on it or they will be staying away from you on purpose. Remember they are just as adamant about their religion probably so to sway them to your side will be difficult. Imagine if you had a Budist friend that felt the same way about you. Would you be resistant to switching to his religion, no matter how worried he was about you.

Answer 10

If you do in fact love them, leave them alone. What they believe is their business. If you keeping trying to "steer" them you will lose them as friends and you will not succeed in steering them into the "right path" anyway.