Do JWs leave faster if you start laughing as soon as they invite you to their whatevers or handing you stuff?

Question

A couple stopped by on Sunday and I looked at their little watchtower thing and literally started laughing because I was thinking about R&S. They left really quick.

Answer 1

I've never started laughing at them....but I would have to say that might do the trick....and I imagine I would also be thinking about R&S...lol......

Wow Mark...you got some of them riled up!

Answer 2

Why in the world did all of the Jehovah's Witnesses give shjOlds_442 a thumbs down?


.....Did he use more Watchtower articles than you did?


....You should give him a thumbs up


...he quoted correctly out of the literature that you want so desperately for us to read.

Answer 3

In all my years in the Ministry, going from house to house, I have never encounter a hostile disagreement face-to-face, as in your explanations that you give when a Witness comes to your door. You people have a fantasy mind, Hyponym: bubble, dream, fairyland, fantasy life, fantasy world, ignis fatuus, phantasy life, phantasy world, pipe dream, science fiction, will-o'-the-wisp, wishful thinking. Most of your explanations are nothing more than untruths. Which you have never said or did, you just like to toot your horn.

When I go from house to house, someone may tell me that they are on the phone, busy, or not interested, I simply say, “maybe some other time” and have a nice day, go to the next home, there is always someone that is nice & wants to talk about God's Word.

For those that say they come to the door “nude” all I would say is “you must be missing some brain cells” because no one in their right mind would deliberately come to the front door because of a Religious Organization knocking or ringing doorbell. By the way, each State has facilities, a building or place that provides a particular service, that take care of people like this, they are called a “Mental Institute.”

Answer 4

True Christians (such as Jehovah's Witnesses) are instructed by Christ Jesus himself to move on to another household when "the good news" is disrespected.

(Matthew 10:7-14) As you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’ ...Into whatever city or village you enter, search out who in it is deserving... Wherever anyone does not take you in or listen to your words, on going out of that house or that city shake the dust off your feet.


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/
http://jw-media.org/people/ministry.htm

Answer 5

Answer the door in womens underwear and smear chocolate sauce or strawberry glaze all over you and ask them if they're interested in joining your "religion"...that usually causes a hasty exit.

Answer 6

Not to my knowledge, but thanks to personal experience, nearly all unwanted visitors leave in a hurry when you answer the door naked with a rubber chicken and candles lit everywhere.

Bonus points if you're wearing contacts that make your eyes completely white.

Answer 7

God is just. Laugh now hon, because Jehovah is not one to be mocked. He will show you that he is Sovereign of the Universe.
You wouldn't laugh at a king would you?
A king is a speck of dust in ocean of dirt to him.

His justice will rule.

Answer 8

Were you naked at the time, because I heard that works too.

Answer 9

"Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?" Gal. 4:16

Ex-JW Sued for Watchtower Quotes


Issue Date: November/December 2005

An enterprising ex-Jehovah's Witness has been sued by the Watchtower Society for "a loss of reputation and goodwill."

Peter Mosier has set up a web site operated out of Canada that does nothing but present short quotes from literature published by the Witnesses. The site, http://quotes.watchtower.ca*, is grouped by subjects such as Dates, Present Truths, Oscillating Truths, and Abandoned Truths. Of course, excerpts are chosen to illustrate discrepancies in JW prophecies, and contradictions in doctrine and teachings. It was the failed prophecies that caused Mosier to abandon the Jehovah's Witnesses several years ago. (*Note: The Watchtower website has been taken down since the writing of this article.)

The lawsuit claims that Mosier has violated copyrights by quoting more than is allowed under the fair use laws. He says that the quotes are one-tenth of one percent of the source material used. His attorney says this is well within the fair use limits. For older Watchtower material with expired copyrights, Mosier has quoted entire publications.

There is no doubt that the material is an embarrassment to the Watchtower. JWs have much to be embarrassed about, particularly in the area of failed prophecies. Thomas Heinze, in his book Answers to my Jehovah's Witness Friends, details many of the specific prophecies that failed to occur. Starting in the late 1800s, JW leaders predicted the beginning of the Millenium in 1872 with the "breaking into pieces of the kingdoms of this world and the establihment of the Kingdom of God under the whole heavens." When this failed to occur, they moved the date to 1975 which also passed without fulfillment.

Christ's second coming was also predicted to occur in 1874. When He did not appear, they claimed that He did come incognito. Leader Charles T. Russell declared, "Surely there is not the slightest room for doubt in the mind of a truly consecrated child of God that the Lord Jesus is present and has been since 1874."

Heinze points out how this contrasts with the biblical account of Jesus coming in the clouds so that "every eye shall see him."

One of the most bizarre events was the construction of a house in San Diego, California, in 1929, to be occupied by "faithful men of old [who] will soon be resurrected by the Lord, be back on earth, and take charge of the visible affairs of earth."

Heinze points out: "When it became obvious that the prediction would not be fulfilled, the house became an embarrassing monument to a false prophecy. It was sold in 1948!"

Heinze covers a wide range of subjects that soul winners need to know when dealing with Jehovah's Witnesses. These include their view of salvation, deity and resurrection of Jesus, eternal punishment, Bible interpretation, significance of the name "Jehovah," and prohibition against blood transfusions. Because witnessing to JWs is a difficult and frustrating job but we need to be well equipped to show them the errors of their Watchtower teachings. Heinze has given us a short but powerful summary of the essential tenants of their false faith and ways of lovingly sharing with them the Truth

Why Jehovah's Witness Prophecy Is Important

Issue Date: March/April 2003

By Thomas Heinze

How can we tell if the doctrines of the Jehovah's Witnesses are true? C.T. Russell, the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses suggested a test for prophets somewhat similar to the one in Deuteronomy 18:22. He wrote: "Jehovah...will put all false prophets to shame either by not fulfilling the false prediction of such self-assuming prophets or by having His own prophecies fulfilled in a way opposite to that predicted by the false prophets."

Most of the teachings of the Jehovah's Witnesses are based on the interpretations of Scripture of Pastor Russell and Judge Rutherford, the first two leaders of the movement. These men also based prophesies of future events, complete with dates, on their interpretations of Scripture. These dates have now passed so we can see whether Jehovah has fulfilled their predictions or put these men to shame.

How accurate were their interpretations? The prophetic statements which follow are all from the Jehovah's Witnesses' Watchtower publications. For quotes and references which back up each statement see Answers to my Jehovah's Witness Friends, p. 21-40. Here are the dates which they set, and the events which they claimed would occur on each date.

1872: - Beginning of the millennium. Wrong! Watchtower publications later changed the date to 1975. Wrong again!

1874: - Christ's second coming. The Bible says "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him" (Rev 1:7 see also Acts 1: 11; Mat 24:23-30; Luke 17:23-24;). Christ did not return in 1874.

1914: - All world governments to be overthrown. God would glorify His people and govern the world. Later Watchtower publications admitted these prophecies and those of 1918, and 1925 had been wrong.

1915: - When man's governments had not been replaced by God's in 1914, the date was changed

to 1915. The Watch-tower Society later admitted that these prophecies "had not been fulfilled."
1918: - End of gentile times, the churches to be destroyed.

1920: - Mountains, republics, and kingdoms disappear.

1925: - "There will be no slip-up...Abraham should enter upon the actual possession of his promised inheritance in the year 1925." Watchtower publications later admitted that this prediction and those of 1914 and 1918 had been wrong.

1929: - A house was built for the return of faithful people spoken of in the Old Testament. It became an embarrassing monument to a false prophesy, so was sold in 1948!

1932: - The overthrow of christendom. Previously predicted for 1918, later moved to 1925, and then to 1932. The Watchtower later admitted: "1932 came and 'Christendom' was not destroyed...."

1975. - Beginning of the millennium. Because the Millennium had not begun in 1872 as had been prophesied, the date was changed to 1975. When this date passed many Jehovah's Witnesses applied Russell's test of a false prophet and left the movement.

So what? C. T. Russell and J.F. Rutherford, the men who made the false prophesies, claimed to have based most of them on Scripture. In all these points in which their interpretations of Scripture could be put to the test, they were wrong. Interpretations of Scripture by these same men form the basis for almost all of the doctrines which distinguish Jehovah's Witnesses.

No one should entrust the salvation of his soul to the interpretations of Scripture of men who were so clearly wrong in the points where they can be checked. But if someone is really intent on following their teachings, let him start by following Russell's test of a false prophet.