You can't convert to JWS????

Question

Someone just said you can't convert to Jehova's Witnesses...why?

Doesn't that go against EVERYTHING God taught us about accepting people into the covenant?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071003121944AATRbzR&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMiDVRU_eZI3Fget7YQVpSAADCE.2_Ti4Q.g--&paid=answered#O8JfWjHAD1Urwet1MEyP

There is the question...in it is clearly says(in capital letters) that you can't join their church!

I'm NOT going to join them...but even if someone wanted to, you can't...

Answer 1

"Converting" is quite different from "joining".

One must qualify for baptism into the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Joining implies a single spontaneous act, while qualifying for baptism generally takes several months.

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 "join". 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 2

Honestly, judging by what the asker was saying I think he/she had a typo or something. Clearly any who wish to do so may become Christians. What the point of the "question" was, I feel, is that we aren't going from house to house to put the figurative gun to your head, we are offering information, what you do with it is your choice.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Unless something has changed about them that is incorrect.

I think the questioner may have meant that they have to accept you before you can join.

Answer 4

Yes you can. Just be a witness and God does the converting. I did some witnessing to a family member and God converted that person. Once the person was converted they saw through watchtower teachings and were disgusted.

Answer 5

God can give them the desire, and they can be converted. Without the direction that God gives, they cannot.

Answer 6

Not a big deal -- people weren't exactly breaking down the door to "cross over" in the first place...

Answer 7

You need to submit to the teachings of the organization before you can join.

Answer 8

Never.because I am rooted and grounded by the word and power of God.

Answer 9

why would you want to? have you looked into it

their prophecies have been wrong more times than right

they think Quakers live on the moon

Answer 10

it's a j-dub trick. of course you can convert to it, otherwise they wouldn't have michael jackson