In your opinion, is my husband trying to convert me to the Jehovah’s Witness religion?

Question

His parents are both Jehovah’s Witnesses so he was raised as one. He has strayed away several times but always maintained the belief that you shouldn’t celebrate holidays, take blood transfusions, etc. He’s been attending the Bible studies, meetings and going to the Kingdom Hall off and on since we have been married, but all of the sudden he is really getting involved with the religion. I have never felt that he has tried to convert me until recently. For the past couple of months he has been asking me to join him at their events and I have politely declined. I went to a dinner a month or so ago because I knew he really wanted to go, but what bothers me is that if I were to ask him to come to my church (non-denominational) he wouldn’t come. He doesn’t attend any of the holiday dinners with my family which I have learned to accept. There is a very nice Elder who comes to meet with him once a week. He too has offered for me to join in on the meetings, but I declined.

My husband has really been in good spirits this past couple of weeks and it has been great. But he is in such a good mood because he is on another one of his kicks – he feels good now that he’s going back to the Kingdom Hall. The minute he fails to go he seems to fall back into the rut. I am not sure what they’re teaching him or programming his mind to do, but he always seems prepared to flip open the Bible anytime I have a questions. There’s nothing wrong with that and that’s what we should do, however, he seems to act like a brainwashed robot. Last night we had a LONG talk – several hours. We were talking about our marital problems and he began to reference some scriptures in the Bible. Then he began to ask me what God I pray to. I told him Jesus. He said I should be praying to Jehovah. I told him that was his opinion.

He kept asking me if I wanted to know the truth. I explained that what he sees as the truth is not the truth to someone else. Then he said he couldn’t sit and watch me believe lies (referring to my Bible and what I believe), so it was almost like he was trying to force his beliefs on me. He kept asking me if I was interested in finding out the truth. There are thousands of religions out there, but when the end comes there will only be one God and one truth. Just because Jehovah’s Witnesses believe they have the proof and the truth, doesn’t it’s the real truth. I basically told him that I didn’t mind listening to what he had to say, but I was not interested in reading his Bible or talking to any of the Elders at his congregation about anything. I know what I believe and I read the King James Version Bible, not the New World Translation (or whatever their Bible is).

The conversation ended with him getting an attitude and he seemed very angry. Even this morning when he left – he usually gives me a kiss on the cheek before he leaves, but he just said bye and I could hear the anger in his voice. He always tells me that he doesn’t care what religion I choose to follow. He always says that he won’t try to prevent me from celebrating anything or doing what I believe – and he hasn’t to date. So if that were really the truth why is he so mad?

Answer 1

Sure! He wants you to join him being the head of the family. And these false cult religions are so desperate that you like it or not you must be one with him. Not like Christians who respect every individual's human right. That's why we christians always just bring this in prayer unless you have strong background in the Bible (2 Timothy 2:15) then by hook or by crook you have to joined him. Anyway, you are still safe in Christ if in the first place before you met your husband you already received Jesus Christ as your Lord , God and Savior. (1 Corinthians 15:1-5) You are already sealed in the Body of Christ so that though you think in your conscience that you are unfaithful, God in Christ remains faithful in His promised to you.

Answer 2

Yes. If you haven't done so, it would be good to know the differences between what Christianity teaches and Jehovah's Witnesses teach. Then you can tell him why you don't believe. In the very least, you will know what you believe and why.

First big problem is that they don't believe that Jesus is God.
John 1:1 says that Jesus was a god. (They say "a god", I say "God" - "a god" is close enough for now. I won't argue.) I'm not sure they look into what kind of "a god" Jesus is though. Here are some verses that describe what kind of god Jesus is. I think they are worth looking up. They say they believe the Bible, so they need to believe these also.

1 Timothy 3:16
Hebrews 1:8-10
John 10:30
Philippians 2:5-8
1 John 5:7
Acts 20:28
1 John 3:16
Acts 7:59
Isaiah 9:6
John 20:28
John 1:1-4, 14
John 14:8-9
2 Corinthians 4:4
2 Corinthians 4:6
Hebrews 1:1-3
Colossians 1:13- 19
Colossians 2:9
Matthew 1:23
Isaiah 40:3
John 10:33

Answer 3

Yes. He just wants you to share his faith.

It is hard on the relationship if you are not both embracing the same religion. I knew a couple like that. The woman fell into Jehovah's Witnesses after they were married and the husband did not. They ended up divorced. If you truly believe that what they are teaching is in error, then stand your ground. They mean well but go off onto some weird interpretations of scripture, and I don't just mean birthdays and blood transfusions.

I do hope the two of your can reconcile your differences and keep the marriage going. But continue to hold your husband up in prayer that he may see the Truth and the Light.
God be with you. <><

Answer 4

Pray hard for the HolySpirit to be upon your husband before the Elder enters your house. Pray for the Holy Spirit be upon your husband before he leaves the house to go to their Sunday Service. With the protection of the Holy Spirit he will see the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help him Almighty God. All through faith in Chirst Jesus.
If he stays with them with all your many prayers, well then it speaks for itself. I learned from another user that is an Ex-JW, there blood is very soon to be "abolished".

Answer 5

Let me ask you something, Do you believe in the bible?

If yes ask your husband what the bible says that will happen after Judgment day with this planet during the 1000 years of Jesus Christ ´s rulership and explain you using the bible and hear him.

Now go to your church and ask the same Qs to your pastor and hear him,

The one that use more the bible and give you the more LOGICAL answer using the bible is the one you should keep investiguating you will have kids and the future of them depends of that Qs.

Cause if it is true what your pastor will tell you you will never going to have children cause he problably will tell you that this planet will be destroyed by Jesus Christ but your husband even he doesn´t have too much knowledge (I don´t know ) he will show you what the bible says that Jesus Chirst will do after Armageddon with this earth transform in a paradise, in a one that your children will live in peace .

If the one that is wrong in main topic of the bible , in what else it doesn´t have an accurate knowledge of the bible?

Answer 6

Jehovah's Witnesses would like anyone who wants to share their faith.

But yes, he does sound pushy. Perhaps because of his feelings for you.

No, he will not advance at the Kingdom Hall if you convert. The only thing that would be different is he would have his wife there.

No, they can't lie about unbelievers, nor abuse others in or out of the faith. That type of thing is a gross wrongdoing and a disfellowshipping offense.

Your husband sounds like he could have some sort of depression or bipolar ailment. The instability of his behavior back and forth sounds like something that needs medication (of course, that will not change someone's faith if they really want to be something).

You might call the Kingdom Hall or talk to the elder that calls on him and simply tell him your husband is being uncomfortably pushy about things with you.

Best wishes,
Debbie

Answer 7

It's obvious he is hoping to convert you. This might be a good time to take stock and refresh your memory on why you became a Christian.

If it was for all the wrong reasons (your parents had you baptized as a baby; you went along with church to please them; you loved the hymn singing.... etc) then you won't be able to resist JW efforts to sway you or, if you do, your marriage will snap as a result of the forthcoming tensions.

If you became a Christian for the one and only correct reason (you realised you were a sinner who could only be saved by putting faith in Jesus Christ) then you need to re-visit the foot of the cross and seek Christ as never before. You also need guidelines as to why the JWs present a false gospel and have a false hope (that is no hope at all). Please email me for more info. Prayers will follow.

Answer 8

Oh lady! My sister recently converted to being a Jehovah Witness from being a christian. At first she kept trying to push her beliefs on me, JUST like this. She always talked about the "truth" and I managed to bite my tongue for a while and just get up and leave. She even went as far as to bring me the Watchtower magazines... I put them in the trash can right in front of her.... Finally I laid into her and told her that if she EVER tried to push her beliefs on me again or EVER, my child, or husband, that would be it... we were going to go round and round.

I have did some research on that "Church" and this a cult if I have ever heard of one. I wish I still had the linked saved and there was a rule (it was from ex-JW's) that a female must submit to her elders if approached... C U L T! Anyways it also said that if you can not convert your family to your beilefs you MAY be asked to break ties with them and you must do this or you will be casted out of the church... I dont remember the exact term they use for it defellowship or something.

To ME, and I am not one special, it sounds like he is trying to convert you. And I think you absolutly hit the nail on the head when you said the word "brain-washing"... I dont really have any advice for what you should do. If he is not willing to let you be a Christian or whatever donomination, then its only a matter of time before it causes problems with your marriage... Good luck.

Answer 9

He's trying to convert you.
Because he thinks it's best for you. You can't blame him that's what ALL Christians are supposed to do.

What I will say is this -- if it is SO important to both of you, then why did y'all get married? Don't you BOTH know that the Bible says you need to be equally yoked? What about the part that says not to split your house on religion??

You both knew that marrying each other, biblically, was incorrect. Now you have problems in your home -- well that's how it is.

You shouldn't get married just because you love somebody. There's more to it than just "love". You guys can't even truly become ONE because you're both on different pages.

In order for it to work -- IF religion is so important to you -- you either have to go his way or he has to go yours.
And I'm going to tell you, these JWs, they are strong. I seriously doubt he's going to change his views.

If you'd not gotten married y'all would have saved yourselves both alot of heartache.

Answer 10

If he's a JW and has returned to regular practicing, it's a pretty safe bet that yes, he is trying/hoping to convert you. That's how they work.

What surprises me is how he married a nonmember in the first place. You must have been a part of his rebellion.