2007-12-07 01:07:03 · 9 answers · asked by Sporadic 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons do not avoid one another, and generally appreciate the opportunity to listen to one another's religious beliefs.
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.co.uk/e/jt/
http://jw-media.org/people/ministry.htm
2007-12-07 23:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
JW's do not try to convert anyone, they just look for people who want to know more, if people don't want to know that's fair enough, everyone has a right to believe what they want to believe and if you are not interested when the JW's call at the door then just tell them"put me down as a Do Not Call" and they won't come back.
2007-12-07 01:41:33 · answer #2 · answered by sparkleythings_4you 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Our job is simply to let people know that God's Kingdom is the true hope for mankind. If anyone wants to know more, we tell them. If they are not interested, we leave them.
I don't know what the Mormons do. Haven't had any come my way.
2007-12-07 09:21:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do not discriminate who they try to convert. I have not idea how succesfull they are against each other. However if Satan has one person already deceived into JW or Mormonism he would have no need to change that one from one group to the other. Maybe just for fun.
2007-12-07 01:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by Darth Eugene Vader 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses do not convert anyone. They help people to learn what the Bible says. It's up to the people they study with to decide if they accept or reject what the Bible says and then make a change in their lives.
2007-12-07 01:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian, one of Jehovah's Witnesses. I offer to share my beliefs with any interested regardless of their faith.
I have had Mormons come to my door.
2007-12-07 18:26:33 · answer #6 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm specific it has long previous the two strategies @ purely a guy : As mormons, we pray to our Father in Heaven (God the daddy), and that's it. We pray to the comparable person that Jesus, the Son of God, prayed to. even nevertheless, as quickly as we pray to God the daddy, we accomplish that interior the call of Jesus Christ. We, such as you, have faith Jesus Christ is our King and the Savior of Mankind. Joseph Smith did no longer write the e book of mormon, he translated it. We honor and revere him as a great guy and a prophet of God. He became an undemanding guy with an astonishing (life) calling, that's plenty like the prophets who've succeeded him, which includes the single on the earth immediately, who's usually referred to as of God. we don't worship Joseph Smith in basic terms like we don't worship the different prophet. We worship (in case you recommend "pray to") God the daddy. in case you recommend worship as in showing unquestionable and severe love, devotion, admire, honor, and so on, then we worship God the daddy AND his son Jesus Christ.
2016-11-14 18:25:59 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all cults try to boost numbers........
they have to ...
it if were real the numbers would not matter........
serving God is not about how much but how faithful.
2007-12-07 01:21:31 · answer #8 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
try your question again
2007-12-07 01:11:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋