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Witnessing to Jehovah Witnesses.
THE KEY ISSUE WITH CULTS is CHRIST’S DEITY
Here is a way of witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses (J.W’s)
that uses scriptures that even work with their Watchtower translation
of the Bible which designed to nullify verses on Christ’s Deity.
When they come to the door offering you one of
their books, say: “I would be happy to take the book but first of all
could I ask you a question? You have come to my door because you
believe you are in the true faith – is this right? You were so kind to
share a couple of scriptures with me, I wonder if I
might share one scripture with you. Did you know the Bible has a test
as to whether we are in the true faith?
*2Corinthians 13:15: “Test
yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do
you not recognise this about yourselves, that JESUS CHRIST IS IN YOU – unless indeed you fail the test?”
I
would be happy to be able to tell you my testimony of when I received
Christ into my heart and now I know that Jesus Christ indwells me. The
original Greek says ‘Christ IN you.’ I suggest you get an interlinear
Bible and check this out.”
*“Do you believe that Jesus Christ is Michael the Archangel?”
(J.W) ‘Yes’
Then ask them for just one scripture that categorically says this.
“Let’s look at Daniel 10:13: “behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me.” Michael is one of the chief princes, which means that he is one of several like him.
Look now at Jude 9: “Michael
the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the
body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but
said, “The Lord rebuke you!” Here Michael dare not rebuke satan – did Jesus Christ ever rebuke satan?”
(JW) ‘Yes, often.’
“Is it possible that Michael is who the Bible says he is, an Archangel
and not Jesus Christ? If you have the right Jesus Christ you are right
for all eternity, but if you have the wrong Jesus Christ you are wrong
for all eternity”.
*“If I could prove to you out of the Bible that Jesus Christ is called Almighty God would you believe it? Revelation 1:8: “I am the Alpha and the Omega” says the Lord God,
“who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
“Who is this? Are we both agreed it is the Almighty speaking?
Can we agree that the Almighty calls Himself the Alpha and Omega?
Revelation 22:12-16 further identifies who the Almighty is:
“Behold I am coming quickly.”
v13: “I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End…
v16: “I, Jesus have sent my angel to testify to you these things….”
“The speaker identifies Himself as Jesus.
Based on v13 can we all agree that ‘Alpha and Omega’ gives Himself the title ‘the First & Last’?
Let’s return to Revelation1 for further identification of ‘the First and the Last.’
Verses 13-18 contain the vision of the resurrected and glorified Son of Man. Who is this?”
(JW) Jesus.
*In verses 17-18 He clearly identifies Himself as ‘the First and the Last’:
“When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Who is this?
(JW) Jesus.
“By His own words Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last,
the Almighty God, and therefore it is Jesus who is speaking in
Revelation 1:8 as the Lord God (see Revelation 1:5-7 for confirmation that it is Jesus speaking these words).
Who are you going to believe Jesus Christ or the Watch Tower Publications?”
*1Timothy 1:16,17: “For
this reason I found mercy, in order that in me as the foremost, Jesus
Christ might demonstrate his perfect patience, as an example for those
who would believe in Him for eternal life. Now to the King eternal [not created], immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen.” Who is this eternal King and God in v17? The rules of grammer tell us that it must be Jesus (from v16).
*John 14:18 is where Jesus says the Father
is greater than Him. When reading this scripture we must remember there
are two aspects of the Lord Jesus Christ: (1) His absolute Deity – He
was truly God all the time. (2) His manhood.
Philippians 2:5-7
says that during His earthly life Jesus humbled Himself and emptied
Himself of His glory as God (but never ceased being God) and took upon
Himself the a human nature, becoming a man perfectly submitted to His
Father, to represent us and buy back and restore all that Adam lost.
See also Colossians 2.8,9: “For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form”(v9). All is all, and full is full. Jesus was totally God within flesh, God manifest in the flesh, fully God and fully man.
Truly God Himself purchased the church with His own Blood:
*Acts 20:28: “Be
on guard for yourself and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit
has made you overseers, to shepherd the Church of God which He
purchased with His own Blood.” The Blood of Christ is called the blood of God. So Christ must be God.
Two Questions to create doubt in the authority of the Watch-Tower Organisation.
* “Doesn’t it trouble that your organisation has falsely prophesied the date of the end of the world on numerous occasions?”
* “Doesn’t it concern you that all the best Hebrew and Greek scholars
consider that your translation of the Bible is inaccurate and
deliberately perverted to conceal the Deity of Christ? Doesn’t it worry
you that your leaders claim to have it right and everyone else is
wrong? Doesn’t it worry you that you are basing your salvation on the
authority of your organisation which has proved to be fallible?”