Jehovah's Witnesses advice?
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As one of Jehovah's Witnesses,I find the truth is the best.No one will be offended if you say what you feel.\nChrist gave his disciples a commission and that was to go and preach the good news about God's Kingdom,and make disciples by teaching them Bible truths.So as disciples of Christ that is what they are doing.\nIf you are sincerely not interested let them know,they may be disappointed as many of us are when people aren't interested in learning about our Creator and Heavenly Father\nhowever,you won't be the first and you definitely won't be the last.
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Congratulations!\n\nRemember that JWs are also just imperfect human beings.  They might feel that if you consult them fisrt before you made the plan, they could help you to make a wise decision with Bible principles.  But really, I don't know and it's not my place to say.  I am sure they sincerely want the best for you.  Keep studying and strengthen your relationship with Jehovah.  When your husband and you are close to Jehovah and do what he asks you to do, you will have the happiest marriage life!
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Jehovah's Witnesses are not "bad".\n\nA common misconception is that Jehovah's Witnesses go from door-to-door because they feel it is their duty to get a householder to "question his beliefs". 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!\n\nThat is because Jesus Christ specifically assigned the house-to-house ministry to the Christian congregation, with no regard for specific results.\n\n(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.\n\nJehovah'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:\n\n(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.\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/jt/
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These facts about Jehovah's Witnesses are perhaps relevant to this question. The more one compares this Christian religion with others, the more remarkable it is shown to be.\n\n1. Jehovah's Witnesses have no paid clergy. Yet they remain tightly organized with more than 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witness preachers (about 16 million associate themselves with the religion). Even fulltime preachers and workers at their branch offices are unpaid volunteers.\n\n2. There is no elite class among Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the few 'anointed' among them enjoy no special privileges in their congregations on earth. An anointed person (one of those relative few with a heavenly hope) is not elevated above his fellow congregants in any way, and he may not even qualify for appointment as a simple 'deacon' or elder. There are no titles; EVERYONE is addressed as 'brother' or 'sister'.\n\n3. No person benefits economically from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the 8 to 20 men who serve on their Governing Body receive simply room, board, medical care, and reimbursement for certain personal expenses according to the exact same provision as every other branch volunteer.\n\n4. About a hundred men have served on Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body committee during the past 125 years or so. The vast majority of them have spent the vast majority of their adult lives volunteering for their organization's purposes, and the vast majority have died faithfully and near-pennilessly while still under their legal 'vow of poverty'.\n\n5. Amazingly, Jehovah's Witnesses did not splinter as a sect from some other religion. Instead, a truly tiny but sincere group of bible students studied only the Scriptures to determine the will of God. Thus their religion remains absolutely independent of and not carrying the sins of Christendom's history, yet carries the authority of Christ's teachings.\n\n6. Despite the distortions of anti-Witnesses, throughout their modern history Jehovah's Witnesses have refused to claim divine inspiration or infallibility for their teachings. They have pointed to the bible (and not any particular translation) as the only inspired infallible means of knowing God's thoughts. For over 125 years, their teachings have been presented as merely the results of sincere bible research by imperfect but godly humans.\n\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/jt/article_07.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20040601/article_02.htm\nhttp://jw-media.org/people/who.htm\nhttp://jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm
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As one of Jehovah's witnesses, I can honestly tell you that yes going door to door is part of being a JW and that every one of us does it. The reason we go from door to door is a biblica command. Since you dont want quotes i won't put it here but there is a biblical reason for everything we practice including going from door to door. If you ask any Jehovah's Witness they can show you from your own bible. If you don't want Jehovah's Witnesses knocking on your door just tell them. We respect the wishes of others and if you ask us not to come back then we wont. I hope that answers your question.
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jehovah's witnesses teach wicked just die to grave. no suffering.\nwhile good live on forever in paradise earth in future or heavenly life.
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Somewhere in Psalms, it says " A fool in his heart says, there is no God"\nIt isn't new. There are very active apostates trying to destroy your spiritual life. They think it's funny because they belong to Satan and don't even know it. Pray for them to be delivered before it's too late. As to prayed for guidance to the truth, you are "RIGHT"...\nThere is only one true church. It was set up by God himself. Look in Isiah and you will find a passage that says "You are my witnesses". \nGod is a spirit. He requires us to pray in spirit and truth.\nThose are the prayers he hears,and they must be directed to him through his son Jesus. Prayers directed any other way except to Jehovah through Jesus are not heard by him.\nNo chants, no multiple prayers counted by beads. No gazeing at images. Private, personal, heart felt prayers properly directed will be heard. Yes very often answered in A POSITIVE WAY, but not always a yes.\nOften your prayers go far beyond your thinking......only Jehovah knows what is best. Make him you life long companion, there is a great reward in it for you.
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The typical Jehovah's Witness knocks on hundreds of doors every year. He has seen almost everything, including naked people and self-proclaimed "Satanists".\n\nThe only embarassing thing you could really say to him (if he has a partner which they usually do):\n"Hey, where have you been? Six months ago we discussed your Watchtower magazine and I told you I needed a ride to the Kingdom Hall and a bible study. You never came back!"\n\nGuaranteed he will turn purple making excuses in front of his partner. If you want to be kind, after a few seconds you should say, oh I'm just messing with you.
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with telephoning the presiding overseer to inform him that you hope to be baptized at the next Jehovah's Witness convention. He will appreciate having the advance notice to start scheduling your reviews of the baptism questions. \n\nWhile it is uncommon, at times the PO will ask if you have a preference for which three elders will perform your reviews. Have three names ready just in case he asks (to avoid any delay).\n\nIncidentally, don't tell them that you got advice from Yahoo Answers. Jehovah's Witness publications and the congregation are really the only accurate sources for information about Jehovah's Witnesses.\nhttp://watchtower.org
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Blood transfusion is for saving lives. lts like a person donating one of his organs to help someone live a normal life. l know all about the belief of Jehovah's Witness since my husband has relatives belonging to that religion. No amount of persuasion is good for them to change their mind. Better accept that we are all different and just respect other's belief.
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If they are going to continue to knock on doors they need to change their policy on dealing with pedophiles within their organization.  \n\nCurrently they require members making accusations against other members to use what is known as the "two witness rule".  One member can't simply accuse another...they need another witness.  The problem is that most pedophiles don't commit their crimes in front of other people so there is never a 2nd witness.\n\nJW's are not encouraged to tell the authorities because it could "bring reproach" on the JW name and they can't have that happen.\n\nMembers who tell the police anyway have ended up being shunned for not obeying the elders and speaking against another member.  The attacker in many cases is actually treated like the victim by the church.\n\nMy point being...If you are going to come to MY neighborhood and knock on MY door and potentially come in contact with MY child....then clean out your house and stop protecting the pedophiles !
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The only place to get accurate information about what Jehovah's Witnesses believe is from their current publications. If you don't want to speak with any Witnesses, you still have a few options:\n  1. Write to a JW branch office and ask for literature. Have it sent to a PO box or they will come to deliver it in person.\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/how_to_contact_us.htm\n  2. Buy JW books on Ebay. Search Ebay for "knowledge that leads to everlasting life" or "what does the bible really teach" (the titles of the two most recent entry-level books containing all basic Witness teachings)\nhttp://www.ebay.com\n  3. Online. The Witnesses' official website doesn't have entire books (except the bible), but it does have entire brochures. Look at the publication covers and titles ; the ones toward the bottom hyperlink to the publication contents:\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/publications/publications_available.htm\n\nThere are many partial truths and slanders about Jehovah's Witnesses, so the only real place to learn about their beliefs is from them. The three suggestions above should allow anyone to do that almost anonymously.
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Here's a site that will tell you all about the history, structure, beliefs and practices of the Jehovah's Witnesses from a neutral third-party standpoint.  \n\nHope this helps!
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Share these Scriptures with that so-called "former Jehovah's Witness":\n\n(Proverbs 26:11) Just like a dog returning to its vomit, the stupid one is repeating his foolishness.\n\n(2 Peter 2:22) The dog has returned to its own vomit, and the sow that was bathed to rolling in the mire.
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Some of your other posts make it highly doubtful you are a witness of Jehovah. Not to mention the fact that in one post you requested information known to witnesses so that you could date a "Jehovah's Witness."\n\nIf you have a dislike for witnesses, that is perfectly understandable ,.. many do.  If you once were a witness but have left, that is perfectly understandable as well.  You have that right.\n\nBut calling yourself a witness and then posting such things as you do suggests that your aim is, well let us say, less than admirable.  You might be surprised to know that many non-witnesses are quite familiar with witnesses and are able to detect a fraud.  You should keep in mind that when people set out to make others look foolish, they usually end up looking foolish themselves.
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Decide what differences exist in your beliefs exactly then stick to the truth of Gods' word. Always in love and kindness, with meekness and humbleness. Fall on your face about this before you enter into it. Seek help from our father and our Lord. Be sincere and you will succeed as long as you do not offend. It may take time. Always remember The Lord is your Shepard. So let him lead. listen to your subject and see what they need by letting them reveal it to you. Edify their spirit but nullify their mis-information with the word. May God be with you and peace be to you and yours.
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Are you kidding?  \n\nYou do know better than this.  The JW are notorious for hounding Americans day after day.  They are like the travelling salesmen for God.\n\nI think you are here to set them straight. And, doing a mighty fine job from the sounds of it.  Take a deep breath and answer that door...um, I mean email. ;)