What To Do When Someone Tries To Save YOU

Not too long ago, two young Bible-carrying women rang my doorbell.  They were Jehovah’s Witnesses. I invited them in. After all, it isn’t every day two unsaved people come to my door actually wanting to talk about the Bible!

JWs get a lot of things wrong. They believe Jesus is the archangel Michael. They believe the Holy Spirit is a force and not a Person. They have other unbiblical beliefs as well.  But JWs do get one thing right: the God of the Bible does have a Name, and judging from Exodus 3:15, He wants to be remembered by it.

Modern English translations render God’s Name as Yahweh, but according to the Karaite Jewish Author Nehemia Gordon, the pronunciation of that name--the Tetragrammaton--may very well be Jehovah.

Meanwhile, if the Lord should bless you with a couple of JWs on your doorstep, here are some pointers. Invite them in. Be cordial. Be loving. Share your testimony. (No one can argue with your testimony. You’re the expert when it comes to your own experiences.) If they offer you literature, take it. (Shred it after they leave--that will be one piece of paper they can’t give to someone else who might be taken in by it.) And meanwhile be prepared.  If nothing else, order or download Rose Publishing’s pamphlet,10 Questions & Answers on Jehovah's Witnesses.

May God bless all of us with lots of opportunities to share the Gospel!

Margot Armer