Your Family Member
Has
Been Socializing With Some of
Jehovah's Witnesses
(Or Their Dating
One)
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The Motive Behind The Friendship Is To Make A Deciple
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Why are Jehovah's Witnesses befriending your family
member? What should you do? Are they simply becoming friends and enjoying each other s company? Most likely your
family member is enjoying the company of friendly people, as I did, and has no idea of the real motive behind the
friendship, until later on when it just may be too late. In the witness mind there is solely ONE purpose: to convert.
Each Jehovah's Witness, including myself, has been repeatedly taught to "make disciples" out of each
and every opportunity possible and at the same time not to be "befriending persons of this world" and
"being no part of this world." Now put the two together and you can see how they misquote the scriptures,
such as Apostle Paul's words of "not becoming unevenly yoked" with a non-Christian. It's a shame they
can not understand that Paul was speaking about being a Christian and following love, not being a disciple of the
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society and following man made rules.
If you have
a family member who has befriended one of Jehovah's Witnesses, beware. Remember their sole purpose is to convert,
no matter how seeming harmless they appear. Their tactics are extremely deceptive. For instance during the seven
years I went knocking on doors to preach the Watchtower kingdom, I would always speak of the "paradise earth",
achieving perfect health, one world government, God's name, the wrongness of other religions compared to the Watchtower
Society and so forth. Never did I or would I be the first one to mention the Watchtowers Society's rule on No Blood
transfusions to even the point of death or the refusal to salute the flag, or defend the country against attack
or the refusal to celebrate each and every holiday except wedding anniversaries, that all other religions are from
Satan the Devil and are interpreted to be "Babylon the Great" and only their organization is the right
religion out of every religion on earth, that all governments are controlled by Satan the Devil, that the witnesses
completely shun anyone, including family members, who has left the organization, including the restriction on reading
any outside material such as this web page, and much much more that would make a non conditioned person's stomach
turn. This is why after a witness befriends a family member a slow weekly bible study with a Watchtower publication
is required. It takes a slow influencing with a non bible publication to condition, yes, brainwash, a person to
accept a man's organization with man made rules, regulations and scriptural interpretations as supposedly coming
from God's sole channel of communication on earth, the "faithful and discreet slave class", the Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society, also known as Jehovah's Witnesses.
It took
the Christians of the first century an
hour speech to convert their followers,
who then immediately became baptized. Yet with the witnesses, it takes months of weekly bible studies and approval
of the elders before a person can get baptized. Why is this? Apparently in the first century accepting Christ as
the ransom sacrifice and oneself as a sinner, willing to repent and live a new life of love and compassion for
others was what was required. But with the Watchtower Society, to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses a person has
to follow a man made organization with man made scriptural interpretations, rules, regulations and disciplinary
actions.
Are You Considering Dating A Jehovah's Witness?
Dating a non witness, a "worldly" person is highly discouraged and disciplinary
action is also taken. When dating a so called "worldly" perosn, the witness involved runs the risk of
have the local congregation, under the direction of the Watchtower Society, use their interpretation of 2 Thessalonians
3:6, 14 on them. This person becomes "marked" and although will still be spoken to, all social activities
will cease and a judgemental attitude and perception of this individual will be created, causing mental pressure
and hardship, all designed to pressure this person to either stop dating this so called "wordly person"
or have them start studying to become a Jehovah's Witness and start attending the meetings themselves. In addition,
any witness who marries outside of the religion, is considered to be breaking Apostle Paul's words to "marry only in the
Lord."
The Watchtower Society will also quote Apostle Pauls' words to the Corinthians to "not
become unevenly yoked
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The Watchtower Uses Their Interpretation Of This Scripture Against Any
Members Who Date A Non Jehovah's Witness
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"But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter,
keep this one marked, stop associating with him, that he may become ashamed. And yet do not be considering him
as an enemy, but continue admonishing him as a brother." - 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14
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with a non believer", equating their religious organization as the only true
Christians on earth and the only people Apostle Paul was speaking about. However the context shows Paul to be speaking
about following the Christ and not a particular religious organization. In addition, Christian theology teaches
that
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If you decide to date a Jehovah's Witness . .
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. . . you are not only putting this witness under pressure
and hardship, but you are likely in for a long haul of hardship and pain.
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following the Christ pertains to anyone who puts their faith in him and knows love
(1John 4:17) and not a follower of additional doctrinal knowledge with interpretive explanations. Persons who put
faith in Christ and apply mercy over sacrifice in their lives are those who shouldn't become unevenly yoked with
those who have no consideration of their fellow man and put their laws, rules, sacrifices and selfishness above
others.
Speaking on the outside of the the Watchtower frame of thought, dating a Jehovah's Witness
is a mistake. If you decide to do so, you are not only putting this witness under pressure and hardship, but you
are likely in for a long haul of hardship and pain. When a person becomes trained to think a certain way, with
doctrines and interpretive reasonings embedded in their minds, it is a very hard thing to change and takes mostly
the individual to allow themselves the opportunity to open their own minds to see all perspectives. Unfortunately,
this opening of one's mind can only be done by the person themselves and not an from someone on the outside.
So what do you do about you family member? Like
anything else, there are allot a variables. You must reach your family member and show them that:
1. Love
overrides intellectualism. And intellectualism acts as a blinding force against common sense.
2. That these so-called detailed scriptural explanations are not what true Christianity is about.
3.
If they are at the stage where the Watchtower's
interpretations have already become somewhat imbedded in the mind of your family member, then have them read web
pages such as this and the many books out there. I recommend Ray Franz s book "In Search of Christian Freedom." This book comes from a former Governing Body member of 9
years, who grew up in the organization and was one of Jehovah's Witnesses for over 60 years.
4. Do
they know the details about the shunning issue? If not, inform them.
5. Check
out the cult expert Steve Hassan. He was a former Moonie and is excellent in his teachings on help in this situation
6. Check
out www.freeminds.org - Good page on a friend of mine Wilbur Lingle. Mr. Lingle was never a Jehovah's Witness or
part of a cult. He comes from another Christian demonination perspective. and his book and videos are very helpful
for you and your family member who is associating with one of or many of Jehovah's Witnesses. His method is to
witness to another using love and patience.
