Only a few will find it

I met with the Jehovah's Witnesses for quite a while until, I guess they finally determined that I was never going to convert to their religion, and was a waste of time. I attended services at the Kingdom Hall a few times, and there is much about the JWs to admire. I don't know about those at the top of the organization, and realize there might be some serious corruption there (true of many organizations, religious or otherwise), but the rank-and-file Jehovah's Witnesses could be a model for what Christians should do, living their faith in ways that have to be uncomfortable.

While the Scriptures tell us that we should be out spreading the Gospel, bring the message of Christ to people everywhere, most Christians pride themselves on being quiet Christians, keeping their faith to themselves, while blending in with the World. Not wanting to be pushy, they accept that their faith is something to be hidden away in the privacy of their homes; in effect, something to be ashamed of.

The JWs don't do that, to their credit. It must be incredibly difficult to go door-to-door, often putting up with insults and rejection today, while slated for execution in areas controlled by Germany 70 years ago. Consider also that they could have more easily hidden among the general population than the Jews, but many of them had the courage not to deny Christ, as the Apostle Paul once did, and to faith imprisonment and death.

That said, I don't accept that their faith is grounded on the truths of Scripture. However, they believe it is, and they apparently believe more strongly than most Christians do. Will a strong faith in an incorrect understanding of Scripture be enough for salvation or will it condemn them? I have an opinion, but I suppose I could be wrong. At any rate, it's not my decision to make.
 
Ken Anderson said:
I met with the Jehovah's Witnesses for quite a while until, I guess they finally determined that I was never going to convert to their religion, and was a waste of time. I attended services at the Kingdom Hall a few times, and there is much about the JWs to admire. I don't know about those at the top of the organization, and realize there might be some serious corruption there (true of many organizations, religious or otherwise), but the rank-and-file Jehovah's Witnesses could be a model for what Christians should do, living their faith in ways that have to be uncomfortable.

While the Scriptures tell us that we should be out spreading the Gospel, bring the message of Christ to people everywhere, most Christians pride themselves on being quiet Christians, keeping their faith to themselves, while blending in with the World. Not wanting to be pushy, they accept that their faith is something to be hidden away in the privacy of their homes; in effect, something to be ashamed of.

The JWs don't do that, to their credit. It must be incredibly difficult to go door-to-door, often putting up with insults and rejection today, while slated for execution in areas controlled by Germany 70 years ago. Consider also that they could have more easily hidden among the general population than the Jews, but many of them had the courage not to deny Christ, as the Apostle Paul once did, and to faith imprisonment and death.

That said, I don't accept that their faith is grounded on the truths of Scripture. However, they believe it is, and they apparently believe more strongly than most Christians do. Will a strong faith in an incorrect understanding of Scripture be enough for salvation or will it condemn them? I have an opinion, but I suppose I could be wrong. At any rate, it's not my decision to make.
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Just a couple of things.
I know a few JW’s and they’re pretty much studied up before they knock on doors. I mean, the kind of studied up that they could turn the normal Christian into an ecumenical pretzel in a debate.

Unlike many Denominations, there’s one thing that I have never heard a JW do: tell someone they’re going to hell if they don’t believe in the manner that the JW’s do.
There’s probably a few out there but I haven’t met one yet. My “friend” Susan, an older Taiwanese JW that visits with us about once a month,
knows I’m a teacher/preacher and admittedly just likes to come by with a trainee to say hi.
Personally, I think it’s kind of Malachi 3:16 kind of thing going on because all we generally talk about is God’s / Jehovah’s love for His children.

Now, so far as your question; Above all else, God is Just.
God makes it abundantly clear (Isaiah 55:8) that His thoughts are not our thoughts so when it comes to even opining about well, I won’t.
 
Bobby Cole said:
Just a couple of things.
I know a few JW’s and they’re pretty much studied up before they knock on doors. I mean, the kind of studied up that they could turn the normal Christian into an ecumenical pretzel in a debate.

Unlike many Denominations, there’s one thing that I have never heard a JW do: tell someone they’re going to hell if they don’t believe in the manner that the JW’s do.
There’s probably a few out there but I haven’t met one yet. My “friend” Susan, an older Taiwanese JW that visits with us about once a month,
knows I’m a teacher/preacher and admittedly just likes to come by with a trainee to say hi.
Personally, I think it’s kind of Malachi 3:16 kind of thing going on because all we generally talk about is God’s / Jehovah’s love for His children.

Now, so far as your question; Above all else, God is Just.
God makes it abundantly clear (Isaiah 55:8) that His thoughts are not our thoughts so when it comes to even opining about well, I won’t.
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Never knew much about the JW's or the SDA's. I wonder whats the difference?
 
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