The Lord has said in four places that He is a jealous God that will not share worship with any other being. God the Father said this in the O.T. One can ask the fellow if they are familiar with this. Ask if they worship the Father.
Jesus is many instances is worshipped and accepts this rather than rebuking it. The angel in the book of Revelations refuses worship. Ask them if they worship Jesus.
Jesus said "I and the Father are one" not just one in purpose, one spirit, one in nature and not having origin. They are one being. This is why we can rightly worship both Father and son. They are one being. Ask them if they acknowledge that.
Stress that worship is like sex in marriage and that the bride of Christ is to worship Jesus the groom and has one husband. In the Father and the Son is one husband not two.
Hosea's life shows this possessive love of God and hate of unfaithfulness. And Solomon's Song shows a likeness between sex and worship too. And there is a passage in Isaiah likening false worship to Camels mating habits.
Ask them to accord the Bible and to worship as we do.
Posted by: akabezalel
This is the MIDDLE of an article I found on witnessing to JW's.
Five important facts to remember about the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watchtower Organization.
1. They have accepted the Organization as the Prophet of God.
2. They have accepted the Organization as God's sole channel for His truth.
3. They believe that to reject the Organization is to reject God.
4. They believe that only the Organization can interpret the Bible; as individuals they are unable to do so.
5. They believe the Watchtower Magazine contains God's truth, directed by Him, through the Organization.
What does the Organization and Watchtower Magazine teach that is in conflict with Orthodox Christianity?
1. That Jesus is a created being/a creature.
2. That Jesus is actually Michael the Archangel
3. That Jesus was not resurrected bodily, but as a spirit being.
4. That Jesus returned invisibly in 1914 (secretly to the Organization)
5. That Jesus was only a man when on earth, not the Word Become flesh.
6. That the Holy Spirit is only an active force, not the person of God.
7. That Hell is simply the grave.
8. That Heaven's doors is open to only 144,000.
9. That the majority of Witnesses must remain on earth.
10. That salvation is found only through the Organization.
11. That it must be maintained by energetic works for the Organization until the end when one may merit eternal life on a paradise earth.
12. That Satan is the author of the doctrine of the Trinity.
13. That Jesus cannot be given worship, but only honor as Jehovah's first creation.
The Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe or teach some of the very basic tenets of Christian doctrine. They deny:
1. The Trinity.
2. The Omnipresence of God.
3. The Deity of Christ.
4. The dual nature of Christ.
5. The bodily resurrection of Christ.
6. The visible return of Christ.
7. The person of God the Holy Spirit.
8. The Promise of Heaven to all believers.
9. The necessity of the New Birth for all believers.
10. The Lord's Supper for all believers. (only for the 144,0000).
11. The Eternal Security of the believer.
12. The conscious Eternal Punishment of the lost.
The Bible Teaches the Truth...
1. That God exists in a Trinity of three eternal and coequal persons:
Father: "To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 1:7), S
Son: "Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:28)
Holy Spirit: "Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?
Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God." (Acts 5:3,4)
"For there are three that testify" (1 John 5:7).
2. Jesus is no less than God in human flesh
"For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9).
3. God, the Holy Spirit, is the third member of the Holy Trinity
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," (Matt. 28:19;
"While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." (Acts 13:2).
4. Jesus Christ rose bodily from the grave
"The Jews replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?" But the temple he had spoken of was his body." (John 2:20,21)
"Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." (Luke 24:39).
5. Jesus is visibly coming again to set up His Kingdom on earth
"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory." (Matt. 24:30)
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)
"Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen." (Rev. 1:7).
6. Salvation is in the person of Jesus Christ and comes through faith in Him.
"They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved --you and your household."(Acts 16:31).
7. It's the work of God for man, not a work of man for God
"But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior" (Titus 3:4-6).
8. Jesus was and should be worshipped
"A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"
Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:26-28;
"When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route." (Matt. 2:10-12)
"Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God." (Matt. 14:33)
Posted by: Rachel R
I can't believe how many people are fooled by this religion. It just makes no sense, and yet people seem to rush to join.
The first and best argument against their church is the whole works thing. They are literally working their way to heaven.
I am so glad that all that information is available to show the facts. I just pray that the deception will be broken and they will all be set free and see the truth.
They are taking advantage of some of the dearest people.
Rachel R
Posted by: faith rising
Lord, please bring these people out of this cult. Let the scales fall out of their eyes.
I dated a JH once. Everything in the article Carol posted is true. They all need prayers. Please everyone, pray for the JH to see the real truth!
Posted by: MarkSentMe
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They are literally working their way to heaven.
Unfortunately they are deceived as are many people who belong to works-based religions: ie: Mormonism
We can never be good enough to earn our Salvation. It is a free gift of Jesus Christ. It is only by His grace and His sacrifice on the Cross that we are saved!
We must pray for our lost and confused friends and family members who've been deceived by the allure of actually "doing" something.