Any experience with Jehovah Witnesses?

[good samaritan]

Originally Posted by J.A. Perez

Not JW,
My wife was a devout Mormon for 15 yrs when we met. I had only been in church 1 yr but had the Holy Ghost and was baptized in Jesus Name.

Long story short, I was jumped in an alley and suffered multiple sub arachnoid brain hemorrhages. I was hit with a pipe 15 times in the face and head. Up to that day in our dating relationship we had debated over and over about the bible. She had church elders calling me and even convinced me to go to a service to check it out. I went and slipped into and high priest meeting or some big shindig with old men only. About 60 total I guess.

The guy said that "God told Elijah to kill the prophets of Baal. I raised my hand and they were so upset. That I would interrupt but I was a new convert I had guts and knew he was wrong. So I said "The bible doesn't say that" he was disgusted and said sure it does, and preceded to read it in front of everybody and stopped in mid verse and said with a tomato red face. "Oh it doesn't say that, you are right" I said thanks and told them that I just prayed before walking in there " God if this church is right then show me and if its wrong show me."

So I grabbed my bible and walked out!

The debate with my girl friend continued on and on. For about 6 months. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time doing the wrong thing. and got caught up in an alley with some old Ganstr. and he turned on me and surprised me and tried to out me. With a pipe.

(This is my wife's story of what happened.)
That night I was rushed to the hospital and on life support. Revived several times throughout the night. My girl friend was contacted while at work and she stood at the side of the only thing she had in life. Mangled and bleeding, cut and bruised.


The doctors said I wont make it through the night. They asked my scared shaking crying girl friend to leave because we weren't married and weren't fam. Her family disowned her because of their family tradition and culture and her Boyfriend was Mexican. With a long pony tail. LOL

(I think the pony tail was the straw breaker.)

(This is my wife's story of what happened.)
Seriously, She left broken knowing only that I was in a coma. They said if I was to recover I'd be a vegetable all my life. She got to the apartment, knelt at her beside, and had an "all night prayer meeting." She plead with God to Bring me back to life. She said Jesus I believe what my boyfriend has been telling me about you, I believe you are 1. If you would save his life I will give you my life, and she completely surrendered to him that night. God gave a scripture John 14:14 - If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

She arrive at the Hospital the next morning feeling different. She went to the ICU to see me. She came to the nurses desk and asked for me and asked my condition. They told her that I came out of my coma a couple hours earlier. My wife said how/ and they said we cant explain it, some man walked into you boyfriends room and he sat up in his bed and began to talk to the man as if he knew him. They prayed and the man left, your boyfriend laid down and he is resting but in stable condition!

The next several months as a quadriplegic was intense. I had to learn how to eat, use my hands my toes my arms everything. They kept saying Id never lift my head , then Id lift my head. They'd say Ill never count again, then Id count. They said Ill never walk then I ran. The doctors said it was a complete miracle to have that much blood in my brain and to have recovered.
(That is my wife's story)

The only thing I remember was witnessing to everyone about what God had done for me.

(That is my wife's story)
I taught bible studies from my hospital bed, when I didn't know my name I knew who Jesus Was!

To this day we have no idea who that man was that prayed for my in my room that morning. At the time my pastor was out of the country and I was 700 miles away from home.

That was 18 yrs ago, To God Be the Glory!!

So the end is My EX-Mormon wife is a Godly Apostolic mother in Zion, that prays for her kids, husbands ministry and the city God has burdened our hearts for.

awesome story!!!

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by thephnxman

What do you want to do? Win the argument, or win them to Christ?

The JW's have ONE truth: if we use that one truth and leave the rest to the
Lord, some may come around to ALL TRUTH.
The "truth" they have is the NAME of promise;
The "truth" we have is the NAME that has fulfilled the promises!

YAH-weh (Je-hova): is the NAME of promise.
YAH-shua (Je-sus): the NAME in which all promises are fulfilled.

Don't invite them to meet your pastor: they will invite you to meet theirs;
Don't invite them to church: they will only invite you to theirs;
Just plant the seed, and TRUST the Lord will do the rest.

"...the truth shall make you free."

Do you have any experiences with actual JWs that could help?

[Esaias]

Brother Perez, great testimony!

I think we know who that man was that came into your room... at least I've got a good idea...

[Esaias]

So I take it there is very little experience here in AFF of sharing the gospel with JWs?

I don't mean just trying to trip them up, I mean actually working with them to help them see the Truth.

I hope some more people with experience in this mission field would come forward and share their experiences.

Speaking with the two ladies who came by earlier today, I was told I was the first person they had encountered in a long time who was willing to both discuss scripture with them and do it in a friendly way. (See? Us "conservative" types can be friendly without compromising anything!)

As stated previously, I was invited to their kingdom hall. I may need to take them up on the offer, be the "student with lots of questions" and maybe God will water a seed or two...

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by thephnxman

What do you want to do? Win the argument, or win them to Christ?

The JW's have ONE truth: if we use that one truth and leave the rest to the
Lord, some may come around to ALL TRUTH.
The "truth" they have is the NAME of promise;
The "truth" we have is the NAME that has fulfilled the promises!

YAH-weh (Je-hova): is the NAME of promise.
YAH-shua (Je-sus): the NAME in which all promises are fulfilled.

Don't invite them to meet your pastor: they will invite you to meet theirs;
Don't invite them to church: they will only invite you to theirs;
Just plant the seed, and TRUST the Lord will do the rest.

"...the truth shall make you free."

seems like pretty good advice

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

I do not consider any of them saved and I do not have a brother or sister in the jw ranks.

They are led and inspired by satan.

The jw's are damned.

so, based upon the declarations of exactly 2 JWs, you judge every JW; and not by their fruit. Being Pentecostal makes this ok?

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Esaias

I may need to take them up on the offer, be the "student with lots of questions"

it is when one stops truly being the student, and imagines they are a teacher, that they become useless to God. Just cure a JW of some terminal disease, and all the witnesses will convert to whatever you are!

[J.A. Perez]

" some lips look awfully suspicious "
L.E. Westberg

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by shazeep

so, based upon the declarations of exactly 2 JWs, you judge every JW; and not by their fruit. Being Pentecostal makes this ok?

Their doctrines curse them, not me.

[shazeep]

well, i am not thephnxman, a whois will tell you that.