Witnessing to witnesses tips

by SpannerintheWorks 43 Replies latest jw friends

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  SpannerintheWorks

  I've just registered on this site. I'd like to kick off by asking this wealth of experience what your most successful witnessing to witnesses tips are. So if you're a non-and-has-never-been-a-JW, what stops them in their tracks? As an Ex-Dub, what subject or bible verse did you fear most? And if you're still a witness, is there anything that would make you want to run and hide?

  My "Top 3" are:

  1. Johannes Greber and the WT Quoting his bible translation, even though he was a spiritualist and his wife was a medium.

  2. The Bulgarian OK to have a blood transfusion with no religious sanctions fiasco.

  3. Quotations of the OT referring to Jehovah being directly applied to Jesus in the NT.

  I look forward to your posts!

  SpannerintheWorks
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  Nordic

  WT member of UN for 10 years
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  SpannerintheWorks

  Nordic, do you think Happyman is watching?
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  coffee_black

  Two JWs came to my door a number of years ago just when there was an article on the "glorious ones". I had read that magazine a couple of days before. For once I had perfect timing.

  They presented me with the magazines, and I said "Can I show you something in there"? She said "Sure" and handed me the Watchtower. I said, "Before I show you this, can I ask you a question?" "Sure" she said. I asked " Who do you give glory to?" She said " Jehovah God" I opened the Watchtower, and asked "Then why would your organization say you must give glory to these men?", and pointed to where it said they must give glory to the elders. She was obviously new, and her eyes nearly bugged out of her head. She stuttered and stammered, and said "I don't know" I told her maybe she needed to look into that. Her partner jumped in and tried to say it's not like that. I just asked her why her magazine would say such a thing then. It happened so fast that they had no time to rationalize it or put up any kind of defense. It gave them something to think about.

  You can't give them too much info to deal with at once, because the wall goes up. A simple question that gives them pause works best. The object is to turn on the thinking process and get them off of auto pilot.

  cb
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  SpannerintheWorks

  Hi, coffee_black.

  Yes, getting them to admit to something first before showing the contradiction is a great idea.
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  gumby

  I'd like to kick off by asking this wealth of experience what your most successful witnessing to witnesses tips are. So if you're a non-and-has-never-been-a-JW, what stops them in their tracks?

  To get the best advise on how to stop a dub would not be to ask a non dub.

  The best advise comes from those with experience with the dubs or those like them. Freeminds has a good list of subjects and one of them is how to talk to a witness. There are many things........you DON'T say.

  Do x-witnesses want to run when they see them coming? Sometimes....only if I'm not in the mood. Other times I love it. I have ran into them going door to door on jobsites I have talked to them on a few occations. I always love to ask....."don't you believe God will kill everyone on the earth except Jehovahs witnesses? They hate answering that.

  Arguing over doctrine usually dosen't work.....
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  SpannerintheWorks

  Hi, gumby

  You're right - the best advice is probably from ex-dubs, but non -dubs may approach things differently. If a JW smells a rat, you won't see him/her for dust, whereas a non - dub can sometimes get away with more.
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  DevonMcBride

  Hi and welcome here.

  I never was a JW but I am a householder with a front door. Non-JW's are more of a target for recruit since most don't know much about the JW's history, scandals and strange doctrines. As soon as a Witness learns a "worldly" person has been on the Internet looking at anti-JW sites, most discontinue any further religious discussions. A few persistent ones will defend the Watchtower but most won't because they don't want to hear what we have learned since they are in denial. They are now competing with the Internet.

  Bringing up the Wt's child abuse policy has been very successful in stumping the Witness. As a matter of fact, as soon as it's brought up, they tend to freak out on people.

  Just my own opinion and experience.

  Devon
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  Nordic

  I hope he is
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  gumby

  Quote: "whereas a non - dub can sometimes get away with more".

  99% of the time.....a dub will tear up a non dub..........Why? Because they don't know what questions to ask, or how to respond to the dub.. Most Christians, also, have no idea how to talk to a dub.

  You are correct though....sometimes a non- dub, can come up with things we never thought of.....like children do. Witnesses are trained to stick to topics they are prepared for and they use it to their advantage. A person needs to learn how to get them off their turf and on to a subject they are not prepared for.....to make them think.

  No matter how you do it...it should always be done in love and, with the idea of not wanting to just prove them wrong ( although it's fun).....but to free their lives of bondage to men.

  For Christians...using Romans and what it says about salvation is good

  For others....knowing their backround ,and learning from others who have experience will really help.