06/18/19 JW AT THE DOOR

06/18/19 JW AT THE DOOR

JW showed up at my door, asking if Jehovah God wanted our world to be like it is today?
I asked "Who is Jehovah?" Off we went.

A JW lady knocked on my door.
I greeted her outside.
She commented on condition of the world & asked if I believe Jehovah God wanted this world to be like it is.
I said, "NOOO."
She started to move forward with her presentation, but I asked her a question.
Who is Jehovah God?
She started out saying that He is Creator.
I agreed and asked her if she believes that Jesus is the Creator.
She said, "No, Jehovah God is Creator."
I agreed, but pointed out that the Bible says Jesus is creator.
She said only God is creator.
I agreed that only God is Creator, but then I quoted John 1:1-3, which says that Jesus was with God & was God and Jesus created everything, & without Him nothing was created or made.
She said Jesus is not God, but the Son of God.
I agreed that Jesus is the Son of God, but the Bible also says that Jesus is God & He created everything.
She started to give me a Greek lesson in the absence of the definite article, "THE," supposedly negating that Jesus is THE GOD.
I asked her if she spoke Greek (not even a valid question, hehehe).
She said, "No," but she has done some research.
I pointed out that the absence of the definite article does not require the indefinite article, "A," because there are times in Greek that "THE" is understood, as in this passage.
But I moved us back to the point that the passage says Jesus created everything, therefore He is God.
She waffled, but I asked if the passage says Jesus created everything.
She said yes, but there are other passages. And only God is Jehovah.
I agreed, but the question is, does this passage say Jesus created everything? I also pointed out that the same teachings concerning Jehovah God in the Old Testament are used in reference to Jesus in the New Testament. Then I returned to our discussion.
Again she deflected.
I said that I believe this passage, but let's consider another, & quickly asked Who raised Jesus from the dead.
She said, "the Father."
I agreed, but also asked if she would believe Jesus raised Himself from the dead, if it is in the Bible.
Back & forth. She did not want to commit to this idea, arguing that Jehovah God raised Jesus from the dead.
I agreed, but asked if she would believe that Jesus raised Himself, if it is in the Bible.
She kept asking, WHERE?
I kept asking for a commitment to believe it if I showed it.
She kept asking why I did not want to show her the passage.
I kept telling her I was eager to show the passage. but she was afraid to commit because it would contradict her JW teaching.
She finally conceded.
I showed her where Jesus said He would raise His body from the dead (Jn:2).
She thought He was speaking of Herod's Temple (seems like I have heard or read this somewhere).
I bore down & she agreed it was His body.
I then referred to Jesus meeting with His disciples and dispelling the idea of Him being only a spirit or an manifested appearance, in Luke 24.
THEN I pointed out that JW's don't teach the physical resurrection of Jesus.
She was appalled.
I explained their false doctrine of a a manifested body rather than a resurrected body.
She thanked me for my time & the information, saying she was going to study it.
I reminded her to remember that the Bible says Jesus is God, Jesus is Creator, Jesus said He would raise Himself from the dead, Jesus raised His same earthly body that He died with.
I asked her if she would come back and tell me if I was right.
She said yes.
I don't think I will see her again, not because I am wrong, but because she is committed to Watchtower instead of Holy Bible.