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QUESTIONS FOR JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ON THE TRUE GOD AND THE TRINITY —Presenting the Deity of Christ and the Personhood of the Holy Spirit

1. How many true Gods exist?

• John 17:3: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.” **  

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QUESTIONS FOR JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ON SPIRITUAL ADOPTION —Presenting the Gospel of Salvation

1.  What does a person have to do before he can understand the things of God?

• 1 Corinthians 2:14-15: “But a physical man does not receive the things of the spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot get to know [them], because they are examined spiritually. However, the spiritual man examines indeed all things...” **  

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IS CHRISTMAS PAGAN OR CHRISTIAN?—12 Questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses Challenging Common Objections Against the Christmas Holiday

Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious groups often abhor the Christmas season with its trappings and rituals. The basis for their rejection of this holiday stems from a focus on the alleged pagan origins of some of the traditions used in Christmas celebrations, the overt materialism surrounding this holiday, the ambiguity regarding the time of the year in which Christ was actually born and the close connection of the date of December 25th to the pagan Roman Saturnalia and British Druid winter solstice celebrations of antiquity.  While these concerns have elements of legitimacy, a consideration of the Christian origins of many Christmas traditions are often neglected by those embracing a negative view of Christmas.  Our hope is that the following questions and information provided will offer a more balanced perspective on this holiday that will help those questioning whether the act of celebrating Christ’s birth at Christmas time dishonors God:

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FIVE QUESTIONS LEADING JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES TO JESUS - PRESENTING THE GOSPEL

 Listen Online to Hoffman's Effective Methods in Witnessing to JWs that presents how to use these questions most effectively:

Use Key Jehovah’s Witness Terms When Sharing the Gospel:

• “Tree” or “Stake” =  Method of Jesus’ death
  • Do not use “Cross” as JWs view it as a pagan symbol
• “Ransom Sacrifice/Provision” = Christ’s Death
• “Adamic Sin” = Sin of Adam in the Garden of Eden
  • JWs view the “Sin Nature” as merely human imperfection
• “Condemnation of death” = Reason for physical death on earth
  • JWs view that Christ’s ransom provision merely restored the right to perfect life on earth that Adam lost in the garden.
• “Complying” with “Jehovah’s Arrangement” = Process of gaining Eternal life – Salvation

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LEADING JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES TO JESUS — EIGHT QUESTIONS ON HOW TO HAVE THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION

Question 1: What exactly do I need to do in order to be saved and to have eternal life?

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LEADING JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES TO JESUS - FIVE SIMPLE QUESTIONS FOR JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ON FAITH AND WORKS:

Question 1: Why do we need salvation? Why can’t God accept us just as we are?

• JW Response: All people are under the condemnation of death due to sin. (Romans 3:23; 6:23)

Question 2: Why did Jesus have to die to free us from sin? Why isn’t it enough to have our good works outweigh our bad works?

• JW Response: It took a “perfect man” to free us from sin. (Romans 5:14-15). Jesus died so that we can receive the “gift” of eternal life. Works cannot save (Ephesians 2:8-9).

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10 QUESTIONS FOR JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ON THE WATCHTOWER TRINITY BROCHURE - Should You Believe in the Trinity?

Most objections Jehovah’s Witnesses raise against the Doctrine of the Trinity can be answered by accurately defining the doctrine.

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IS THE NEW COVENANT ONLY FOR A GROUP OF 144,000 PEOPLE? —15 Questions to Ask Jehovah’s Witnesses on the 144,000 and the Great Crowd

Of all of the doctrinal topics one can discuss with Jehovah’s Witnesses, nothing is more essential than the identity of Jesus Christ and the issues related to salvation and eternal life.  Jehovah’s Witnesses have a two-class system of salvation in which they divide their followers into two groups. They call the first group the “little flock” and limit it to 144,000 members, and they call the second group the “great crowd” which is open to the rest of the population of mankind. When examining what they believe about this two-class system of salvation, it is here that we discover the greatest hole in Watchtower theology because there is not a single Scripture that supports their unique views on this issue.

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DO THE BELIEFS OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES PROVE THEY ARE THE ONLY TRUE RELIGION? — 10 Questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses on How to Determine the True Religion

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SHOULD THE NAME “JEHOVAH” BE USED IN SCRIPTURE TO REFER TO GOD? —16 Questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses on the Use of God’s Name in the NWT

1. Do you believe that Bibles that translate God’s name as “LORD” or “GOD” instead of “Jehovah” keep people from becoming close to God because they portray Him as “remote and impersonal”?

 “IN YOUR copy of the bible, how is Psalm 83:18 translated? The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures renders this verse: ‘That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth.’ …many translations leave out the name Jehovah, replacing it with such titles as ‘Lord’ or ‘Eternal.’ What belongs in this verse? A title or the name Jehovah? …In the original Hebrew in which much of the bible was written, a unique personal name appears here. It is spelled יהוה YHWH) in Hebrew letters. …It appears in the original text of the Hebrew Scriptures nearly 7,000 times! …Ancient Hebrew was written without vowels. Therefore, no one today can say for sure exactly how people of Bible times pronounced YHWH. …In replacing God’s name with titles, Bible translators make a serious mistake. They make God seem remote and impersonal, whereas the Bible urges humans to cultivate ‘intimacy with Jehovah.’ (Psalm 25:14) Think of an intimate friend of yours. How close would you really be if you never learned your friend’s name? Similarly, when people are kept in ignorance about God’s name, Jehovah, how can they become truly close to God?” —WHAT DOES THE BIBLE Really TEACH?, 2005, pp. 195-196