Approaching Jehovah's Witnesses in Love: How to Witness Effectively Without Arguing

by Lingle, Wilbur

• ISBN13: 9780875087788
• ISBN10: 0875087787
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-06
• Publisher: Christian Literature Crusade

Summary

This book is the result of missionary Wilbur Lingle's long experimentation with ways to witness to Jehovah's Witnesses. He counsels that efforts must be undertaken in love and that argument is to be avoided if positive results are desired.m

Author Biography

Wilber Lingle received a B.A. and M.A. in Bible from Bob Jones University. Going to Japan in 1954, he was engaged in church planting for 35 years. He became actively involved in witnessing to Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses when their missionaries began proselytizing among his church members. On returning to the USA in 1989, he began his present "Love to Share Ministries" -- an outreach to teach Christians how to witness to cultists effectively without arguing. He encourages Christians to take advantage of the mission field which is coming right to their doors

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
An Overview	p. 13
The Initial Contact	p. 25
How to Begin	p. 35
The History of the Watchtower Movement	p. 57
The Contrast Between Biblical Christianity and Watchtower Beliefs	p. 63
Organization	p. 63
God	p. 66
The Son	p. 68
Jesus Christ	p. 69
Birth of Christ	p. 69
Rank of Christ	p. 70
Death of Christ	p. 71
Resurrection	p. 72
Ascension	p. 73
The Second Coming	p. 74
Satan	p. 76
The 144,000	p. 78
The Great Crowd	p. 79
Armageddon	p. 80
The New Earth	p. 82
Second Chance	p. 85
Final Test	p. 88
Heaven	p. 90
Sin	p. 91
Immortality of the Soul	p. 92
Salvation	p. 93
Hell	p. 95
Scripture	p. 95
The Holy Spirit	p. 100
By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them	p. 105
Neutrality	p. 105
Killing and Warfare	p. 106
Unpaid Clergy	p. 107
Avoid Pagan Doctrines and Practices	p. 109
Unscriptural Doctrines and Teachings	p. 111
The Trinity	p. 111
Hell and Punishment	p. 117
Immortality of the Soul	p. 120
Use of God's Name	p. 122
Unity of Faith	p. 125
Cultism	p. 126
False Prophets	p. 128
The Kingdom	p. 129
Doing God's Will	p. 130
The Bottom Line	p. 131
Questions to Ask Jehovah's Witnesses	p. 133
The Training of Future Leaders	p. 137
Determining Who Is Right	p. 137
Illuminating the Bible	p. 145
Claiming Other Groups Are Wrong	p. 146
Praying the Lord's Prayer	p. 146
Reading Other Books	p. 146
Proving There Was an Early Organization	p. 147
Explaining the 144,000	p. 147
Requesting a Financial Statement	p. 158
Punishing the Wicked	p. 158
Punishing the Unfaithful Witness	p. 159
Building the New Earth	p. 159
Learning About the Society's History	p. 164
Paying for Sins	p. 169
Changing Beliefs	p. 170
Making Mistakes	p. 173
Receiving New Light	p. 175
Teaching During the Millennium	p. 178
Investigating the Society	p. 179
Falling Away	p. 180
Finding the True Church	p. 180
Learning About the Governing Body	p. 181
Interpreting the Bible	p. 183
How to Lead the Witness to Christ	p. 187
What If the Witness Insists on a Bible Study?	p. 193
The Final Step	p. 205
How to Use Watchtower Literature Effectively In Witnessing	p. 211
Basic Christian Doctrines Explained	p. 237
The Trinity	p. 238
The Holy Spirit	p. 239
The Immortal Soul	p. 241
The 144,000	p. 242
The Future Home of the Christian	p. 243
Mind-Control Tactics of the Watchtower Society	p. 245
Additional Helps In Witnessing to a Jehovah's Witness	p. 253
How to Order Additional Source Material	p. 271
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