Jehovah Witness Bible Study....?

I have studied with the Jehovah Witness one time and they are coming tommorow. I recently researched the religion and know that I do not agree with them on allot of things...How can I go about cancelling further Bible studies without being rude. They are very nice; I just do not agree and do not want to waste their time?

Jehovah Witness Bible Study....?
I am a Jehovah's Witness. Just tell them exactly what you said here. Maybe explain to them what you disagree with and why. The person studying with you will understand. And just to be clear: Someone posting implied that we come b/c we're looking for donations. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE. Our purpose is to teach people about the bible. We are not peddlers of God's word.





That's a nice attitude Missouri! You ever hear the saying 'you catch more flies w/ honey'? What are you afraid of that makes you lash out so? Did Jesus treat people that way?
Reply:Jehovah's Witnesses are not soliciting anything, just preaching the good news of the God's kingdom in imitation of their redeemer and king Jesus Christ, so they are not detered by a "NO SOLICITING" sign. Report Abuse

Reply:Jehovah's Witnesses also don't want to waste their time. But tell them what you want; they are happy to just drop off current magazines, they are happy to just invite you to occasional upcoming sermons of interest. They are happy to just leave you the address of their Kingdom Hall if you change your mind.





Incidentally, Jehovah's Witnesses really do have the truth. Rethink your decision.
Reply:They can be stubborn - although in a nice way - so you have to just be nice BUT FIRM and not worry about hurting their feelings. They wont be worried about guilting you into study and their faith. IF YOU DON'T STAND FIRM - you're going to feel miserable and entrapped.





Just tell them you respect their right to their beliefs but you just don't want to go that direction. Tell them YOU are canceling the their study with you. And Don't Budge. They WILL try to counter you. If they do - just say, "I'm sorry, but its canceled. Goodbye and thank you." Then hang up the phone. If they call back and make a nuisance of themselves ask them not to call back, and hang up.
Reply:I know from experience that if you will just kindly tell them exactly what you have just said here, they will understand. When Witness's came to my door years ago, I was angry and did not believe in God. I told them just that, and that while I appreciated their efforts, it would be a waste of their time to come back. They didn't. Many years later, I was in a position to change my mind, and I contacted Witnesses myself. I had grown up somewhat emotionally and wanted to grow up spiritually, and I had had time to think about what they had to say. Now I am one, so I also know from the other side of the fence that if you just say what you have to say as sweetly as you did here, you'll be fine and so will they with it. Just don't put them off and then not show, or something like that. It just wastes time if you really don't want to study with them.


Having said all that, I would encourage you to give them more time to study with you before you make a decision to stop. At the beginning it may seem foreign to you if you were raised another religion, but it really does all come together! It answered the questions I had had all my life about a loving God who would burn us in torment for not following his rules.About heaven. About creation, and how long it really took. About what happens when you die. So consider giving it awhile longer, would you? You never know what question you may have that you don't even know you need answered!
Reply:I'd suggest getting into a witness protection program. It's the only way. :)
Reply:If you really want them to stop comeing, ask the witness who is comeing by to have your name posted on the don't stop list at the hall. You will not be visited for a year. after that you can call in and renew it. Another way is to get andpost a 'No Solicitors' sign at your driveway. Most will respect it and not stop.


OUR intent is education no conversion.


You are welcome to your own opinion, and can study at any time you wish to change your mind.


We don't want to cause hard feelings but it occassionaly happens. A bit like stubbing ones toe, we read the wrong signals........


The fact that so many still count on us to be who we are, overshadows the few who don't want our help.


Jehovah's blessings on the honest and truthful per Jesus.
Reply:Be polite but firm or they may not leave you alone.
Reply:Jeez, you're screwed. They'll follow you around forever.
Reply:It is not going to be easy to stop them from coming. I can appreciate you desire to not be rude. But they get "points" for having studies with others that are very valuable to them and their idea of earning their salvation.





Whatever you do, don't try to argue with them about having researched their religion and not agreeing with them. Tell them what you said in your question about wanting to cancel further studies without being rude and not wanting to waste their time.





If they resist, ask them about their need to count you in their statistics and tell them that they cannot come if they would be counting you. They won't come back if they can't count you in their stats!
Reply:Simply tell them that...you don't agree with it and you don't wish to waste their time.





LOL...witness protection...funny
Reply:if you do not agree on things just let them know what it is and they can explain to you the reason, if that doesnt work for u them just say its not for you. But they come to your house now and then because everbody's circumchances change and one day you might not be ready to listen and one day you might thats why they keep on returning.
Reply:tell them you are a witch, when I did they practically ran out of the house.
Reply:Gosh - you'll have a hard time.





If you don't mind lying then you could tell them you were actually a JW once - in which case they're not allowed to talk to you....





If you do mind lying then you'll have to be honest and firm (I think the phrase is assertive). So say "thank you for your time, but you don't require any further study sessions". And leave it there. By giving a reason they'll try and convince you otherwise. If they still come, simply repeat what you said and say "I'm sorry you didn't get the message. I did inform your ... that I don't require any further study sessions. Thank you for your time" and close the door. I know it sounds rude - but you have to be firm.
Reply:Just be as nice as possible, but do not give in to their "study". I myself do not agree with their religion, so I know where you're coming from. My father in law is in with a group who's very much like them.
Reply:Dear Gin N Tonic: I very much appreciate your question. And I very much would like to respond.





If you do not want to waste their time, that is commendable and they will appreciate that. You should therefore be truthful with them as you would, no doubt, want someone to be with you. Tell them exactly what you researched , tell them precisely what you found. And then tell them it is precisely that discovery which has moved you to change your mind.





You should be aware, however, that they will be curious about your change of mind. I'm sure you can understand that. After all, suppose someone was very interested in something you were kindly offering them and then, within a short space of time, suddenly became wholly uninterested. Suppose they told you that they had done a background check on you and did not like what they had found. Wouldn't you wonder what it was that so quickly changed their mind? And if it was something negative, wouldn't you want a chance to defend yourself? Reasonable, isn't it?





There is no need to be rude. There is also no need to call them names, suggest that they are a cult, attack them personally, or buy into the ludicrous contention that they earn points for what they do. They don't earn points anymore than the apostles Peter and Paul did when they went door to door. Compare, please Acts 5:42 and Acts 20:20.





Simply be up front; you won't break their heart. Trust me, Gin N Tonic, I've had double-barreled shotguns pulled on me at the door. This behavior was not necessary, did not surprise me, and it didn't hurt my feelings.





Sincerely, Hannah J Paul
Reply:Get a bucket. fill it with water, put a few Pork Chops in it. When they knock on the door, it trips a string and dumps it on them, Then turn your Rottweiler loose.














To: ruth'n'naomi.


If your purpose is to spread the Word, why are you not doing your purpose? Spreading Jesus Christ was Micheal the arch Angel, is Anti-Christ. Now, dear sis, I worked with the most devout JW is Missouri for 12 years. I know what you think, I know what you preach. I had a JW for a boss 6 years. After our time at the Co was done. We both left a Southern Baptist.


TRUTH will eat up lies...every time!


You don't solicit material for money? hahahah Girl.......You blow your smoke somewhere else. You are given a certain amount of literature, if you sell it fine, if you don't, YOU have to pay for it. Now, you want to talk JW?. Lets talk about your teachings and personal commitment.





The Word of God..is for sale?








I'll stop at this point. If you want to go further, let me know.





Have a nice week.


.
Reply:Read this link. It will tell you how to get them to contradict themselves in their teaching.





http://www.gto.org/Articles/TrinityToJW....
Reply:Say what you have said here. I am afraid you will have to be rude sooner or later. My dad was Nice to some Jehovah Witness and they would not leave him alone then we found out each visit he gave a donation. He was ill and did not know how to stop the visits so we had to.
Reply:All you can do is politely say that your sorry, but this isn't for you. I don't agree with the Jehovah Witnesses either.
Reply:You were smart to research the religion. Some of them are nice, especially to each other, but my experience with them has not been positive.





When my friend and her husband first became witness, I decided to try and get involved our friendship meant a lot to me and I felt what was good for them I was sure would be good for me.





I did my own research and like you, I felt like there were certain things that I didn't agree on. I backed off and my friend and I slowly stopped seeing or talking to each other. Their life seemed to evolve around the Witness and they had less and less time for me. I wasn't jealous because as long as they were happy, I was happy.





Over time I start to realize that they had become puppets. They couldn't do anything outside of their Elders permission. When their daughter decided that she wanted to go to college on a basketball scholarship, the elder told them that she was forbidden to continue to play the sport and she was not to go to college. The daughter told her parents that she refused to give up on her lifelong dream. As a result, the daughter was ostracized from the Witness -- she was 17 years old at the time.





Of course her parents wanted to still support their daughter, but they didn't want to go against the elders. Next, the father was assigned to the clean-up crew at the Witness Hall. He was also to stop selling certain items (cigarettes for one) in his neighborhood grocery store because they were inappropriate according to the Witness doctrine. However, he could sell all the booze he wanted to sell.





Because the father refused to allow the Witness to tell him what he could and could not do in his own store, he was the next to be ostracized. This meant that everybody in the household was banned from acceptance by the Witness except the wife. And she decided to stick by her family.





Soon they were ALL out and never heard from the Witness since that time.
Reply:You should state the truth! You should let them know that you admire there walk with God but it is not for you. I have a friend that is a witness and I felt as if she was trying to convert me and I had to let her know that I was strong in what I believed in. You will have to do the same for yourself! Don't give in or you will find yourself in a place you do not want to be in!!!
Reply:Just tell 'em, we can handle the truth. It may help to discuss the diff in beliefs to be sure you got correct info. Believe it or not, but sometimes people say stuff that ain't true, like we don't believe in Jesus-never understood that one. :) Like the person who said we think we earn points or salvation-wrong again. Bobbath is wrong too.
Reply:Your going to have to move, quickly.
Reply:By simply being direct but friendly. State to them that your path is leading you to another area of your life. Thank them, and tell them that if you choose to continue at a later time, you will be in touch.
Reply:Simple the minuet you want to discus John 1:1 The Trinity ... Jesus not being the arch angel Michael... The deity of Christ... Why an angel cannot save you...The watchtower being a false prophet because it says to make a prphiccy that doesnt come true is to be a false prohet... wathtower predicted the end of the world on many different dates... once you want to discuss these things they will leave and never come back.
Reply:why don't you get yourself prepared, cause now you know what they believe. prepare something, like a come back. so everytime they say something that you don't agree with, show them with the bible what you believe. when they see that your talking back to them, they're not going to wanna come back to your house, just for the simple reason that you were prepared.
Reply:Be nice but just say no, they are a cult, and will try very hard to get you into the J. W.. Better to offend them than to be on the road to Hell.
Reply:Tell them you're going with the Mormons - the two are natural enemies and they'll freak out. They'll come back one time with anti-Mormon stuff then leave you alone for good.
Reply:Tell them you are no longer interested and would like it very much if they not come back. If they get nasty and they might just say good bye now and close the door. They should respect you and go. correct and ask that they send nothing to you in the mail like the tower thing OK. yea you don't want any part of it they are way off.

hotels reviews