Friday, April 15, 2011

Jehovah Witnesses....pass?

    Growing up, it was clear that, Jehovah Witnesses were not allowed in the house. Well, my mum simply asked for the booklets/pamphlets and politely asked them to leave, she'd read them later, as for me, i never really liked them, but i always read the booklets, which always contradicted what i was taught in Sunday school.
    Anyway, when I'm at home, and they come knocking, i never open for them, i try not to make any kind of noise that would suggest I'm in, then after a few minutes, they slip the papers under the door. Well, sometimes i wish i could shoo them away, but you know what they say, "never chase away the men of God." so i chose to just..ignore and pretend i never heard them knock.
     This fateful day i was basking outside, it was a warm lovely Saturday. Two women and one guy. they said hi, i responded with an awkward smile

JH: we are here to spread the word of God, can we have a minute of your time.

Me: (thinking, that's 60secs) sure

JH: if you don't mind, will you change for the word

Me: what's wrong with my dressing? I am dressed.

JH (lady 1): We thought the shorts were a little short

ME: you are spreading the word to me, not to the shorts..and the rest don't seem to mind.

JH: *giggles* (the guy) Hatujakuja vita..

Me: cool...start spreading (cheekily)

JH: Ok, which religion are you?

Me: catholic :-s

JH: what are your beliefs?

Me: Jesus is God, God is Jesus and the Holy Spirit is them, so, God is the Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit. also, the word is Jesus...and we can pray to God  through Mary, the virgin, and the Saints. In Jesus we are forgiven and through him there's eternity. and BTW, we are all sinners, no one is holy but God...though i think, our Pope is holy, I'm not sure why..

JH: *all laugh* i can imagine one of the ladies thinking "for a short wearer, she's got a grasp on things*

JH (lady 1):  there's only one God and his name is Jehovah. Jesus, is Jehovah's son, a separate individual, the holy spirit (uncapitalized) is simply Jehovah God's active force.
(Then she took out a Watchtower bible)

The WatchTower bible





Me: can we use my bible?? i have the St. James version...

JH (guy) : no, we can only use this one

Me: I've never heard of such a bible, let's use the mostly used version, just like every other Christian, you are Christians, right??

JH (guy) : we can only use this one..
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Me: well, use yours and I'll use mine.. the bible says, Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit are one.

JH(guy): How can three personalities be one???

Me: Remember the same bile talks of Adam and Eve being one???

Lady1: Deuteronomy 6:4 states, "Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one. Isaiah 44:6 states, "I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides me..

Me:  For there are three who bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.” (1 John 5:7).. (then i gave them the knowing looking)

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14)...Immanuel, GOD WITH US...  God with us! seriously how do you refute that.

 another verse about the Holy Spirit,  “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy SpiritYou have not lied to men but to God.” (Acts 5:3-4 and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?  (now giving the knowing it all look)

 you don't get it, it's one God in three persons!! He's the father, the son and the Holy Spirit. He is one, in three. 

JH: (guy) : so you are saying Jesus is God, The Holy Spirit is God and God is God...by your calculation, doesn't that sound that 3 Gods?? and the same bible tells us we can only worship One God, the supreme, the creator and the only God..God the God, in your case, God the Father?? what about the other "Gods" do you worship them too..

Me: perusing the bible....

For there are three who bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.” (1 John 5:7. ....

JH (lady 2): Do you know Mary wasn't a virgin? he had brothers and sisters

Me: "Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut." (Ezekiel 44:2). We'll never know if that was symbolic, wouldn't we? biblically, sisters/brothers, doesn't mean siblings from the same mother, remember on the cross, Mary was alone when he entrusted her to her disciples. where were the sisters and the brothers? they were his half brothers and sisters, from Mary Magdalene..not Mary mother of Jesus, there was also Mary, the wife of Cleophas, they couldn't be sisters, all the Marys, so that means they'd have been from the same clan.
 
JH (guy 1): Let's get serious now, we'll tell what we really believe, and quote a few verses just as you did then we'll see if we can agree on one thing..let's start with the Trinity, as Jehovah witnesses and by the word of the bible Jesus was Michael the archangel, this can....

Me: Hold up, are you saying Jesus is the Archangel...Michael the Archangel???? This discussion is over, you have a lovely day...


Btw, i googled Michael Archangel and the results.....most believe he is Jesus.

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