Today's question deals with a common situation for a lot of us.

Jehovah Witnesses, ring your doorbell and you answer it, Pastor John.

What will you say?

Well, I've developed an approach that might not be for everybody and it depends on whether

you have time to talk deeply and extensively.

If you feel like this is not the time to get into an argument.

Here's what I've done.

We used to get a lot more in our front door here in this neighborhood than we have recently.

Maybe they put me on a black list or something.

But if they would come to the door and they always come in twos, I would say as gently and

graciously as I could, you know, I know Jehovah's Witness theology enough to know that we

have deep differences.

I know that you believe Jesus is the highest created being, a created angel, Michael.

And you do not believe that he is God, that he is of one essence with Jehovah.

You think he's an angel.

I believe he is co-eternal with Jehovah God.

And therefore, I think your religion is a serious dishonoring of the Lord Jesus and

leads people astray from a true relationship with God.

And so what I'd like to do with you right now, I'm saying this right here on the porch,

is pray.

And I'm willing to let you pray and I'll pray and we'll both ask that God would show us

what's true in His Word, the true way to understand the Bible, the true way to honor

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