Guess who stopped me this morning.....

Jehovah's Witnesses stopped me this morning. I was outside talking to a friend, I noticed out of the corner of my eye 4 people get out of a car with briefcases. I instantly knew who they were. Normally, I just ignore these people. (You may object to that, but scripture teaches to not even bid false prophets Godspeed.)
In the past, I have debated scripture with these people, and they won't recieve the truth so in most cases its casting my pearls before the swine. This may be a tough statement, but some people will believe a lie and be damned.

Two nicely dressed ladies, started to my door, and I stopped them. They said they wanted to talk to me. I proceeded to tell them I was pentecostal minister, and I new who they were. She asked me if I wanted some of her watchtower magazines, of course I told her no. I explained I did not agree with there doctrine. They persisted on talking to me. I then went on to say, your doctrine says that salvation is by good works, when scripture teaches it is by grace you are saved, through faith...not of works. This lady insisted on reading passges of the Bible from Matthew. One was Matthew 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." The other was Christ great comission form Matthew 28:19,20 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen"

I proceeded to tell her I was familier with both passages. The other lady interjected they were doing the work of the gospel sharing the good news. I told the ladies that the message the were speaking was not the truth of the gospel. I told them no scripture is a priviate interpertation, and there doctirne was not the truth of the gospel. It was Christ death and ressurection that purchased our salvation, and only by the shedding of Christ blood can we find salvation. I guess, at this point they got tried of our conversation. The one lady said she was doing the work of God, and it was not her job or mine to judge. They then said goodbye.

I got to thinking later, and I checked out there website. I knew several of the false doctrines they believe. One of there false doctrines is that Christ is not equal to God, and the denial of the Trinity. They also do not believe Christ was crucified on a cross, it was a stake. The deny the exsistance of hell as a place, there version of hell is the grave. The deny the bodily ressurection of Christ. The profess he was only a spirit. The believe in soul sleeping.

Yet, what really got me to thinking was there amennialist view of the last days. I have always known this was there belief, but it has never hit like it has today. I guess it is because of a former associate of mine, who ascribed to this belief. It is amazing to me how many good people can be decieved and led astray to believe hersey. '

I am glad I am assured of what I believe. I am glad I can defend my faith. I thank God for being raised to believe the gospel.

I think this morning I put Jude 1:3 in action.

"Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints."

Later,

Steve