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Title: Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses
ISBN: 1565071069
Author:
Ron Rhodes
Publicate Date: 1993-07-01
Publish: 1993-07-01
List Price: $14.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Very Thorough and Logical
This book by Ron Rhodes provides responses to the false interpretations of many verses of Scripture that are advanced by Jehovah's Witnesses. Topics covered include the Watchtower Society, the New World Translation, the Trinity, the different views of salvation of Jehovah's Witnesses and Christians, past failed end-times predictions by Jehovah's Witnesses, celebration of birthdays, and blood transfusions.
Also offered are tips for discussions with Jehovah's Witnesses. Rhodes advocates not forceful assertions of certain truths as much as he counsels that you ask pointed questions that undermine the false beliefs that the Jehovah's Witness holds, enabling him to come to his own conclusion that his beliefs are not true.
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2: Very informative!
I have a family member that is a Jehovah's Witness. For years and years I have simply rebuffed his attempts to discuss his religion out of fear that I was not knowledgeable enough about his beliefs based on "the Bible."
I realized that I needed to not only get more familiar with my bible, but also try to determine what makes our faith so different. This book is one of the reference materials that I used to learn more about the Jehovah's Witnesses and to be able to at least discuss, somewhat intelligently, why our views and core Christian beliefs are different.
I would recommend this book to those with friends and family who are Jehovah's Witnesses.
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3: 1 star reviews are for JW's
This is the best book I have read to date when it comes to "Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses". It is thorough and complete. It is well researched and put together. It summarizes the JW in such a way it is bound to get under their skin. I thought they weren't allowed to read "apostate" material. Someone notify a Kingdom Hall that Heinz and some of his buddies are being bad. Oh, and Tonya, Jesus never called the father "Jehovah". He always called Him by a title, Father.
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4: Hmmm
I think, or so it seems, that one of the reasons why so many people that the Jehovah's Witnesses is that, well, all they are doing or trying to do is encourage people to read the bible more often. I have attended their gatherings and have come to know them as very very peacefull and a faithfull people, though as all religions , some have their bad apples and some imperfections cause we're not perfect, one of the misconceptions peple accuse the JW's is that they say or think they are perfect or that they are the right religion, yet, they offer that understanding that the person themselves can come to that conclusion if or when they want to. I have seen lots of "apostates" picketing and proping signs about the JW's I mean, come on already, get a life. If a person hates them then by all means that person should join another religion then, leave the JW's alone, live goes on. I mean I enjoy talking to them but I think that there are some who might be to over zealous.
Indeed they are a small group just as the bible would comes to say that Jehovah refers his people as "his little flock". I think people despise this people is that people want to live the way they do. The types of religion people follow today allow them to live in total skeptism therefore sinning or making mistakes one can say they didnt know, know what the bible actually teaches and having that knowlegde would make them think or have a guilty concience. I guess I explained right.
These are times of the end I do beleive that and the bible, not only the Witnesses beliefs, that these are times of the end. I am fascinated by the book of Revelations.
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5: It's Great - Buy It!
This is one of the best books available on the Jehovah's Witnesses belief system. Mr. Rhodes argues his case extremely well and uses easily understandable language. I couldn't recommend this book any more highly. For a great book on what it is like to be an average Jehovah's Witness read "The Awakening of a Jehovah's Witness" by Diane Wilson. If you want to know what it is like at the top of the organization read "Crisis of Conscience" and "In Search of Christian Freedom" by Raymond FranzReasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses
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