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NASB | 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [but diminishes or adds to the doctrine of Christ], do not receive or welcome him into your house, and do not give him a greeting or any encouragement; |
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Bible Note: Taleb On this I would have a tendency disagree with your stance. Witnessing to JW that come to our door, while I won’t say it is useless because God can do the impossible, facts show it is nearly useless. They have been extensively trained over the course of many years to respond to every Christian exception of their teaching. In fact they will modify their teaching should it provide a stumbling block not easily avoided. As seen by the rewrites to the New World Translation and the Book of Mormon. I fancy myself somewhat of a Christian Apologist having received a little training in that area. I also have had my share of discussions with JW and other cults. These things I have learned unless you totally understand Christianity they are more likely to leave you with questions, than you them. Secondly anytime you do hit a sensitive area they will go back to their Elder who was extensively trained to address any problem. Third if they return from you often enough with questions you will be placed on their list and they will have no further contact with you. I know I watch JW and Mormons skip my house and my next door neighbor (preachers kid) and hit the other houses. Fourthly I have never heard of a dye in the wool cultist reclaimed from JW or Mormons except by the hand of the Holy Spirit. It wasn’t a Christian’s Apologetics but rather a hand of grace extended by God. For these reasons I think unless your extensively trained to answer their questions and concerns, and it takes more than a class or two, a Christian would better serve God by witnessing to his agnostic friends. I have seen faithful but ignorant Christians drawn into their deception over and over but I have seldom heard of the reverse. I'm not saying we should fear them or hate them, or even be nasty to them, but we need to let them know we are not open to their religion. Then offer if they would like to know the truth we are willing to share (not debate) ours with them. EdB |