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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; |
Subject: Help!! |
Bible Note: Edb, Sorry to have to tell you this, but we don't REALLY disagree. Witnessing to JWs is NEARLY useless. They have rewritten their books. Pointing that fact out to them and showing them what they USE to say gives them fonder to ponder. While I have never "personally" led someone out, I personally know those who used to be "in". It was here a Christian, there a Christian who knew the word that battered here, there, little by little, bit by bit. "How can they believe unless they hear?" comes to mind. And I agree wholeheartly, Christians have been drawn into their traps. That is why it is so important to keep our noses in the word, live our lives accordingly and be ready to give an answer to the hope that lies within us. Now that you have mentioned it, I haven't seen any JWs around for a very long time. But then again, who would want to drive my long, hard road? I have had the priviledge, over the years, to invite some in. I always open in prayer and watch the Lord work. The "trick" (not the best word, for sure) is to know where they are headed and head them off before they want to arrive. One asked me, "Why did Jesus talk in parables?" I quickly turned to Matthew 13:10 and said, "that exactly the same question the disciples asked Jesus, Let's see how Jesus responded. I had them read it. There eyes got big. The "leader" said, "You believe in hell, right? How can something burn without burning up?" "Good question, let's read where that actually happened." They read about the three in the furnace in Daniel, frowned and asked their next question. The younger one watched as his "leader" dug himself deeper and deeper. Anyways, like I said, we don't really disagree, because I know it's like you said, "It wasn’t a Christian’s Apologetics but rather a hand of grace extended by God." God got through to me. :) Taleb |