PC,
You could also show them why you have turned to Jesus for your salvation instead of the Watchtower Bible and tract Society. You can also show them from the scriptures below why you do not feel that works (all those door to door hours) saves you like they believe.
Hope this helps, again, feel free to write me at [email protected]
agape love, Gold
Acts 4:12....."Salvation is found in NO ONE ELSE, for
there is no other name under heaven given to men by
which we must be saved."
Here it shows our salvation comes from Jesus. It does
not say salvation is found from some religion to be
saved, but found in NO ONE ELSE but Jesus.
1John 5:12.."He who HAS the Son, HAS life..."
Again, it does not point to a religion or code of
ethics from a group of men to be saved, but merely the
Son, Jesus Christ.
Look what it says in Ephsians 2:4-8. ...."But because
of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
made US ALIVE with Christ even when we were dead in
transgressions.........IT IS BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN
SAVED.....(verse 8)..."For it is by grace you have
been saved, IT IS A GIFT FROM GOD..NOT BY WORKS so
that no none can boast."
So we are made alive with Chirst because it is a GIFT
from God. A present. See, we don't have to do anything
for a present. IT is a gift. To make that clear he
said that it is NOT our works that save us.
We cannot earn our salvation. It is a gift because
of the great love of God. It is knowing Jesus
personally. It is accepting that it was He who died
for us so that we could be righteous before God to
receive the gift he gave us....namely everlasting
life. Remember that scripture we just read.... He who
HAS the son HAS life.
The book of Titus 3:5 backs this up. It says...."He
saved us, NOT BECAUSE OF righteous things we had done,
but because of His mercy."
There is no acts we can do religiously that can save
us. Religion makes us "self-righteous". Like the
apostle Paul said in Titus....Only being saved thru
Jesus makes us righteous before God. We can't give
oursleves life..... a religion cannot give us this
gift. It takes away from Jesus. When he died, Jesus
said..."It is finished!!" He bought us life forever.
He paid a price to own us. Not with money, but
something much more valuable....his life. Anyone that
claims anything else is needed is really taking away
from Jesus.
How about Romans 3:22..."This righteousness from God
comes through faith in Jesus Christ to ALL who
believe."
Notice again that we become righteous from faith in
Jesus and that it is open to ALL who believe in Him.
Not a select few from a particular religion. But ALL!!
It is there for Jew and Gentile.
Does getting allot of bible knowledge get us life? Not
according to the bible. Jesus himself says in John
5:39...
"You diligently study the scriptures (like many
theologions do) because you think by means of them you
posses eternal life. These are the scriptures that
testify about me. Yet you refuse to COME TO ME TO HAVE
LIFE."
So it is not knowledge that saves us either. There is
nothing wrong with knowledge, but that is not where
our salvation lies. We must come to Jesus to have
life. It is the love of God and knowing him that saves
us. A few verses down in 41 Jesus says "I know that
you do not have the love of God in your hearts."
The key to salvation is knowing Jesus and having a
good heart, just like Jesus did. Many people study the
bible and know "all about Jesus", but they have never
gotten to know him personally.
You can know all about President Bush. You can know
what school he went to, his grades, who he dated, what
year he married, how many children he had, where he
lived, when he quit drinking, about his political life
and his presidency. But can you say you personally
know him? Have you talked to him? Are you a friend of
his? Do you talk on the phone? No. So you know all
about him, but don't know him personally. That is how
it is with God and knowing HIM to receive his gift of
salvation.
I remember fearing God. He was this God exacting
exculsive devotion that I just could not measure up
to. No matter much studying I did, no matter how many
years I did those works to earn my favor with God. I
never knew if I had his favor. My salvation was not
assured. Now I know that he is a God of great love,
mercy, kindness and patience.
He loves all his children here. Jesus came to save the
world.. not condemn those in it. On his deathbed on
the cross he saved a criminal that deserved to die.
Why, because he read the criminal's heart. He had
great mercy, compassion and unconditonal love.
This is what Romans 10 9-13 says...
"This is what we are proclaiming....That if you
confess with you mouth, "Jesus is Lord", and believe
in your HEART that God raised Him from the dead, YOU
WILL BE SAVED.............."Everyone who calls on the
name of the Lord will be saved."