Is there any way I, as a Christian that is totally against what JWs and WT are teaching, can help a friend who is a JW see the truth??
She told me on Friday that she was a JW, and I literally got sick over it and was at the point of tears. I've never ever experienced that before over someone that was lost. It was weird. The conversation went something like this...
Me: What do JWs believe?
Her: We believe lots of things. Ask me something.
Me: Ok... What happens when you die?
Her: We believe you just go into the ground <pause> but we also believe in the resurrection. We believe everything the Bible says and use it as our standard.
Me: What about when Jesus told the thief on the cross next to him, "You will be with me today in paradise?"
Her: Oh, we don't believe that Jesus died on the cross, because the Bible never said he did.
Me: Well, my Bible says Jesus died on the cross.
Then we had to take a final exam. Is there anything I could say that would make her question her beliefs? The thing I don't get is how people can just believe in a religion because one day some guy says I don't like what the Bible says because I don't understand some of it (trinity) and I don't like the idea of hell. So he up and makes his OWN religion. What makes him right?? What has this Russell guy ever done to prove that he was a man from God except INCORRECTLY predict Jesus' second coming??? Russell's never done anything for anyone, yet all these people believe he's right. (????)
Another thing... people can't question their religion??? That's like communism isn't it??? If I could not openly question my religion to the leaders in my church I would really question my beliefs, what are they hiding from me? If JW was really the TRUE religion then there should be no fault and they should be able to question and not fear being DF'd.
Am I right? How would I get this accross to her??