Eeek, it's the Watchtower Warriors!!

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Hello everyone,
I know this has been mentioned before many times,but this is the first time I have used this method.I will explain,I was upstairs, happened to look out of the window,and on the corner of our street there was a group of people,my suspicions were aroused further when I noticed two groups of women knocking on doors.
J.W.'s I thought!,and I was right, I have read on here before about using rosaries etc.so I thought I would give it a go.I picked up my bedside rosary, ran downstairs,and waited,sure enough a few minutes later,knock!,knock! They gave me the usual spiel,and I told them I am a practising Catholic,I then produced my rosary and invited them to say it with me. Well,I have never seen a sharper exit from my driveway!!, The older lady’s walking stick nearly caught fire as they scuttled away! In the past I have just listened and took a pamphlet to make them leave quicker,not anymore though!!. I was polite and said to have a nice day,but I just cannot accept their beliefs at all, did I do right?.Thanks for sharing with me,
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                         God Bless,
                                              Mick.
 
Interesting. I should try this when the Jehovah’s Witnesses come by my place…
 
english_guy said:
…gave me the usual spiel,and I told them I am a practising Catholic,I then produced my rosary and invited them to say it with me. …
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I love it:rotfl: You have given me encouragement & an idea. Next time. I’ll start it off with. “I’ll be happy to listen to you , but let’s first pray the Rosary and ask for guidance.”
 
It was mid summer, I was just finishing up a brake job on my wife’s car. A car pulled in the drive and a young man got out carrying a bible cradled in a Watchtower magazine.

“Pardon me sir, I can see that you are busy but may I share some scripture with you?”

“You are a Jehovah’s Witness, aren’t you?”

“Why, Yes I am!” was his answer with a surprised look.

“Well son, I will pray for you.”

“You will pray for me?”

“Yes. You have been taught falsely and carry a bible full of falsehood due to incorrect translation. I will pray for you to see the truth.”

“My bible is full of falsehood?”

“Yes.”

He then turned around and got back in the car.

I haven’t seen any of them since. Maybe they crossed me off the list!
 
english_guy said:
Hello everyone,
I know this has been mentioned before many times,but this is the first time I have used this method.I will explain,I was upstairs, happened to look out of the window,and on the corner of our street there was a group of people,my suspicions were aroused further when I noticed two groups of women knocking on doors.
J.W.'s I thought!,and I was right, I have read on here before about using rosaries etc.so I thought I would give it a go.I picked up my bedside rosary, ran downstairs,and waited,sure enough a few minutes later,knock!,knock! They gave me the usual spiel,and I told them I am a practising Catholic,I then produced my rosary and invited them to say it with me. Well,I have never seen a sharper exit from my driveway!!, The older lady’s walking stick nearly caught fire as they scuttled away! In the past I have just listened and took a pamphlet to make them leave quicker,not anymore though!!. I was polite and said to have a nice day,but I just cannot accept their beliefs at all, did I do right?.Thanks for sharing with me,
Code: 
                         God Bless,
                                              Mick.
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Hand them a copy of Pillar of Fire Pillar of Truth. Tell them to come back to their Catholic Faith.
 
My neighbor where I used to live, told them he was a recovered Jehovah’s Witness, and asked if they’d like to see what changed his mind.

That always worked, he said.
 
I like that! Let’s pray the Rosary to ask for God’s guidance of our conversation.👍

We used to see the J.W.s and the Mormons on a fairly regular basis. I would tell them, "Well I am a Catholic and will talk with you, but don’t expect me to agree with you. I think they may have been sending the new guys here just so they could learn to face rejection.

The last three Mormons came back three times and we traded scripture verses. When they left the third time, they said,“We’ve never before met a Catholic who knows his Bible like you do.” The Mormons never came back. Its been almost ten years.

The J.W.s came for a while too and then we didn’t hear from them for several years. Finally a young man came to my door last week. He meekly handed me a four page pamphlet, said,“You can check these things in your own Bible.” and skee-dad-eld like satan himself was chasing him.

Actually, I am not all that great with chapter and verse, but I can usually cite the book and the gist of the verses. I don’t think many of them are all that sharp once they get pulled away from certain memorized verses. 🙂
 
rwoehmke said:
… When they left the third time, they said,**“We’ve never before met a Catholic who knows his Bible like you do.” **
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The Mormons never came back. Its been almost ten years.

The J.W.s came for a while too and then we didn’t hear from them for several years. Finally a young man came to my door last week. He meekly handed me a four page pamphlet, said,“You can check these things in your own Bible.” and skee-dad-eld like satan himself was chasing him.

**Actually, I am not all that great with chapter and verse, but I can usually cite the book and the gist of the verses. I don’t think many of them are all that sharp once they get pulled away from certain memorized verses. :)**These are very good points!

I have found the same with most n-Cs that I have met. Few know their Bible as well as I do and I don’t think I’m all that exemplary at memory stuff. (Ginko Biloba anyone? :yyeess: )

It’s not like you have to read it 24/7, but just READ it. Sit down and take some time to read the Bible like you would anything that you wanted to know about. Read a book at a time, and get a notebook and take notes if you want to. Heck! A lot of n-Cs write all in theirs and often complain that the edition they are using doesn’t have enough margin space! I quit doing that because it ruins a good Bible, and notebooks are cheap. 😃

Remember too that the Church has attached some great indulgences to reading the scriptures.
3. Besides ordinary benefits, what do those gain who read portions of the Bible every day?
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“A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful, who with the veneration due to the divine word make a spiritual reading from Sacred Scripture. A plenary indulgence is granted, if this reading is continued for at least one half an hour.” (Enchiridion of Indulgences. Authorized English edition. 1969. Catholic Book Publishers. New York. Page 68. # 50) Your point about people getting pulled outside their prescribed “witnessing” passages is also true. Most itinerant evangelists have had some essential drill on “the way of salvation”, or “the Romans Road”, or whatever tract they are distributing, but once they are off from that, you will generally (not always), find that they struggle to respond and you will also find that if they are part of a group, (such as door to door, or street ministry) that the leader will step in and either yank them or take over from them, and this is where you can actually have your best effect because if you hold your own (or better!) with this one, then the rest will come away with a better Catholic impression and you may be the instrument of the Holy Spirit that opens the door for them to come home.

Just also remember 1st Peter 3:15!
 
english_guy said:
They gave me the usual spiel,and I told them I am a practising Catholic,I then produced my rosary and invited them to say it with me. Well,I have never seen a sharper exit from my driveway!!, The older lady’s walking stick nearly caught fire as they scuttled away!
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                         God Bless,
                                              Mick.
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Thank you Mick !!! Just about once a month I get hit on a Saturday morning. This past weekend they got me good 'cause a mother came to the door with an adorable sweet looking 7-8 year old girl. They looked like a match set - mother & daughter. I thought they were selling cookies or candies for a school club. Didn’t they get me when the little girl gave the JW lines with her sweet little face? Yes
Next time I’ll do what you suggest.
 
I have had the same Jehovah Witness coming to my house for 5 years now. We engage in good conversation and he knows where I stand with my Catholic beliefs. I actually enjoy his visits. It inspires me to learn more about my faith. I do wonder if there are any good resources out there to dispute the monthly Watchtower publications. I can defend my faith, well maybe not, but cannot always say where and why theirs is wrong. I know a lot has to do with the translation, but am no expert in language. Any internet resources that would update monthly to dispute the Watchtower?
 
Hi everyone,
Thanks for all your replies,and Beautiful, I hope my strategy works for you especially,it’s not fair to use little children to further their aims,
God Bless,
And I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Kindest regards,Mick.
In cold, damp, wet and dismal England.
 
I’ve had JW’s round here twice but they never call. I put it down to the Rosary hanging on my wall in a prominent position easily seen by anyone standing at the front door. It’s a shame as I think I would quite like to debate with them…oh well, perhaps next time.

PS I’m in England and it’s a beautiful, cloudless sunny day.
 
Hey Black dog Thanks for the smile:) 🙂

“The older I get the better I was”

Love it…
 
I never had a problem with JW…whenever someone comes up to my door I always tell them I’m a practicing Catholic and they respect that and sometimes they thank me for being kind to them not swearing at them and slamming the door in their face. Also at work we all joke because we have a small office with a couple of Catholics, Jewish, Islamic, JW & a humanist…we all get along just fine
 
AlisonRita said:
I have had the same Jehovah Witness coming to my house for 5 years now. We engage in good conversation and he knows where I stand with my Catholic beliefs. I actually enjoy his visits. It inspires me to learn more about my faith. I do wonder if there are any good resources out there to dispute the monthly Watchtower publications. I can defend my faith, well maybe not, but cannot always say where and why theirs is wrong. I know a lot has to do with the translation, but am no expert in language. Any internet resources that would update monthly to dispute the Watchtower?
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www.catholicxjw.com is a good one. Evangelical websites are www.freeminds.org, and www.xjw.com.

Tom Cabeen is a recent Catholic convert from the JW’s. He was on EWTN this past spring.
 
I wear my Catholicsm on my sleeve at school and work, and one day in my work mailbox I found a publication from the Watchtower. I still dont know who put it there! But I am taking the oppoertunity to refute it line by line, so that when they show their faces–slam dunk!:ballspin:
 
I’d say you did alright. I guess the rosary scared them! Last time round, I had a bit of a theological go at them. One clearly moved away, but the other engaged me. She first asked about the chalked blessing on the lintel of my front door. She had seen a lot of that, she said. I explained that Catholic blessing to her. In a short debate. I explained forthrightly that I was a member of the Apostolic Church with its roots tracing directly to Christ. I also took a shot or two at the error of sola scriptura. I was surprised to see them stay to hear that. I immediately prayed that a seed had been planted in their minds. I accept nothing from them - that places them in control, even if only for a moment.

Cheers.
 
english_guy said:
Hello everyone,
I know this has been mentioned before many times,but this is the first time I have used this method.I will explain,I was upstairs, happened to look out of the window,and on the corner of our street there was a group of people,my suspicions were aroused further when I noticed two groups of women knocking on doors.
J.W.'s I thought!,and I was right, I have read on here before about using rosaries etc.so I thought I would give it a go.I picked up my bedside rosary, ran downstairs,and waited,sure enough a few minutes later,knock!,knock! They gave me the usual spiel,and I told them I am a practising Catholic,I then produced my rosary and invited them to say it with me. Well,I have never seen a sharper exit from my driveway!!, The older lady’s walking stick nearly caught fire as they scuttled away! In the past I have just listened and took a pamphlet to make them leave quicker,not anymore though!!. I was polite and said to have a nice day,but I just cannot accept their beliefs at all, did I do right?.Thanks for sharing with me,
Code: 
                         God Bless,
                                              Mick.
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i invite anyone from mormons, to jw’s, to baptist missionaries into my home when they come.

i cant engage them with the truth, if i cant get them to sit down. now i dont expect others to be like me in this regard, i thrive on any form of conflict.

but they believe things that are not conducive to their salvation, they are separate from the fullness of the truth.

if you can find it in your demeanor to give them the truth about Catholicism as they attempt to refute it. then you do a good deed.

but you must hold an even tone, you must give them the fullness of the truth, you must be prepared.

and try to not let the conversatoin end, give tham a reason to come back, you want them to be exposed as much as possible true Catholicism. but dont try to convert them, plant a seed of faith in their heart. let it come to bloom in G-ds good time.
 
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