Good Question & Thank God I read a lot …LOL
JL: I think it’s good to know what they teach and defend the faith. Teaching your children their errors is also wise.
Exactly Cause They are Taught to Convert others …LOL
I would be careful because Jehovah Witnesses are trained to trick people into believing in what they believe in. I would stay away.
Totaly Agree:thumbsup:Kanzaz: I started out studying LDS about 1979 or 1980 for several years, then New age for several years - New Age had tripped up many people in our diocese - take my word for it. Then studied JW for about 8-9 years now.
Problem is K: THIS STUFF IS TOXIC :hypno: You MUST put in far more time into Rosary, Mass, Meditation, Good Cath reading, Catholic Answers Radio, EWTN Radio, Podcasts to counterbalance this poison. TRUST ME, BEEN THERE. I have personally been thrown off balance at times but Masses & Rosaries & study good solid materials help to me upright myself. I had a dear friend, a sister who left the convent to start a new order who taught me a great deal about spirituality. **She said “don’t bring heresy/apostate junk into your house. Have a priest come over & bless your home. Spirits are attached to this stuff, so BE CAREFUL” **
Use the Sacramentals: Blessed Crucifixes, Salt, Holy Water & have pictures of Our Lord and Our Lady, Statues to look at at remind you WHO you love and WHO is really in control
Lord Thank you for Telling me this I had no Clue Wow .Kanzaz: I started out studying LDS about 1979 or 1980 for several years, then New age for several years - New Age had tripped up many people in our diocese - take my word for it. Then studied JW for about 8-9 years now.
Problem is K: THIS STUFF IS TOXIC :hypno: You MUST put in far more time into Rosary, Mass, Meditation, Good Cath reading, Catholic Answers Radio, EWTN Radio, Podcasts to counterbalance this poison. TRUST ME, BEEN THERE. I have personally been thrown off balance at times but Masses & Rosaries & study good solid materials help to me upright myself. I had a dear friend, a sister who left the convent to start a new order who taught me a great deal about spirituality. She said “don’t bring heresy/apostate junk into your house. Have a priest come over & bless your home. Spirits are attached to this stuff, so BE CAREFUL”
Use the Sacramentals: Blessed Crucifixes, Salt, Holy Water & have pictures of Our Lord and Our Lady, Statues to look at at remind you WHO you love and WHO is really in control
If you continue on with a “study” with a JW and their materials then the biggest thing you need to do besides prayer and taking in of the sacraments is to learn about Catholicism. The JW’s claim to be “sola scriptura,” and that their beliefs ONLY come from the inspired scriptures known as the Bible; this is not true. Many of their beliefs come from information that is not found inside the Bible; it is their own man-made tradition that came about over the past 140 years.
This morning the first thing I did was Grab my Catholic books & started reading them …LOL & did A Prayer .If you continue on with a “study” with a JW and their materials then the biggest thing you need to do besides prayer and taking in of the sacraments is to learn about Catholicism. The JW’s claim to be “sola scriptura,” and that their beliefs ONLY come from the inspired scriptures known as the Bible; this is not true. Many of their beliefs come from information that is not found inside the Bible; it is their own man-made tradition that came about over the past 140 years.
I would recommend going to scripturecatholic.com/ and learn about the beliefs of our faith. This site offers the biblical occurrences of our beliefs, along with the beliefs of the early Church who just so happen to believe the same thing that we believe today
Our Sacred Tradition was passed on orally to new disciples the moment the apostles began spreading the Gospel. Several of these new disciples became leaders in the new Church spreading across the land, and many of these people wrote down what they were taught. Many of these people died for what they believed; they were Martyr’d for their beliefs about God, about Christ (Divinity, Present in the Eucharist, etc…) This is the light that we were supposed to use to help us understand God as he was revealed to man through tradition passed on orally, and also the written tradition in the scriptures. The Catholic Church (the Magesterium) has had the light ever since the early Church began, but unfortunately man made religions choose to use the light inside their own mind and body to discern the truth; this was not God’s intention.
)I Sure Will try to find A Group near By if I canKanzaz
Early 20’s started studying with a young adult bible study group at our local Catholic Church. That lasted two years or so. Then I met a couple showing Rosary slides that got me into a Holy Hour group I’ve known for over 30 years. They still have the First Friday devotions going 40 years now. We did Marian Cenacle Masses at least one Friday night a month from one end of the diocese to the other. Then met a Catholic bookstore owner who said come join my young adult study group at the local Jesuit University. Spent several years there on one Thursday night a month working on projects & learning a lot of Theology (for free) with many of the Jesuits sitting in. Then started Choir & spent 25 years + doing that (she who sings, prays twice
This all got dumped into my lab. So amazing and I would never trade it for anything. But ya gotta put your time in on your knees & with a nose in a book. My loving, wise, holy hour group was so on fire & had literally HUNDREDS of books to read so we spent years and years talking. 4 of them are in their 80’s now & one in her 70’s. They are among the heroes of my life. :heaven:
The Lord provided me with the Sister as a mentor for several years after I moved away. Pray to find a group of on fire Catholics locally that can help support you and guide you. That support was vital for me & kept me balanced. :grouphug:
They will tell you that the word in Isiah 9:6 is Mighty God and there is a difference between almighty and mighty God. Almighty God is God the father and mighty is Jesus the little God so in reality the JWs believe in 2 gods but they will never admit that.