Sharing with a Jehovah Witness Part 3
Failed Prophecies For this section I will use the work of Matt Slick of Christian Apologetics Research Ministry to provide a list of false prophecies of the Watchtower Organization. If they are the only true church and are the only true voice of God's word, then what they say should prove to be true, especially in prophecy. When it comes to predicting the future, the Watchtower organization fails miserably. Following are some of the false predictions made over the years by the Watchtower organization. If you present these to a JW, he will probably say something like, "Those are taken out of ...
Sharing with a Jehovah Witness Part 2
Background on Jehovah Witnesses Christian Apologist Ron Rhodes writes: “The Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that God personally set up the Watchtower Society as His visible representative on earth. According to them it is through this organization and no other that God teaches the Bible humankind today. Without the Society and its vast literature, people are said to be utterly unable to ascertain the true meaning of Scripture[1].” According to their organization they are the one true church; the only true Christians. If they are what they claim, what happened to the church for almost 2,000 years following the resurrection of Jesus Christ? ...
Sharing with a Jehovah Witness Part 1
I am beginning a new series. My primary objective is to equip Christians to learn how to discuss the Bible with Jehovah Witnesses. It is likely every person reading this has been visited by a Jehovah Witness at one time or another and knowing what to say would be of value. I will provide you with background information on the Watchtower Organization, show the differences in their beliefs, how they misquote Christian sources, give you tactics in sharing, and show you how they distort the scriptures. Worshipping a false Jesus, the Jesus of the Watchtower Organization can have dire eternal ...
Believing in Jesus as God and Man Part 5
The hypostatic union: How can Jesus have two natures? Jesus was fully God and fully human when He walked the earth. The Old Testament scriptures suggest the two natures in Isaiah 9:6a “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us…” In his humanity Isaiah writes, “A child is born.” In His deity he says, “A Son is given.” The hypostatic union answers the question, how can one person have two natures. This union is presented clearly in Philippians 2:5-8, “Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He ...
Were the Gospel Writers Biased?
The following was written by James Warner Wallace founder of the apologetic organization “Please Convince Me.” He provides excellent answers for anyone making the claim the Biblical writers were biased. Objection: There is insufficient non-Christian historical evidence to substantiate that Jesus lived. All the supposed eyewitnesses of the life of Jesus were Christians. They cannot be trusted because they were biased. The Answer Lies in the Eyewitnesses Themselves While there are ancient non-Christian sources (Josephus, Thallus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Tacitus, Mara Bar-Serapion, and Phlegon, to name a few) who describe the existence of Jesus and the life of those who came to ...
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Apologetics
Sharing with a Jehovah Witness Part 3Failed Prophecies For this section I will use the work of Matt Slick of Christian...
Sharing with a Jehovah Witness Part 2
Background on Jehovah Witnesses Christian Apologist Ron Rhodes writes: “The Jehovah’s...
Sharing with a Jehovah Witness Part 1
I am beginning a new series. My primary objective is to equip Christians to learn...
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AA: Steve Bruecker
Sharing with a Jehovah Witness Part 3Failed Prophecies For this section I will use the work of Matt Slick of Christian Apologetics Research Ministry to provide a list of false prophecies of the Watchtower Organization. If they are the only true church and are the only true voice of God’s word, then what they say should prove to be true, especially in prophecy. When it comes to... [Read more of this review]
Sharing with a Jehovah Witness Part 2
Background on Jehovah Witnesses Christian Apologist Ron Rhodes writes: “The Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that God personally set up the Watchtower Society as His visible representative on earth. According to them it is through this organization and no other that God teaches the Bible humankind today. Without the Society and its vast literature,... [Read more of this review]
Sharing with a Jehovah Witness Part 1
I am beginning a new series. My primary objective is to equip Christians to learn how to discuss the Bible with Jehovah Witnesses. It is likely every person reading this has been visited by a Jehovah Witness at one time or another and knowing what to say would be of value. I will provide you with background information on the Watchtower Organization,... [Read more of this review]
Believing in Jesus as God and Man Part 5
The hypostatic union: How can Jesus have two natures? Jesus was fully God and fully human when He walked the earth. The Old Testament scriptures suggest the two natures in Isaiah 9:6a “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us…” In his humanity Isaiah writes, “A child is born.” In His deity he says, “A Son is given.”... [Read more of this review]
Were the Gospel Writers Biased?
The following was written by James Warner Wallace founder of the apologetic organization “Please Convince Me.” He provides excellent answers for anyone making the claim the Biblical writers were biased. Objection: There is insufficient non-Christian historical evidence to substantiate that Jesus lived. All the supposed eyewitnesses of the... [Read more of this review]
Believing in Jesus as God and Man Part 4
Kenosis: How does God become a man? Philippians 2:5-8 “Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance... [Read more of this review]
Believing in Jesus as God and Man Part 3
Now we need to answer the question, how can God become a man? How can the creator of the universe become human? Or as Bette Midler sang, “What if God was one of us?” Well, Bette He did become one of us. For some people Jesus as fully God and fully man is a major problem. This is a huge stumbling block for Jehovah Witnesses. They cannot... [Read more of this review]
Believing in Jesus as God and Man Part 2
Most of you will never be asked to debate someone else (see part 1). We all have different gifts and talents and God desires to use us with what He has given us. He just wants us to be prepared to give an answer to those who ask us for the reason for the hope that we have (1 Peter 3:15). My debating the Jehovah Witnesses was stepping up and using... [Read more of this review]
Believing in Jesus as God and Man Part 1
I am beginning a new series. Foundational for understanding how Jesus can be fully God and fully man is to make sure you have read my previous Trinity series. I begin with a true story. While working as a pastor for Mission Hills Church in Escondido, I was approached by a man attending our church services. His wife had become close friends with... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 14
As I close this series I want to ask one more question. So why does all this matter? The doctrine of the Trinity helps us understand and better appreciate the roles each member on the Triune God played in our salvation. The Father provides us forgiveness of our sins. The Son lives a perfect life, one that we were supposed to live and then provides... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 13
I established a criterion to show the Trinity is Biblical. In part 7 and part 8 I provided Biblical evidence for each of the following criteria. There is only one God The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit are distinct persons, they communicate, love & have rationality. Each person is fully God. In part 2 I presented two problem passages John... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 12
Once we grasp the equality of the three persons in the one God, one wonders why the New Testament seems to call the Father God much more than the Holy Spirit or Jesus. The issue the writers faced was to how to communicate the three persons each fully God without losing the distinctions. Especially, the many times we see the Father and the Son... [Read more of this review]
Understanding Good Friday with an Illustration
Today Christians worldwide will celebrate God’s grace through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. Here is an excellent illustration to help capture what Jesus does for us. A Great Debt. Who Can Pay? By: Gregory Koukl Harry Ironside used to tell about a young Russian soldier. Because his father... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 11
Here is the definition of the Trinity I have been utilizing: One God subsists in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; co-equal and co-eternal. Recently, while talking with two Jehovah Witnesses I was challenged on my view of Jesus and the Father being co-equal. All three persons are co-equal They attacked equality of the Godhead by saying... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 10
I am continuing my discussion on how to answer the person who asks, “If the Trinity is such an important doctrine, why isn’t it taught in the Old Testament?” Here is another passage where one person is called “God” and is distinguished from another person who is also called “God.” We read Psalm 45:6-7 “Your throne, O God, is forever... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 9
I am going to provide some additional information to help in your understanding of this Biblical doctrine. This also will equip you to answer the Jehovah Witness who asks, “If the Trinity is such an important doctrine, why isn’t it taught in the Old Testament?” The Doctrine of the Trinity is progressively revealed New Testament As we have... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 8
I have established the Bible teaches 1) there is only one God and 2) the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three separate persons (can communicate, think rationally, love, etc.). Now if I can show the third premise to be Biblical, I will have provided justification for believing in the doctrine of the Trinity. 3. Each Person is Fully God Father... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 7
A working definition of the Trinity is one God subsists in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-equal and co-eternal. My contention is the Bible supports the following three premises to establish the Trinity: 1) there is only one God, 2) the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are separate persons, and 3) each person is fully God. If all three... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 6
Describing the Biblical Trinity The following is a typical dialogue I have had multiple times with Jehovah Witnesses at my door. My doorbell rings and two men dressed in suits and ties are standing at my door with their briefcases. After they ask me if I have any spiritual interests, our conversation continues like this: Steve: Thanks for stopping... [Read more of this review]
Loving the Trinity part 5
Defining the Trinity The task of defining the doctrine of the Trinity can be tricky. It is difficult to define because we don’t have anything in the universe like the Triune God. If someone was to ask you to describe God and give two examples, what would you say? Please don’t say that task would be easy; it would betray your depth of knowledge... [Read more of this review]
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