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A gospel test for Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The following five questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses, from a tract sold by Personal Freedom Outreach, is a perfect companion to Paul Washer’s witnessing technique to Jehovah’s Witnesses (found here).
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Tagged Awake!, Bible, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Faith, God, Gospel, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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A Case for the Pre-Existence of the Son of God
A Case for the Pre-Existence of the Son of God Defining Who is the Son of God and Proving His Eternal Existence INTRODUCTION Over two-thousand years ago in the small village of Bethlehem, made famous as the boyhood home … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, Debates, Encouragement, Evangelism, Expository Moments, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus IS Lord, Mormonism, Occult, Prosperity Pimps, Random Selections, Sola Scriptura, The Occult, Theology
Tagged Christ, John MacArthur, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Son of God, T.D. Jakes
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Yet another ten (very) quick questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses.
You’ve enjoyed Ten (very) quick questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses, Ten more (very) quick questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses and Another ten (very) quick questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses. DefCon presents ten more questions from Keith Walker of Evidence Ministries. Viewer discretion advised … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Quick Questions
Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Faith, God, Gospel, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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They just don’t get it.
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Pilgrim's Corner, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Awake!, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Carthage Jail, Catholicism, Chaplain, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, Christmas, church, cult, Cults, death, Eucharist, Eucharist Minister, Evangelism, Faith, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, Grace, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Indulgence, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., JW, JWs, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mary, Medicine, Memorial, Mormon, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, murder, New World Translation, News, Paul Washer, Pope, Pro-Abortion, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Salt Lake City, Theology, Virgin Mary, watchtower
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Jehovah’s Witness Resources
Here are a few quick links to some solid information which, by God’s grace, you may use to share the Gospel of Grace with those JW’s who knock on your door on Saturday morning in order that Christ’s lost sheep who are trapped within … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reference Notes, Jehovah's Witnesses, Theology
Tagged Apologetics, Cults, Deity of Christ, Error, Jehovah's Witnesses
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Sermon of the week: “The Deity of Christ – An Examination of the Verses the Cults Use” by Charlie Campbell.
Your sermon of the week is one that defenders of the faith are going to love. The Deity of Christ – An Examination of the Verses the Cults Use by Charlie Campbell examines the eight most commonly used verses that … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Arian, arianism, Arians, Awake!, Bible, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russel, Charlie Campbell, christian, Christianity, Christmas, church, cult, Cults, death, Faith, False Teachers, Galatians, God, Gospel, Grace, Grace Life Pulpit, heresies, heresy, Holy Spirit, Humor, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judiazers, JW, JWs, Luke, Memorial, New World Translation, Phil Johnson, Quiz, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology, watchtower
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Sermon of the week: “The Arians” by Phil Johnson.
We continue our series of the five major heresies that the Church has had to deal with–and still does–since the first century. This week Phil Johnson delivers a two-part message on The Arians from his series, A Survey of Heresies: … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Apostasy/Lukewarm, Arian, arianism, Arians, Awake!, Bible, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russel, christian, Christianity, Christmas, church, cult, Cults, death, Faith, False Teachers, Galatians, God, Gospel, Grace, Grace Life Pulpit, heresies, heresy, Holy Spirit, Humor, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judiazers, JW, JWs, Luke, Memorial, New World Translation, Phil Johnson, Quiz, Quote, Quotes, Reformation, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology, watchtower
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What is the shape of your brain?
Can you guess who said the following? “The question then arises, if the world cannot approach God in prayer, what is the method by which He draws men? The Scriptures say that no man can come unto Christ except the … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses
Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Evangelism, Faith, God, Gospel, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Quiz, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Theology, Trivia, watchtower, Who Said That?
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Was Jonah a false prophet?
What’s one of the first things a Mormon or Jehovah’s Witness says when you point out the plethora of false prophecies uttered by their leaders? “Well, Jonah was a false prophet!” As if Jonah being a false prophet would somehow … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Theology
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Bruce McConkie, Carthage Jail, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Evangelism, Faith, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., JW, JWs, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Doctrine, Mormonism, New World Translation, Paul Washer, Quick Questions, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology, watchtower
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Paul Washer stopping Jehovah’s Witnesses dead in their tracks.
Posted in Evangelism, Jehovah's Witnesses
Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Evangelism, Faith, God, Gospel, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Paul Washer, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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Another ten (very) quick questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses.
You’ve seen Ten (very) quick questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses and you’ve also enjoyed Ten more (very) quick questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses. Well here’s the next installment: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Quick Questions
Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Faith, God, Gospel, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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Are we really “Pharisees”?
We here at DefCon (as well as our brothers and sisters at other sites, such as Ken Silva and Ingrid Schlueter) use the written Word of God as the rule and basis for everything we believe about God and how … Continue reading
Posted in Apostasy/Lukewarm, Charismania, False Christs, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Prosperity Pimps, Purpose Driven Lie, Roman Catholicism, Seventh-day Adventism
Tagged Deity of Christ, health wealth prosperity gospel, Jehovah's Witnesses, Judaizers, law-keeping, Mormonism, Pharisees, Prosperity Gospel, Purpose Driven Drivel, Roman Catholicism, seeker-sensitive, self-righteousness, Signs and Wonders
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Smoke, mirrors, and some very bad hermeneutics.
This is a classic! The man in this satirical video uses some ingenious methods in an attempt to prove that Jesus is not God. Although the video is in jest, it illustrates the absurdity of how some go to great … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Jehovah's Witnesses
Tagged Apologetics, atonement, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Religion, Theology
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What exactly DOES John 1:1 say, anyway?
Disclaimer 1: I do not claim to be a Greek scholar. But I do know how to pay attention to men who are. For this post, I have been very careful to only speak on matters that I have properly … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Theology
Tagged arianism, Deity of Christ, Eternal Word, God the Father, God the Son, In the beginning was the Word, Jehovah's Witnesses, John 1:1, Modalism, Oneness, Sabellianism, Should You Believe in the Trinity, The Word was God, Trinity, watchtower, Watchtower Society, Witness4Jesus, WTBTS
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Short dramatization: A conversation with a Jehovah’s Witness.
Posted in Humor, Jehovah's Witnesses
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bible, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russel, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, God, heresy, Humor, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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WOTM on Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Way of the Master put together a great video on Jehovah’s Witnesses, in spite of the fact that they’ve resorted to including Ravi Zacharias as an “apologist.” I noticed that on the other WOTM video on Mormonism (found here), Ravi … Continue reading
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Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bible, Blogging, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Ravi Zacharias, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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How Important is 1914 to Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Here is a list of good reasons why the real date should be 586/587 B.C. Thanks to CD for the links.
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Introducing A.C.E.
We are unveiling a new feature on DefCon: Answering Common Errors. This will be a quick reference apologetics page that answers many of the falsehoods and errors levied against the Christian faith. It features a common error with a link … Continue reading
Posted in Charismania, Encouragement, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, News, Roman Catholicism, Theology
Tagged false prophets, Mormonism, Christianity, Catholicism, church, Religion, Apostasy, Pope, Virgin Mary, watchtower, cult, heresy, Roman Catholicism, Cults, LDS, Bible, God, Jesus, Theology, Apologetics, Mary, False Teachers, Book of Mormon, Rome, Roman Catholic, Gospel, Mormon, false prophet, Romish, False Teacher, Joseph Smith, JW, JWs, Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Awake!, Charles Taze Russell, New World Translation, Brigham Young, Charles T. Russell, Blogging, Joseph Smith Jr., Hyrum Smith, Carthage Jail, Jesuit, Jesuits
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Nada Scriptura?
The world’s false religions and cults have many similarities, and one common thread among them all is their disbelief / distrust / disdain for the Bible. And among these groups, five stand out as surprising when you consider that they … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Pilgrim's Corner, Roman Catholicism
Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Carthage Jail, Catholicism, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Emergent, Emerging, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Hyrum Smith, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesuit, Jesuits, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Jr., JW, JWs, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Liberal, Liberal Theology, liberals, Mary, Mormon, Mormonism, New World Translation, Pope, Religion, Rob Bell, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Rome, Romish, Salt Lake City, Theology, Utah, Virgin Mary, watchtower, World Religion, World Religions
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The “1914 generation” false prophecy of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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Tagged Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bible, Blogging, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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The Watchtower’s Struggle with Being Born Again
I’ve read some past Watchtower magazine articles in an attempt to verify the Jehovah’s Witness teaching about what it means to be born again. I’ve found their teaching on this is truly inadequate. In discussions with Jehovah’s Witnesses, I’ve tried … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism, Jehovah's Witnesses
Tagged Born Again, Christianity, Religion, watchtower
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Why we do what we do
Many people who visit DefCon come here seeking truth. They have heard lies and stories told by those who claim to be shepherds and pastors, only to find they have been lied to and misled. Others are new Christians who … Continue reading
Africa desperately needs help with combating cults.
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock . . . – Acts 20:29 Source: Africa Center for Apologetics Research ____________________________________________________________ See related posts: Charismania unrestrained: Africa’s witch children The Hell-bound … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Missions & Martyrs, Mormonism
Tagged Africa, Apologetics, Apostasy, Awake!, Bahai, Bible, Blogging, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Discernment, Encouragement, Evangelism, false prophet, false prophets, False Teacher, False Teachers, God, Gospel, heresy, Islam, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, Joseph Smith, JW, JWs, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Mormon, Mormonism, New World Translation, Religion, Salt Lake City, Theology, Utah, watchtower, Word of Faith
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Ten more (very) quick Questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses.
1 (Also for LDS) 2 (Also for LDS) 3 4 5 6 7 8 (Also for LDS) 9 10 To see the first ten (very) quick questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses, click here.
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Quick Questions
Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Charles Russell, Charles Taze Russell, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, God, Gospel, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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Dear Jehovah’s Witness: Is the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society an inspired prophet of God or not?
Is the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society an inspired prophet of God or not? Yes: They claim to be prophets of God. “So, does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, to warn them of dangers and to declare things … Continue reading
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Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Charles T. Russell, Charles Taze Russel, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, God, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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Sermon of the week: “The Trinity and the Old Testament” by Don Green.
We wrap up our December series on the deity of Jesus Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity with Don Green’s sermon The Trinity and the Old Testament. For those who have been listening to this series since December 3rd, … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Deity of Christ, Deity of Jesus Christ, Don Green, God, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology, Trinity, watchtower
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Sermon of the week: “An Introduction to the Trinity” by Don Green.
We’ve been going through Don Green’s five-part series on Christ’s deity and the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. This week is part four and it’s entitled An Introduction to the Trinity. If you haven’t already listened to parts one through … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Deity of Christ, Deity of Jesus Christ, Don Green Sermon, God, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, Religion, Sermons, Theology, Trinity, watchtower
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How the Jehovah’s Witnesses and their New World Translation handles the deity of Jesus Christ.
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Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, God, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, New World Translation, Religion, Theology, watchtower
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Sermon of the week “My Lord and My God” by Don Green.
We continue our month long series on the deity of Christ (and the doctrine of the Trinity) with this week’s sermon entitled, My Lord and My God. Pastor Green does an excellent job throughout this five part series of unpacking … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Awake!, Bible, Christianity, church, cult, Cults, Deity of Christ, Deity of Jesus Christ, Don Green, God, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jesus, JW, JWs, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology, Trinity, watchtower
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“JEHOVAH”–God’s “personal name?”
DISCLAIMER: The purpose of this post is NOT to discourage the use of the name “Jehovah.” The purpose is to dispel the notion put forth by the Watchtower Society that it is the ONLY name we are to use when … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Theology
Tagged Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Let Us Reason ministries, personal name, Wathctower, Yahveh, YHVH
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