This is an unusual occurrence since we don't know anyone here (besides John's parents, who always call first before a rare unplanned visit). I should have gotten a clue.
Innocently thinking it was a neighbor after looking through the peephole and seeing 2 women, I opened the door to my first-ever Jehovah's Witness experience.
Standing there in my sweaty workout clothes and thinking of Darra in the backyard, unavailable as a convenient excuse to curtail the visit to take her "out," I bowed to the inevitable and listened to the spiel (which seemed aimed at initiating the conversation with the idea of "equality" and people's desire to bridge the gap between the wealthy and the poor).
The whole time I kept thinking, "I should have paid more attention!!" This past semester, the women's ministry at our church offered several group Bible studies to choose from, one of which was When Worldviews Collide. While the book doesn't cover Jehovah's Witnesses (unfortunately; it does such a good job of covering major religions like Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism, as well as New Age philosophy), we had an extra session to cover some information on Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormonism.Naturally, after the Jehovah's Witnesses left and I closed the front door, I thought of a few things I COULD have said (unfinished chapter notwithstanding). I agreed to take a copy of their Watchtower publication, but I SHOULD have said, "Sure, I'll take a copy - if you take a copy of MY magazine, byFaith."
I've never been good at debate. I'd make a much better member of Mutes Anonymous than the Debate Club.
Later on, thinking about the encounter, I found myself actually looking forward to their (assumed) return, by which time I will have researched Jehovah's Witnesses and ordered Kingdom of the Cults for extra reading. Shocker - ME, The Shy One, rubbing my hands together in anticipation of questioning JWs?
Maybe it's the dog, and her fearlessness and eagerness is rubbing off on me. Or maybe I have it backward, and it's not the D-O-G at all.
2 comments:
Hmmm; I doubt that Jesus 'called ahead' to preach to people. Jehovah's Witnesses don't either, and it's his pattern that the follow. I'm sure your questions will be welcomed. I encourage you to keep an open mind.
The above JW poster amply demonstrates how illiterate JWs are about the Bible.
Jesus did not go knocking from door-to-door -- he always taught in the "public places". Later accounts about "preaching" and "homes" referred to Christians using their homes as "churches", or places to meet.
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