What can we learn from the JW's? Part 2

Third, the zeal the JW’s have for spreading their beliefs is something that should put the church to shame. The Witnesses are going out for the wrong reasons (to earn their salvation or look good in the eyes of the elders) but they are going out. The Witnesses are out there like the letter carrier—in good weather and bad—spreading their false doctrines. But too often the ‘church’ is quiet about their faith. It is sad that many of those who are born again are silent when it comes to spreading their faith whereas the JW’s are enthusiastically peddling their perverted Gospel, preaching another Christ, and leading many down the wide road to destruction.

Fourth, JW’s have a strong sense of urgency in their Witnessing. Many shed tears when their friends and loved ones refuse to become Witnesses. JW’s believe that the Battle of Armageddon is near (they have predicted it many times—See my blogs on “Is the WT a False Prophet?" here and here) and those that die in it will never be raised—annihilated forever. It is imperative that JW’s witness to these people (especially if they are loved ones) while the opportunity still exists to bring them into “the Truth” (a name the WT has given itself.) Should not Christians feel such a sense of urgency, for the lost of this world? For at the moment of death each person’s eternal destiny will be sealed. And who knows when that hour will come. Who knows when their soul will be required of them?

Lastly, JW’s are willing to endure verbal abuse, physical abuse and ridicule for their beliefs. They are often pointed out and made fun of at work or school. Yet they stand strong and do not compromise their convictions. But what about the body of Christ—the true Christian church of today? Christians have gone too far the other way. We look like the world, sound like the world and act like the world in our desire to be socially acceptable, in our desire to win the approval of our friends and co-workers. We should, like the JW, be willing to endure social pressures and stand up for what we believe.

Paul was willing to be a fool for Christ and endure many hardships for his Lord. We should remember that Jesus was not afraid to stand against the accepted traditions of his day, embodied in the Pharisees. Let us not forget that Luther put his life on the line for what he believed saying, “Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise—so help me God!” How can we make an impression on the world when we look and act like the world? If you work with a Witness, that fact is readily known but how many coworkers of ‘Christians’ know they work with an ambassador to the King of kings.