Approaching Jehovah's Witnesses in Love: How to Witness Effectively Without Arguing

by Wilbur Lingle

Book Overview

This book is the result of missionary Wilbur Lingle's long experimentation with ways to witness to Jehovah's Witnesses. He counsels that efforts must be undertaken in love and that argument is to be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875087787
• ISBN13: 9780875087788
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: CLC Publications
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Best if you're interested in truly REACHING in love and truth

Some of the reviews already posted I see are quite polarized. Yet, some don't seem to highlight the main theme. The point of the book is to know enough of the Watchtower organization background and history, and then to ponder questions and approaches that keep you from getting into fruitless arguing. Anyone who really has witnessed both to non-Jehovah Witnesses and also to Jehovah Witnesses, or has wanted to can appreciate this underlying theme. It appears to the be the motivation for the author's writing, and is quite well done in the book, both factually, instructionally, and often times comes over in bits like a good conversation. I highly recommend it for personal reading, study, small groups, and Bible study or apologetics review and ramp-up. It is a good key on demonstrating how knowledge with loving application in a personal relationship approach can win some of the most difficult barriers to sharing. However, if you're into just debating, Bible-thumping, and love to argue when you know you have the upper hand no matter what that does to others...then this book is NOT for you.

An expert who writes from experience

Rev. Lingle has walked his talk, with years of experience in witnessing to JW's. What's more, if you call him, he is eager to help you personally with any questions you have in witnessing to your loved ones involved with the Watchtower Society. His approach to witnessing using a series of questions based on John 5:24 is the most useful, concise one I've ever seen. (Buy the book and see p. 221).This book is practical, biblical, and goal-oriented. Lingle is honest about what witnessing methods to JW's work and which ones don't work. His basic philosophy is to place doubts in the JW's mind about the infallibility of the Watchtower Society. He relays documentation from their own literature of the changes the WTS has made over the years in its beliefs and practices. His list of sample questions to breach a JW's confidence in the Watchtower Society is excellent. However, the questions would probably have to be memorized or written out in longhand, since a JW tends to flee at the sight of any "anti-JW" literature.This book would be an excellent place to start your with your response to the Jehovah's Witnesses at your door or in your life.

The Best Approach

This book has been a wonderful tool for witnessing to the Witnesses. It is thorough, concise, and straight to the point, without being offensive. Rev. Lingle has found that explaining your view does not work, and it doesn't. This book lets the Witness teach YOU, making that person feel important. It also shows that you can question a religious organization w/o questioning or attacking the faith of the individual. Excellent! would recommend it .

Good Book!

A most excellent, must have tool for those studying with Jehovah's Witnesses! I have made all the mistakes he outlines. This book offers frank, easy to use, easy to understand help in dealing with Jehovah's Witnesses out of love.

one of the best

This book is one of the best ones along with some of Reed books. This book helps the reader comunicate with Jehovah Witnesses without arguing and without getting defensive. It helps you to establish ground rules when getting ready for a Bible study with JW. the author, an ex Jehovah witness himself is very compassionate in the way he talks about JW and teaches the reader to do the same. This book will give you the essencial tools to get started in your way to effective witnessing. It is a must in one's personal library.