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1 John 5:11-13 "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal
life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he
that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written
unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know
that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son
of God."
After the JW has read that last verse, read it again for emphasis and then
urge him to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to save him from the
lake of fire and give him everlasting life right now.
I don't believe it's a "compromise" to use their version in such a situation, as
long as you don't endorse it or call it "scripture" or the "word of God." You
are simply treating it as a paraphrase that happens to communicate certain
facts. The idea is, "If I show you some verses from your translation, will
you believe it is accurately representing what God said?" (By the way, if
and when it's practical to carry it, you can buy your own copy of the NWT in
a used bookstore and highlight the verses ahead of time.) You may say, "But
the NWT is not the word of God; I thought you said 'faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God' (Romans 10:17)." Well, during
your conversation, you can casually QUOTE from MEMORY supplementary
verses from the KJB without saying that the NWT changed them. Anyways,
if a lost person sincerely accepts the facts of the gospel from any source,
God can bypass their ears and eyes and speak His word directly into their
heart. Many English-speaking people were saved before a flawless English
Bible existed. Is this an excuse to use corrupt bible versions routinely when
you have a choice not to? Not if you have any reverence. (See Appendix 1)
"BEATING A DEAD HORSE"
If there's any person with which you will need extra help in reaching, it's a
JW. After a long conversation with the average JW, you will notice a mental
block to any logical reasoning that will feed any amount of evidence in one
ear and out the other. This is because the leaders of the JW cult have
become experts in mind-control. JWs are so thoroughly brainwashed, you
will need a miracle to penetrate their psyche. If you know ahead of time that