...I hope they don't do it because they're lonely LOL.
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In a sense its a mandate. Jesus began this work in his day when he sent his followers out by 2--house to house, city to city, with the good news of Gods kingdom--The bible teaches--This good news of Gods kingdom will be preached as a witness to all nations, then the end will come--so the work does not stop until the end.
A real JW does it out of their heart.
no, they do it because they have to.
How’s Your Time?
Jehovah’s Witnesses are always counting the hours they spend preaching to others. It doesn’t matter if they’re knocking on doors in
field service (that’s what they call the door to door preaching work) or
informal witnessing to their colleagues and neighbors. They’re still counting the time and writing it down on a slip of paper like a kid selling candy to raise money for his school baseball team. Witnesses also write down the number of magazines they place with potential converts and the number of Bible studies they’ve conducted with worldly people (worldly people are just awful non-Witnesses like you and me). That paper gets handed in to the preacher’s Book Study Conductor at the end of every month to be counted.
Officially, this is done so the Watchtower Society can tabulate the total number of hours spent preaching at the end of each year. Less officially, it’s used as a measuring stick to rate just how spiritual each Witness truly is. More time spent preaching means you love Jesus. Less time means that you make Jesus cry. You can’t see Jesus crying, so your curmudgeonly Book Study Conductor will do if for him when you hand in your time card. Make sure you remember to hand it in. If you don’t, he’ll call you, and then you’ll have to tell him the numbers out loud. This can get awkward if your time spent amounts to just one, or none, hours.
To avoid making Jesus sad, most Witnesses have monthly goals they’d like to reach. A common goal is to spend ten hours a month preaching to others. This is harder than it sounds when you have a full-time job, a family to feed, a powerful need to sleep, and
five weekly meetings to attend. Not to mention the time you’re supposed to spend studying for each of those meetings in advance. If you don’t have your magazine underlined and scribbled in before the meeting starts, a kindly elder will yell at you for not taking your spiritual food seriously. And no, you can’t ask him why he was looking over your shoulder instead of paying attention to the meeting. That’s disrespectful, and will get you yelled at some more.
If a Witness isn’t able to spend a respectable amount of time knocking on doors for the month, he has one more chance to make Jesus clap hands with pride: he can try
informal witnessing to make up for the shortfall. Informal witnessing differs from field service because it doesn’t involve dressing up or joining a car group of other Witnesses. It still counts as time on the clock, however, and involves preaching the hell out of any person naïve enough to wander across your path when your time card isn’t looking so good. Preaching to another Witness doesn’t count, by the way. Darn it all.
Fun Facts about the Preaching Work of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Reality--Jesus started the work of sending his followers out by 2--house to house, city to city, with the good news of Gods kingdom, and Gods word teaches--this good news of Gods kingdom will be preached worldwide as a witness to all nations, then the end will come. So the work, does not stop until the end.
The keeping track of hours is for hearts to feel good about what is being accomplished worldwide by the whole brotherhood. And showing all the real meaning of putting Gods kingdom first as Jesus said one-MUST- do Matt 6:33
Jesus taught us to be no part of this world, so then why would a true follower accept a book of this world that they already know contradicts--truth?
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In a sense its a mandate. Jesus began this work in his day when he sent his followers out by 2--house to house, city to city, with the good news of Gods kingdom--The bible teaches--This good news of Gods kingdom will be preached as a witness to all nations, then the end will come--so the work does not stop until the end.
A real JW does it out of their heart.[/QUOTE]
no, they do it because they have to.
How’s Your Time?
Jehovah’s Witnesses are always counting the hours they spend preaching to others. It doesn’t matter if they’re knocking on doors in
field service (that’s what they call the door to door preaching work) or
informal witnessing to their colleagues and neighbors. They’re still counting the time and writing it down on a slip of paper like a kid selling candy to raise money for his school baseball team. Witnesses also write down the number of magazines they place with potential converts and the number of Bible studies they’ve conducted with worldly people (worldly people are just awful non-Witnesses like you and me). That paper gets handed in to the preacher’s Book Study Conductor at the end of every month to be counted.
Officially, this is done so the Watchtower Society can tabulate the total number of hours spent preaching at the end of each year. Less officially, it’s used as a measuring stick to rate just how spiritual each Witness truly is. More time spent preaching means you love Jesus. Less time means that you make Jesus cry. You can’t see Jesus crying, so your curmudgeonly Book Study Conductor will do if for him when you hand in your time card. Make sure you remember to hand it in. If you don’t, he’ll call you, and then you’ll have to tell him the numbers out loud. This can get awkward if your time spent amounts to just one, or none, hours.
To avoid making Jesus sad, most Witnesses have monthly goals they’d like to reach. A common goal is to spend ten hours a month preaching to others. This is harder than it sounds when you have a full-time job, a family to feed, a powerful need to sleep, and
five weekly meetings to attend. Not to mention the time you’re supposed to spend studying for each of those meetings in advance. If you don’t have your magazine underlined and scribbled in before the meeting starts, a kindly elder will yell at you for not taking your spiritual food seriously. And no, you can’t ask him why he was looking over your shoulder instead of paying attention to the meeting. That’s disrespectful, and will get you yelled at some more.
If a Witness isn’t able to spend a respectable amount of time knocking on doors for the month, he has one more chance to make Jesus clap hands with pride: he can try
informal witnessing to make up for the shortfall. Informal witnessing differs from field service because it doesn’t involve dressing up or joining a car group of other Witnesses. It still counts as time on the clock, however, and involves preaching the hell out of any person naïve enough to wander across your path when your time card isn’t looking so good. Preaching to another Witness doesn’t count, by the way. Darn it all.
Fun Facts about the Preaching Work of Jehovah’s Witnesses[/QUOTE]
Reality--Jesus started the work of sending his followers out by 2--house to house, city to city, with the good news of Gods kingdom, and Gods word teaches--this good news of Gods kingdom will be preached worldwide as a witness to all nations, then the end will come. So the work, does not stop until the end.
The keeping track of hours is for hearts to feel good about what is being accomplished worldwide by the whole brotherhood. And showing all the real meaning of putting Gods kingdom first as Jesus said one-MUST- do Matt 6:33
Jesus taught us to be no part of this world, so then why would a true follower accept a book of this world that they already know contradicts--truth?[/QUOTE]
reality the jw's are a CULT.[/QUOTE]
Which is a cult to Jesus?
Mark 3:24-26-- a house divided will not stand( 33,000 trinity based religions)
The JW,s-- a worldwide brotherhood, unified in love and peace and thought-no division-1Cor 1:10
any blindman can see it.
You should read the bible and what it really teaches. I know for sure--the teachings of Jesus are not taught in trinity religions--just in a roundabout way to disguise what he really taught. His teachings do not fit trinity dogma so they must disguise his real truth.
