OBJECTIONS
(See also Field Ministry; House-to-House Preaching; Refutation)
answering: km 5/85 7
Bible:
“I have my Bible”: qm 205; w64 135-136; g62 6/22 28; qm55 205; ta 198; g43 9/1 29
“The Bible is all I need”: qm 205; qm55 205; w52 325; ta 198
born again: w58 604-606; w54 681-683
“Give me more proof”: w56 426-427
God:
“I believe only what I can see”: w56 99-100
“If God is so powerful, why does he not straighten out world conditions?”: w69 44-45
“There is no God because nobody ever saw him”: yb61 276-277
“Go to my neighbors who know little about the Bible”: yb71 92
“I believe that if one is sincere, that is what counts”: w56 323-324, 636-637; w52 171
“I don’t need anything today”: w56 635
“If we live by the Ten Commandments, that is enough”: w58 274
“If you had God’s spirit, you could have converted us”: yb62 125-126
“I have all kinds of books and magazines”: qm 205-206; qm55 205-206
“I have no money”: qm 206; qm55 206
“I’m busy”: km 5/85 7; km 7/76 1, 3; km 6/74 4; km 3/72 4; km 2/70 3; qm 204-205; yb67 188, 258; mg63 10; w58 275; w56 635-636; w55 739-740; qm55 204-205; w52 326; ta 197
anticipating the objection: km 7/81 4; km 8/81 1
“I’m not interested”: km 7/81 4; km 8/76 4; km 6/74 4; g72 8/8 5-7; km 2/70 3; yb66 111; g62 7/22 7-8; w58 274; w56 636; w52 326; ta 197
Jehovah’s Witnesses:
“I know all about that work”: ta 198
“I will never become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses”: yb71 137
“Why come to us? We are not Jehovah’s Witnesses”: g62 6/22 27-28
“Why do you call on Sunday?”: g43 10/13 28
“Why do you people call so often?”: w62 389-391
“You are against all religions”: w52 325; ta 198-199
“You are against the government”: w52 326; ta 199-200
“You are spreading hate against Catholics”: g60 11/8 27-28; w40 224
“You do not believe in hell”: g45 2/14 29-30
“You don’t salute the flag”: yb68 188; w59 397; ta 199; w42 256
“You people are preaching a pessimistic message”: w51 547-548
“You preach a cruel God who will sweep world away at Armageddon”: g68 11/8 27-28; w63 547-548
“Mother is not home”: yb61 202
religion:
“I already have been to church”: g62 6/22 27-28; w55 740
“I believe in Jesus”: g75 11/8 28
“I have my own”: km 5/85 7; km 11/79 8; km 7/76 3; km 2/70 3; qm 193-194; yb65 113; g62 6/22 28; w57 259; qm55 193-194; w52 325; ta 198
“I have my own church literature”: qm 206; yb67 116; qm55 206
“I leave religion up to my wife”: g56 1/8 3-4
“I let my clergyman care for religious matters”: w61 80
“I’m a Catholic”: km 5/85 7; yb69 111; yb67 116; yb63 270; w52 326; ta 197
“I’m a Jew”: w52 326; ta 197-198
“I’m satisfied with my religion”: w85 7/15 3-4; w58 273; w56 636
“It is wrong to talk about other religions”: cy 21
“One thing I never discuss is religion”: w62 197-200; w55 259-260
“Our family has always gone to the same church”: g73 11/8 27-28
“Why call at my door? I have a religion”: w74 3-4
request not to call anymore: km 6/74 4
salvation:
“Are you saved?”: g58 12/8 25-26
“As long as I live up to what I believe, I’ll get to heaven”: qm 206-207; qm55 206-207
“Once saved, always saved”: g78 4/8 27-28
“Only believe on Jesus and you will be saved”: w58 273-274
“Should I deprive my children of the pleasure of Christmas?”: g61 12/8 8
sign: no religious calls: km 6/74 4
teaching when we meet: km 5/85 7
“There never will be peace”: w59 499
“What do you think of Billy Graham?”: w59 703
“What seminary did you attend?”: cy 20