Branson
Puritan Board Freshman
I have been interacting with a Jehovah's Witness acquaintance of mine recently. We had a face to face discussion where I was able to present the Gospel to him, and have been exchanging some emails back and forth since. I received an email today over doctrine we have discussed in the past, and he keeps bringing up the issue of the death of the soul. This is what he said: "have you had a chance to look up the scripture where you said the soul never dies? Just a quick recap of what I shared with you. Gen 2:7 says that a soul consists of a body and a spirit (breath of life), so if the body dies then the soul would cease to exist. That's highlighted at Ezekiel 18:4, 20. Like I said the other day, I was curious because I have never read that it doesn't die but it is a belief that many have and I wondered where it came from."
We have spoken about this previously also, where I pointed out the appearance of Moses and Elijah at the transfiguration, Enoch and Elijah being translated to heaven, Lazarus and the rich man, and attempted to explain Ecclesiastes 9:5. When I presented these points to him, the discussion ended quickly.
My point just isn't getting across. It hasn't on many issues, but I want to keep interacting with him while he is still willing to listen to me. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
We have spoken about this previously also, where I pointed out the appearance of Moses and Elijah at the transfiguration, Enoch and Elijah being translated to heaven, Lazarus and the rich man, and attempted to explain Ecclesiastes 9:5. When I presented these points to him, the discussion ended quickly.
My point just isn't getting across. It hasn't on many issues, but I want to keep interacting with him while he is still willing to listen to me. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks