"Those Who Will Listen to You" Will Be Saved - WHY WITNESS TO OUR RELATIVES?

Soon, Jehovah will bring the system to an end.  Only those who are "rightly disposed for everlasting life" will survive.  (Acts 13:48)   We spend much time and energy preaching to strangers in our community, so it is natural that we would also want our relatives to serve Jehovah with us.  Our loving Father, Jehovah, "does not desire anyone to be destroyed but desires all to attain repentance." - Read 2 PETER 3:9.  

We need to keep in mind that there is a right way and a wrong way to share the message of salvation though we may be tactful  when witnessing to a stranger, we may be too blunt when talking with our relatives.  

Many of us may look back with regret on our initial attempt to witness our relatives and wish we  had dealt with them differently.  The apostle Paul counseled Christians: "Let your words always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you answer each person."  (Colossians 4:5, 6)   It is good to remember this advice when we approach our relatives.  Otherwise, we might end up alienating them rather than persuading them. 

Next time: "Those Who Will Listen to You" Will Be Saved - WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP OUR RELATIVES?

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