How many times do we try to avoid talking to the door-to-door Jehovah’s Witnesses because maybe we don’t quite know what to say? Speaking the Truth in Love to Jehovah’s Witnesses by Roland Cap Ehlke is very helpful in understanding the teaching and history of this cult, which can help us share the reason for the hope we have to these millions of people who are not on the road to heaven.

The book begins by explaining that Jehovah’s Witnesses, or officially the “Watchtower Organization,” is a cult and not just another Christian denomination. The book gives some insightful common characteristics and appeals of cults, along with a complete history of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their leaders.

The second part of the book is devoted to the false teachings of the Watchtower Organization. The author did a wonderful job of paralleling the false doctrines with Scriptural support for our beliefs.

Finally, the third portion of the book is dedicated to Christian witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses. Through the author’s close relationship with two former Witnesses we are given a look at how difficult leaving this cult can be.

This book was helpful in understanding these neighbors who we see walking our streets, neighbors who have Bibles but don’t know the gospel. I was struck with how quick the devil is to appeal to our human reason, and how without relying completely on Scripture alone we can so easily lose our hold on God’s promise of full and free salvation.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about Jehovah’s Witnesses, and especially to those who have a family member or a friend who is a Witness. The study questions in the book make a great personal study tool and would work well for a Bible class at church.

Speaking the Truth in Love to Jehovah’s Witnesses will help you understand how to give Jehovah’s Witnesses the hope of heaven that they will not find through the Watchtower Organization.

Laura Heiman
Divinity, St. Paul, Minnesota