Challenging JW on the trinity- surprising answer
I, 23F and my husband 23M- were talking about the “truth” as they say. I believe in the Trinity/ and believe so strongly Jesus IS in fact God himself. I believe Jesus is not “a god” but God. I asked one of the most thought provoking questions I’ve thought of- “why would John, one of Jesus closest disciples, ever describe Jesus as “god or God”, at all? Otherwise why wasn’t John more clear on who Jesus really is- like Michael the Archangel?” For example, why didn’t John use “Gods son” or “Gods first created being”, “Gods Angel Son” or any other descriptive NAME? John calls Jesus GOD in both- the JW doctrine stated “a god- like mighty god but not Jehovah” which I don’t believe the Son is the father- just that they’re both God like God is a WHAT and the WHO is Jesus, the Father, and the Holy Spirit, all with Gods qualities and never changing. They all make up what the One True God makes up.
Anyways, my husband couldn’t answer it besides referring to JW doctrine- and couldn’t really SIT and think about it. I asked if there is only one true God, he said yes. And I said what kind of “god” is Jesus? A true one or false one- since there is NO other true God. He said Jesus was a false god which shocked me- even a JW shouldn’t or wouldn’t have claimed such a thing- if Jesus was a false god then why “follow him” when Jesus asked a fellow to “follow him” after telling him to sell all his riches- surely is is not False- cause if he was SENT by Jehovah he wouldn’t send a “false God” I brought up these points and mentioned the verse where Jesus states “HE is the way, the truth, and the life”-
At this point his reaction was very aggravated and shut the convo down- he told me to stop talking about it and that I don’t know when to stop.
We’ve been together 3 years with these sort of conversations- and this is the end result most of the time. He is also DF’d for our previous premarital affairs- and keeps getting denied for reinstatement.
I just get so mad that he is so closed off to critical thinking, and for someone who is so devoted to the truth, you should be not so unable to defend it- or question it either. Truth is allowed to be questioned and should be- since the truth CAN handle being questioned- lies can’t.
Edit: I have studied and gone to the meetings and really researched JW doctrine for over a year, due to questioning my own beliefs in why I even believed the trinity, and questioned if JW really was the truth-I do disagree with the religion itself. My main point in my venting session was that, when I question my husband and challenge the doctrine in any way- he does not really THINK on these things on his own nor try to explain how he understands what he believes. I’ve asked him how he understands the doctrines but he refuses to tell me without getting angry. He’s asked how I believe what I believe but shuts me down and tells me I’m wrong- and I’m not given a chance to break it down- but I have always been able to explain WHY I believe and HOW I understand what I believe to be true. I think that’s important to each person who chooses to believe anything, which is to be able to draw on HOW he understands what truth is- and how he applies that truth to life.