Barry Grant Marsh – Author of “Witness Tampering – My Story of Coming to Christ Out of Jehovah’s Witnesses”
John 14:6-7 (NLT) …Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me. If you had really known Me, you would know who My Father is. From now on, you do know Him and have seen Him!”
Barry spent the first 30 minutes with us today at the WCNO studio talking about the cult of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. For generations, Barry’s family had been caught up in this deceptive practice, believing a lie. One day, when Barry was about 10 or 11 years old, he remembers his dad talking to a Baptist pastor. The pastor recognized his dad from being on TV- channel 12. The pastor began sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with his dad and Barry heard the Gospel that was spoken that day.
In the 1980’s Barry found himself “at the end of himself” He remembered and drew upon what that pastor said. Barry says in his book (pg. 26) “I realized that if what I was taught from infancy about Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, was incorrect, what about the rest of Jehovah’s Witness dogma?
Barry met Dr. Irvine Robertson from Moody Bible Institute, who wrote the book “What the Cults Believe”. While attending Dr. Robertson’s evening class with the same title, Dr. Robertson identified four doctrinal points that prove whether or not you are in a cult: 1. The doctrine of the Trinity; 2. The doctrine of the deity of Jesus Christ; 3. The personality of the Holy Spirit; 3. The immortality of the soul. These basic Christian doctrines are contrary to the Jehovah’s Witnesses doctrine.
Jonathan pointed to page 86 of the book and began reading, having Barry conclude the sentences: “If your life is burdensome and heavy, maybe you have been under the influence of men and not Jesus. I urge you to cast your burdens on Him and see what a loving Savior and Lord will do for you as he has done for me.”
Barry’s whole family was delivered from the Jehovah’s Witnesses cult but not without a battle. If you or anyone you know is part of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, this book is for you. It is an easy read filled with Scripture and Truth.
Barry’s book is available at Walmart.com. Search for it: Witness Tampering, My Story and of course on Amazon.com
There was so much more packed into this 30 minute interview with Barry Grant Marsh. You can hear this interview in its entirety (first 30 minutes of the hour) by logging on to:
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