Category: Faith and Works (page 1 of 7)

What Are You Relying On?

I think it’s important for us to make clear to Jehovah’s Witnesses that the relationship between faith and works is not just a matter of semantics.

We don’t all believe the same thing just using different terminology. Continue reading

Discussing Watchtower Faith and Works Proof Texts

When we are discussing faith and works with Jehovah’s Witnesses, we need to be aware of the Watchtower’s proof texts and have good stone-in-the-shoe responses. Continue reading

Reconciling Paul and James Regarding Faith and Works

When discussing the issue of faith and works, Jehovah’s Witnesses will insist on looking at James 2.

They will cite you verses that seem to flatly contradict Paul. Continue reading

What Is the Purpose of God’s Law?

When I was growing up in church, I thought that the purpose of God’s Law was to make us righteous: “Be a good boy and do as you are told.”

The problem is that Paul tells us that law-keeping won’t make us righteous.

So what is the purpose of God’s Law? Continue reading

The Relationship of Faith and Works

As Christians, we can emphasize faith over works to the extent that people can draw the false impression that we think works are unimportant.

To counter that, you can make these stone-in-the-shoe comments to Jehovah’s Witnesses: Continue reading

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