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
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
It is important for us to obey God.
But must a Christian obey God’s laws in order to be saved? Continue reading
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
We are continuing our discussion of Paul’s Romans 4 teaching about faith and works.
We’ll assume that you have discussed Romans 4:1-5 with the Witnesses—either in one or two sessions and that now you are completing your look at Paul by moving on to Romans 4:6-8. Continue reading
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