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Review: March 2016 JW Broadcasting

By C. J. Williams Note:  This is an opinion series reviewing and analyzing the monthly JW Broadcasting program of Jehovah's Witnesses. It is a positive review in contrast to the consistently negative criticism of our opposers who can find nothing good in anything we do or say. While this review does not try to hide the warts, it provides an encouraging viewpoint of the program. This review is not spiritual food, but a detached analysis of the formal presentation and information without lying and negative spin. There are no personal attacks on the speaker or justifications for mistakes here. View the March 2016 JW Broadcast Program Read the March 2016 JW Broadcast Transcript Theme: What we can do to improve our Christian personality. Presenter: Geoffrey Jackson, governing body member. Talk:  How Can We Maintain a Positive Viewpoint In Trying Circumstances? Special Guests: Isaac and Jean Morani (Sic?) , Peter and Sue Schultz. Video Presentations: Housebound, but ...

Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe in Works-Based Salvation?

Do not fall prey to the propaganda of our opposers. We do not, and never have, taught works-based salvation. Anyone who claims we do makes himself a liar. Our opposers like to use made up terms like "works-learning" to make it sound like we are the ones teaching such strange terms, but the term has never appeared in any of our publications, ever , because we do not teach such things. They make false claims against us and make up a term we have never used, what does that tell you about them? (John 8:44; Revelation 21:8) Though I know that some religious literature from nominal Christian organizations worm their way around the book of James, it cannot be ignored. It is God's word. (2 Timothy 3:16, 17) Paul said we are "declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law." (Romans 3:19-4:8; 6:15; Galatians 2:15-21) "You see that a man is to be declared righteous by [fine] works and not by faith alone." (James 2:8-26) Do these two statements contra...