can we earn our salvation by preaching?

by solomon 15 Replies latest jw friends

  • solomon
    solomon

    not according to jw.org

    Are You Trying to Earn Salvation by Your Door-to-Door Ministry?

    No. We engage regularly in our door-to-door ministry, but we don’t believe that we earn our salvation by doing such work. (Ephesians 2:8) Why not?

    Think of this comparison: Imagine that a benevolent man promised an expensive gift to everyone who showed up at a certain location on a given date. If you really believed the man’s promise, would you follow his instructions? No doubt! Likely, you would also tell your friends and family about the opportunity, so that they too could benefit from it. Even so, you wouldn’t earn the gift by following the man’s instructions. The gift is still a gift.

    Likewise, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe God’s promise of everlasting life for all who obey him. (Romans 6:23) We endeavor to share our faith with others, hoping that they will benefit from God’s promises. But we don’t believe that we earn our salvation by engaging in our ministry. (Romans 1:17; 3:28) Really, no human could ever do enough to merit such an astounding blessing from God. “ He saved us because of his mercy, and not because of any good things that we have done. ”—Titus 3:5, Contemporary English Version.

  • biometrics
    biometrics

    It's not a free gift if you have to earn it, is it?

  • Phizzy
    Phizzy

    Another poster put it succinctly about "works", he said a true christian would have works "of salvation, not works for salvation."

    I cannot see a scripture that supports any other position.

  • solomon
    solomon

    does not anyone see the hypocrisy here? This article is for the public to see, but at the kingdom hall the message is that if you are not a pioneer you may not survive armageddon.

  • mrsjones5
    mrsjones5

    Of course "we" do. There's been reams of topics on this carrot/stick subject.

  • LongHairGal
    LongHairGal

    solomon:

    Wow, you could've fooled me because I always assumed that JWs were doing just that - earning their salvation. And, they are only kidding themselves if they think they are not.

    All that door-bell ringing and knocking was to get them guaranteed tickets to the new system.

  • Christ Alone
    Christ Alone

    Double speak. Can I be saved if I refuse to go door to door? According to the WT: NO.

  • OUTLAW
    OUTLAW
    Are You Trying to Earn Salvation by Your Door-to-Door Ministry?
    No. We engage regularly in our door-to-door ministry,
    but we don’t believe that we earn our salvation by doing such work.

    That is an outright lie.

    If your not going out in the FS..

    The WatchTard God is going to kill you at Armageddon..

    I`ll kill everyone of you Lazy JW S.O.B`s..

    Who don`t go out in..

    The Field Service

    ............................ mutley-ani1.gif image by GeneralWaco...OUTLAW

  • james_woods
    james_woods

    I saw what you did there - That was NOT the beer fairy, Outlaw.

  • OUTLAW
    OUTLAW

    LOL!!@JW!!..

    No it`s not the Beer Fairy.. It`s the WatchTard God..

    When JW`s go out in the Field Sevice..

    It makes him Happified

    .......................... ...OUTLAW

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