Spreading a false gospel is NEVER a good thing.

Now, if they helped feed and clothe the homeless, donate to charities to help the needy, demonstrate love for their neighbors by helping out in community services, etc ... yeah, those are works that show you are a imitating Christ-like behavior.

Going door-to-door to hand out WATCHTOWER and AWAKE magazines to glorify a publishing company with false teachings? No.

Matthew 7:22-23 (New International Version)

Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'

Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'

The WTBTS has ALWAYS made prophecies in Jehovah's name - they claim to be prophets and they claim to be the mouthpiece of Jehovah God, and still they hold on to the 1914 prophecy ...

Doing good works as a witness (other than what they define as good - selling magazines) represents a lack of faith.

If you do something like feed the homeless, you show that you are not putting your complete faith in gods arrangement of bring mankind to a state of paradise. It is all a waste of time - other than selling watchtowers.

So, withesses have very little time or incentive to do good works.

All they care about is getting the whole world into the cancer.  Whatever helps the other witlesses resume their boasting sessions and field circus quicker, they are willing to do.  That is the sole motive for rebuilding people's homes in disaster areas (so they could keep going).

I saw nothing good about doing this.  People have other needs besides those Washtowel and Asleep! magazines, like jobs that stimulate and create value.

i would suppose that would depend on how one would define good works

they use their own definition that makes field service and meeting attendence "good works"...... hardly anyone besides themselves have a notable positive impact on their well-being from that "activity".... good for them, i guess

i do know at least in this area.... there are members of the congro that do exert themselves in behalf of the " widows and orphans"  ( in the truth of course!) but it is not universal ..... if one is not exemplary, then they can eat sh!t and howl at the moon as far as the congregation is concerned..... the blanket phrase of exemption is " they should give jehovah something to bless" in terms of lock-step allegiance and compliance.....

good works? only in their collective according to their mother ship

We all believed at one time we were doing the right thing as jws. Doesn't make it right, but sincerity has to count for something. I look at what I once did as a jw as strange as those women caught up in that polygamy sect. Totally brainwashed. When I listen to them, I see cognitive dissonance at its finest.

Glad I woke up and I realize I must have sounded pretty strange to other people. Hope all the "new light" breaks through to those still held hostage, even if it takes a lifetime to undo the damage.

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Let's cut to the chase - do you mean count for anything with God?  Good question.  Hopefully, doing good works is reward in itself.  Otherwise, JWs are in no better position than any other religious adherents.

I was visited by the elders when my service time dropped off to zero.  I explained that besides having to work full time, the rest of my time was taken up in the care of my elderly JW mother who was wheelchair confined and suffering from severe Alzheimers.  The elder kindly explained that that was all well and good, but that I should remember that there are people out in the territory who have "no hope."  We need to be calling on those people.  It was hard to keep from smacking that guy in the face.  I should have said, "Well both my father and mother sit in their living room day after day 'hoping' that somebody from the congregation will stop by and visit."

That visit clinched my exit from the Borg.